6/28 - hey chat so clothing production quality seems worse and that scares me

 Hey chat this is just me typing up thoughts after watching  the d.i.a rerelease in real time and seeing so many gals just disappointed.

It all circles back to the shein argument and gals saying “well gals brands were fast fashion” which… yes

However I always thought in the back of my head “well yes. But it feels like clothing has gotten shittier.” It was something I noticed while shopping at malls, were paying a ridiculous amount for not so great quality. It’s why I moved to buying almost good chunk of my clothing secondhand and being more critical when buying new clothes.

And I feel like the recent discussions about d.i.a has really brought that point into the light. I’ve just seen so many gals discuss how the newer belts just aren’t like the old ones, how the clothing feels cheaper, etc. I just feel like this is… a norm amongst ALL brands, but this is a gal brand that has come back and proven it. I will say there is a lot of cute stuff and not all of it is bad, but there is a notice of lower quality.

Which … in capitalism that’s just a thing I get it, cost margins… profit … yadda yadda. I just kind of wonder why as a society we’ve become OK with that. Should we not strive for high quality items? Forcing brands to bring out good quality items instead of us all buying cheaper items and having to replace it much faster? It’s just something in the back of my brain.

I hope more brands take quality into factor in the future. I know Mariposa Rosa has been discussing how their clothing will be made with 0 polyester and I think that is a good step in the right direction. Of course a lot of discussion is the price of things… but that could be a whole other discussion that fast fashion and cheap products has secretly brainwashed us all to think everything should be cheap so we all can access it. It’s a very complicated topic I need to look into more before I go off on a tangent. 

Anyways chat… have a great day!