• @[email protected]
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    1228 days ago

    I have heard that washing the shirt inside out and making sure to hang dry it helps, but I haven’t had the patience to find out

    • @[email protected]
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      1028 days ago

      I do this, it definitely works but the wear and tear is still there. This does help shirts last longer!

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      I have reached the point where I actively avoid visible branding, prints or writing. Not only do they look like shit after two or three washing cycles tops, often like 90% of the price is for the logo on it.

      Though i also will pay extra (within reason) when presented with the choice between a branded product and a more expensive one without any visible logos.

      I value quality clothing that lasts more than a season or two, and I dont want to be a walking ad space for some corporation.

      • BigFig
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        328 days ago

        When I worked retail, I bought every color of our basic shirt. And then every color again with the pocket. Been years now and they still look new and mix and match easily

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    628 days ago

    I kinda see this the most with DTG printing. And cheaper silkscreening. Takes years for for the good silk screened stuff to start degrading like that for me.

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    All my Hyena Agenda, Nomad Complex and 0Fox shirts have the best silk screening I’ve ever seen. No cracking, no peeling, doesn’t feel like hard or weird like low-quality Walmart shirts, etc.

    Too bad the first two places went out of business. :(

  • @Ibaudia
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    327 days ago

    Wash inside-out, cold cycle, hang dry :)

  • Jilanico
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    228 days ago

    When this happens to me, I lean into the distressed look and peel off as much as I can.

    • XIIIesq
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      I know a guy that bought a “distressed” Metallica shirt.

      Like, he loves Metallica! He definitely would have worn it enough that it would have distressed itself over time.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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    227 days ago

    I have shirts from the 1980’s that are still in great condition, and then I have shirts from 6 months ago that are ruined. They’ve definitely cut costs to the point that the products we’re buying these days are disposable junk.