Up until the first world war, textiles were continually the selling point of a garment for the most part. However, the war ravaged materials and left us withe more utilitarian textiles which affected everyone, but most notably the top designers who no longer had access to the materials they once had. Theres a lovely story about Karl Lagerfeld joinging Patou and seeing all of their fully archived textiles from just before the war started, something that Balmain didn't have and few though to preserve. The textiles even from a few years before simply didn't exist any more. Since then, theres been a slow decline in the quality of fabrics as garment manufacturers realise that as long as a product has desirability, they textile isn't the most important factor for consumers any more. Obviously the second world war took a massive hit to quality for most, including Balenciaga who famously had the best fabrics then because of his relationship with the Spanish textile factories considering he was spanish himself. What you mostly discuss in this video is kind of the third tank of textile production, which in my opinion has been the worse one. The plastic based materials that were once used for their properties (think early Paco Rabanne) or for innovation (think elastane) no longer are used to make the product more exciting, but to make them cheaper and/or make them purposefully lesser quality to encourage repurchasing. Its really awful what we have come to be sold in textiles, even on the designer end, its just not luxury anymore. But literally those fabrics no longer exist and the knowledge of how to make those textiles is held by very few now, so I dont think theres any going back to Charles James textiles honestly, but I hope somebody tries to do it one day
It is now all about finding brands that you know are made of great materials such as florence black for instance, they never disappoint in my opinion, unless you enjoy poly fabrics in techwear and so on
Love this take. Let’s address not just the poor material but also lazy design too! Brand assets, graphics, inspo etc… Taking too much inspiration or literally just blatantly un creative bootlegs. I blame the streetwear market for this but it’s everywhere.
YESSS U RIGHT BRO, LOVE HEARING PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HOW FABRIC IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ONES CLOTHING!!! with vintage being so marked up nowadays (can't find anything under $50 or $80 nowadays unless it's in a charity shop; do you have any tips on where to get amazing vintage pieces on the low?
I almost think poly blends/poly has become LESS popular than it used to be in like the 50s and 60s, at least for certain items. It’s totally a cost cutter for sweaters but I feel like I really don’t see too many button ups, or like non-performance jackets that use it. Only like reaaaallly fast fashion stuff.
Underrated vid 👏🏽 Invaluable knowledge that applies across every industry (now 🏭 💻 📱 🤖 especially). Understand what you value & vote with your 💵 clicks, hits & likes ❤️
There's vintage and then there's vintage. I wore a leisure suit to my grandparents' 50th anniversary party. All my uncles wore them too. We knew they sucked. But that was the style at the time... I'm not impressed by vintage now, but I get a kick out of the kids being all into it. Wool though. That is the magic fabric. For outdoors especially. Though I love the gorp core stuff.
the fact that people accept wearing high fashion designer stuff made of cheap materials is a tell tale sign of how marketing works, just tell them is for tech specs, or that is eco friendly or that it won't hurt sheeps and keep your price tag intact, if pieces fall apart just blame it on the user's care for the clothing aftersale (fun fact, sheeps don't get hurt when sheared at least if done by someone who knows)
@@nolimitjibaa3103 Stop supporting big corporations and large fashion houses. Start buying from smaller sellers or brands, find local shops and online dealers you can trust. Of course you have to sift through which are guilty of these same things mentioned in this video. Really just wear what you like at the end of the day. Don’t feel like you have to spend BREAD on a wardrobe. It isn’t that serious at the end of the day.
It's a little bit of a copout to say go second-hand but if you're not just hopping onto trends for specific pieces there's still finds out there, especially if you're not directly trying to look like a Fashion Dude as portrayed on the internet. I've found some solid made in USA denim on ebay (in the us) for like 25 bucks, for example. I would maybe think about what you mean by affordable clothes, since honestly I feel like that phrase is so loaded these days, what with how the entry level cost of clothing being unsustainably low. Ultimately it's spend a bit more money on individual pieces and have less pieces, if possible going out there and feeling fabrics and stuff. And maybe look at affordability at like a 2-3 year window.
@@nolimitjibaa3103 He didnt have to explain, his video is called why your clothes suck hes just explaining the decrease of quality and increase in upcharge for quality in modern clothing, which is a valid concern to observe and share, he aint obligated to serve your want for certain content
Stop caring about the clothes and start caring about what they represent. Find something in your life that actually means something other than objects and cloth. Fashion brands want your money and for the most part do not give half a fuck about any "story telling" or quality. Look around and really ask yourself why certain trends are trending. Karsten be rocking the same shit every other insta guy is wearing.
I regret watching this video. Complete waste of my time. A weird mix of bad and redundant takes. Most people know polyester is worse than cotton. Your takes lack nuance and use blanket statements. Your take on polyester alone lacks nuance. Arc’teryx isn’t the only brand that leveraged the benefit of polyester.
Up until the first world war, textiles were continually the selling point of a garment for the most part. However, the war ravaged materials and left us withe more utilitarian textiles which affected everyone, but most notably the top designers who no longer had access to the materials they once had. Theres a lovely story about Karl Lagerfeld joinging Patou and seeing all of their fully archived textiles from just before the war started, something that Balmain didn't have and few though to preserve. The textiles even from a few years before simply didn't exist any more.
Since then, theres been a slow decline in the quality of fabrics as garment manufacturers realise that as long as a product has desirability, they textile isn't the most important factor for consumers any more. Obviously the second world war took a massive hit to quality for most, including Balenciaga who famously had the best fabrics then because of his relationship with the Spanish textile factories considering he was spanish himself.
What you mostly discuss in this video is kind of the third tank of textile production, which in my opinion has been the worse one. The plastic based materials that were once used for their properties (think early Paco Rabanne) or for innovation (think elastane) no longer are used to make the product more exciting, but to make them cheaper and/or make them purposefully lesser quality to encourage repurchasing.
Its really awful what we have come to be sold in textiles, even on the designer end, its just not luxury anymore. But literally those fabrics no longer exist and the knowledge of how to make those textiles is held by very few now, so I dont think theres any going back to Charles James textiles honestly, but I hope somebody tries to do it one day
Homie talking about how my clothes are trash wearing a 10000% marked up hoodie
Now a days following trends it’s fashion
Scammers🔛🔝
I love microplastics 👍😁
Would love to hear about the brands you think are still making great garments despite this shift
hermes is pretty decent
@@ukaszraczkowski6260no they aren’t, the clothes looks like something kids would buy from a fast fashion store in the 2000s
Who tf watching this channel gonna go out and buy Hermes 😭 with all due respect
I think the brand KOTN is one to consider checking out. Great stuff
Just buy vintage clothes cheaper and better alternative
It is now all about finding brands that you know are made of great materials such as florence black for instance, they never disappoint in my opinion, unless you enjoy poly fabrics in techwear and so on
any other brands like florence black?
so basically buy vintage
Love this take. Let’s address not just the poor material but also lazy design too! Brand assets, graphics, inspo etc… Taking too much inspiration or literally just blatantly un creative bootlegs. I blame the streetwear market for this but it’s everywhere.
Bros saying my clothes suck wilst wearing the most hideous hoodie known to man
YESSS U RIGHT BRO, LOVE HEARING PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HOW FABRIC IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ONES CLOTHING!!! with vintage being so marked up nowadays (can't find anything under $50 or $80 nowadays unless it's in a charity shop; do you have any tips on where to get amazing vintage pieces on the low?
I almost think poly blends/poly has become LESS popular than it used to be in like the 50s and 60s, at least for certain items. It’s totally a cost cutter for sweaters but I feel like I really don’t see too many button ups, or like non-performance jackets that use it. Only like reaaaallly fast fashion stuff.
Underrated vid 👏🏽 Invaluable knowledge that applies across every industry (now 🏭 💻 📱 🤖 especially). Understand what you value & vote with your 💵 clicks, hits & likes ❤️
Have you taken into account the Survivorship Bias relating to the vintage quality point?
There's vintage and then there's vintage. I wore a leisure suit to my grandparents' 50th anniversary party. All my uncles wore them too. We knew they sucked. But that was the style at the time...
I'm not impressed by vintage now, but I get a kick out of the kids being all into it.
Wool though. That is the magic fabric. For outdoors especially. Though I love the gorp core stuff.
Vintage is the only logical way to go
Thx for the vid just ordered the pink polo balenciaga zip 😂😋
Based
buy from heritage brands. they're honestly less pricey than designer and are made today with vintage techniques
great video, really hope the followers from the meme page don't sleep on this one
Survivorship bias
I only wear natural fabrics
the fact that people accept wearing high fashion designer stuff made of cheap materials is a tell tale sign of how marketing works, just tell them is for tech specs, or that is eco friendly or that it won't hurt sheeps and keep your price tag intact,
if pieces fall apart just blame it on the user's care for the clothing aftersale (fun fact, sheeps don't get hurt when sheared at least if done by someone who knows)
Very informative 🤔
This is why i buy nothing but stinky old true vintage
I liked this video but at the end of it you didn't explained us what we can do for buying affordable clothes with a good quality
they love to complain but never offer solutions
@@nolimitjibaa3103 me when I have zero brain cells and have to have everyone else tell me how to exist
@@nolimitjibaa3103 Stop supporting big corporations and large fashion houses. Start buying from smaller sellers or brands, find local shops and online dealers you can trust. Of course you have to sift through which are guilty of these same things mentioned in this video. Really just wear what you like at the end of the day. Don’t feel like you have to spend BREAD on a wardrobe. It isn’t that serious at the end of the day.
It's a little bit of a copout to say go second-hand but if you're not just hopping onto trends for specific pieces there's still finds out there, especially if you're not directly trying to look like a Fashion Dude as portrayed on the internet. I've found some solid made in USA denim on ebay (in the us) for like 25 bucks, for example. I would maybe think about what you mean by affordable clothes, since honestly I feel like that phrase is so loaded these days, what with how the entry level cost of clothing being unsustainably low. Ultimately it's spend a bit more money on individual pieces and have less pieces, if possible going out there and feeling fabrics and stuff. And maybe look at affordability at like a 2-3 year window.
@@nolimitjibaa3103 He didnt have to explain, his video is called why your clothes suck hes just explaining the decrease of quality and increase in upcharge for quality in modern clothing, which is a valid concern to observe and share, he aint obligated to serve your want for certain content
fire ass vid bro
who is your favourite Blackpink member?
Frank Ocean
Rosé
@@karstenkroening okay i will forever listen to your advice
Deny The Physical
Nooo!!!! Gatekeep the mushroom root beer 🤬🤬🤬🤬 seriously this is the Aesop of drinks lol.
W Givenchy Chito Hoodie
whats the song at 00:20?
Grace Cathedral Park
I don’t buy that main stream BS
Luh geeky
Wut
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Ugh microplastic slander
Stop caring about the clothes and start caring about what they represent. Find something in your life that actually means something other than objects and cloth. Fashion brands want your money and for the most part do not give half a fuck about any "story telling" or quality. Look around and really ask yourself why certain trends are trending. Karsten be rocking the same shit every other insta guy is wearing.
Jeez what a pointless video
I regret watching this video. Complete waste of my time. A weird mix of bad and redundant takes. Most people know polyester is worse than cotton. Your takes lack nuance and use blanket statements. Your take on polyester alone lacks nuance. Arc’teryx isn’t the only brand that leveraged the benefit of polyester.
0:32 @karstenkroening they came out with 3 new flavors appreciate you putting me on to these drinks