Fashion

Since I am trying to cut down on online shopping, I went to some of the fancy department stores here to find a warm wool knit. 

This is how it went. Why would I spend 200 euro on that?

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even some of them second-hand stores are now flooded with Zara, Shein and H&M stuff💀 

I totally agree; I love cashmere and merino. I also got a 100% wool sweater, and it's the warmest piece of clothing I own. :)) 

Uniqlo got good stuff, unfortunately there's none where I live, but maybe I can stop by when I visit one of the cities that have a branch. Used to buy a lot there when living in Japan.

yes wool is best, personally like merino and cashmere bc they regulate temperature and moisture very well

if you need a bit outdoors underlayer merino check Smartwool, and Uniqlo has nice affordable cashmere 

and bc wool is very durable and easy to repair, I always find nice stuff in secondhand stores, but takes a bit more effort

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Oh nice!

Here in the "alternative" quarter of the city there's some small shops that are focused more on natural clothes and slow fashion. 

Lot more cotton and wool there. It's just a question of what they got in store the season and whether it works for me.

But even if not, it's nice to be able to touch and feel to develop a sense of the materials that work for me.

Yeah I don’t buy that stuff.  It’s actually quite frustrating that that’s all there is anymore at department stores.

I started going to smaller boutiques as a result.  Found a lovely Irish clothier which sells pure wool/cotton clothing.

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Literally me rn. I’m trying to find a nice chunky wool scarf & hat combo with an interesting design and everything is polyester 🫠

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Oh yeah, sometimes you can find really good stuff in the vintage stores - but it's quite the endeavor. 

And it's too cold outside for the flea market 🤣 

When living around Hamburg, I'd get a lot of my clothes from the flea markets and small shops around St. Pauli. 

But yeah, buying natural fibers new definitely comes with a more luxury price tag ^^

Yes, I hate that there's plastic in everything.
I used to find good pieces at Uniqlo (but nowadays you have to be careful) 

Luckily I still have a lot of old Polo RL stuff (the old ones are still good quality) 

You really have to look for them today... 

Natural fibers are really luxury today (and to use a trend word "quiet luxury" 😬)

Probs bc it’s easy to wash - convenience usually wins alas

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that is a charitable view. imo it's because of much higher profit margins.

also you don't have to wash real wool a whole lot to begin with. unless you get stains on them all the time you can just air them out.

Probs bc it’s easy to wash - convenience usually wins alas


I itch and sweat just looking at these labels

feels like they’re charging extra just for the ‘fancy’ factor

I bought last year two cashmere sweaters in used shop, very good quality and warm. Maybe you can find similar in Germany, don't waste your money with plastic clothes.

Sadly this is true, but also material has to be touched. I don’t trust those labels either