Fashion

Over the past 30 years, it feels like finding well-fitting, non-designer clothes made from natural fibers for petite people (size 0 and under) has gone from tricky to almost impossible. Polyester and elastane dominate fast fashion now, and while it’s bad for the environment, I think it also kills competition for designer brands to actually innovate and do better. It’s like they know they don’t have to try as hard because there’s nothing else out there.

Even within designer fashion, the quality has dropped so much. Chanel bags are a perfect example. In 2019, the Medium Classic Flap was $5,800. Now? It’s $10,200 in 2024—that’s a 76% jump in just five years for the same bag, and the quality hasn’t gotten better. If anything, it’s worse. Even Moncler has stopped using fur in their jackets, which used to be such a defining part of their brand.

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It’s frustrating to watch fashion become more about mass production and cutting corners than real craftsmanship. The clothes are more wasteful and less thoughtful than ever—whether it’s fast fashion or the so-called luxury brands.

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People close to me know that if they want to get rid of something they'd better ask me 😏

Meaning that I know the most sustainable way to part with anything:
- gadgets, valuables - sell 
- furniture - sell or give away 
- old batteries and broken electronics - bring to a recycling centre
- good clothes - donate or bring to a resale shop
- old/torn fabrics - bring to a special recycling box

And of course I collect all the useful chats/places where people sell, donate or give away stuff.

So for the last year I've been a fan of this clothing resale shop - I'm getting new clothes there for free 🤑

Works like this - people bring me clothes they want throw away, I go to the store, they sell it for me, and I use the credit to buy clothes I like for myself 😆 Thankfully other sellers also got great taste - every time I visit I find something in my style, including vintage things 💜

(That's me trying on jeans and a hand sewn vintage blouse there. Got the jeans, but the blouse felt too costumey)

I'm deep in the thrifting trenches and happier for it. Almost 0 costs, interesting clothes, the thrill of a hunt and some vintage pieces for cheap as a rare bonus.

I'm deep in the thrifting trenches and happier for it. Almost 0 costs, interesting clothes, the thrill of a hunt and some vintage pieces for cheap as a rare bonus. 

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I think it’s all on purpose. Drive the “fringes” (extra petite or plus) online.  Flatten the perception between luxury and affordable clothing. Make cheap clothing to feed the masses. Tell them there’s a new trend next week. Maximize shareholder value. BUT! Still limit in-store sizing (right Aritizia, H&M, Zara???). Force people online to even cheaper options to fit their needs. 

A Chanel bag is not a signal to me of wealth anymore. It’s a signal that the person has no personal taste

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A lot of 🌶️ points here so let’s separate the animal cruelty from the rest 🫣😎 … once people are aware of the animal cruelty behind fur products, faux fur is ok; I’d argue that the goose down has better use than real fur but both industries known to use terrible animal cruelty practices. 

Sizing of both petites and tall consumers have always being a challenge for standard brands that don’t want to carry more sizes in inventory that they need to … inventory sitting down is $ sitting down, that’s why some niche brands for petite and tall exist but now with all the data and ai there should be more startups occupying this space. Want do a petite brand? See more below 😎

Skims is a few example of a brand that carries sizes from xxs to an xxxl.

ownership of a brand by a PE firm just confirms that they're going to pump their stuff with more and more plastics over time.. vicious cycle of extracting every last dollar out of a brand over time

YES YES to all of this!!! i hate shopping for pants because they never come in a petite size and then i have to spend extra money to get it hemmed.

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Probably not! Hit me with ur recs pleaseeee

Have you tried looking into Japanese brands?