Or, the other way of looking at it, prices are not impossibly low like we have come to expect from disposable fashion produced by exploited workers in slavery conditions.
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German clothes are much more expensive than clothes from other European countries/companies, though. It's insane.
I try mostly to buy my cloth from europe only for already quite long time and im very happy about this recent incensitive that will probably boost offer. But. There is two things that are a little bit irritating with EU clothing : the price and quality are way too high for lower middle class , i work , get dirty , sweat , i dont want to ruin a 500โฌ cashmire/welsh magical goat wool because my activity arnt excusively sunday brunch and art gallery opening. And omg , the fashion choice is insane too , i dont want to look like a berliner or parisian urban hipster when walking my dog or shopping in aldi.
They need more regular fashion and more reasonnable quality/pricing. I dont mind paying 100 euro for a jean for example but as someone wearing cap , its either i will look like a clown with their design or i need to pay 400 euro.
Completely understood and i agree that it is a bit irritating to put a lot of money on cloths and get them scratched the next day ! I try to buy the same and honestly shop a lot on https://www.wedressfair.fr/ lately. The brand colorful standard makes stuff that lasts long enough for me and that is pretty classic stuff, no hipster style necessary.
You could take a look at something like Asket? I recently got two t-shirts from them, and I love how they are simple and elegant. They only have one "essentials" collection and also are cheaper than others like merzbschwanen or something.
I cannot say anything about their longevity yet, unfortunately.
Will do , i take any suggestion so thank you ๐
Definitely, but everytime clothing made in Europe is posted here, the top comments are usually about how expensive they are
True, but there's an easy solution:
Don't buy new clothes.
You probably already have more than enough.
Or buy used clothes at thrift stores
Clothes stay good for a good while if not abused, buying second hand is a fantastic way of reducing waste
I'm part of a clothes sharing group, and the amount of never-worn or like-new high quality clothing people just give away for free is incredible.
They are more expensive but at least don't have sweat of children and lead on them.
I have no problem paying more if the quality is good and the manufacturing is ethical and sustainable.
Me too, the problem is, there is no way to judge quality effectively until you wear the clothes for a long time.
Just because it is made here in the EU, doesn't mean it is good quality. Tons of shit quality at a high price things exist.
For example couches. There are plenty of 5000โฌ couches that sink and degrade as fast or faster than ikea 500โฌ couches. It is a crapshoot for finding actual good quality like couches used to be.
The prices are the way they are because it is real wool, which doesn't grow on trees. If I take a look at other wool pullovers/sweaters from other companies they range from 80-130โฌ some peeking at about 200โฌ.
So it is that particular material and thus product, not the company that is pricy.
So I donโt quite get your โgrow on treesโ analogy. They just grow on sheep instead, and require harvesting like they would from a tree, and require food and care like trees. And itโs not like youโre killing them off. So if anything, itโs almost exactly like โgrowing on treesโ
Cotton is cheaper. It grows on ~~trees~~ plants, which implicate better availability and easier procurement.
Despite it's German name Baumwolle, cotton doesn't grow on trees, like e.g. Kapok does, but on annually cultivated plants which makes it faster to grow, scalable and easier to harvest.
Okay. Plants instead of trees. It was a false friend, thanks for pointing out. Striked tree out for good measure.
Another good shop for wool clothing made in Germany:
(founded by hippies in the 70s who wanted to herd sheep instead of joining the rat race):
https://finkhof.de/
The founder of Nordwolle is famous for his rant about the German bureaucracy. Great guy.
Maybe, but frankly he's often very wrong about German bureaucracy, mostly the law. A good lawyer could have avoided many of his problems
Yeah, even though many of his points are valid, he's being a prick about the whole situation and making many things way harder for himself (and his employees) than they'd need to be IMO.
Oh, that's the guy? Yeah, no thanks. He went onto an hour long rant because the state wouldn't accept his DIY scaffolding as an emergency exit.
I love how accommodating they are to bigger sizes:
https://nordwolle.com/products/calma
Looks like a roomy fit.
I've never been able to wear woolen clothing. Just the thought makes me itchy.
Have you tried different types of wool? I don't like "normal" one either, but I have a tshirt out of merino wool and it doesn't itch at all.
No. And i don't want to
Ok!
But if you wear the clothes as long as possible you the prices maybe are quite fine. When you buy the pullover for 175โฌ you can wear it for 5 to maybe 10+ years. Also your money stays in Europe, when more people buy from them the prices will go down, you buy high quallity clothes, ... So I guess it's fine.
I don't mind paying more for quality and i had my eyes on a german company that makes clothing out of wood. I don't really remember the brand but 120 something euros for a shirt is rough, because i love to rip them or make them dirty beyond fixing.
I see, I usually wear my clothes to death but if you get your clothes dirty very frequently these are to expensive. But maybe if people would buy "too" expensive clothes they would care more about them with the goal to fight fast fashion.
If you like expensive wool stuff Steinkauz is another German company making outdoor clothes from wool.
As a U.S. citizen and an enthusiastic user of wool I have been buying from duckworthco.com. Merino wool grown in Montana and then processed into nice clothing in the US as well.
You say "as expected" but on the opposite end of the spectrum there's primark's clothing which is largely made in Ireland. From my understanding the reason they are dirt cheap is because they lean on automation, not because of sweatshops.
Not comparing the two brands - just showing the opposite example to say it's possible to have brands that are both European AND cheap. European doesn't necessarily mean crazy expensive.
there's primark's clothing which is largely made in Ireland
What makes you think that? Only two of the 793 factories Primark sources its products from are in Ireland and only eight of them are in the EU. (Source)
because they lean on automation, not because of sweatshops