The life cycle of a pair of jeans - Madhavi Venkatesan
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Date: 2021-12-01
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Austin
Most pears last no longer than a year I call BS. I have the same 3 pairs of 15 H&M Jeans I bought 5 years ago. If that's actually the case then people need to take better care if their clothes. I wear these jeans almost every day, and the only consequential damage is a broken belt loop on one pair from a bad skateboard crash. Unless the fit changes (congrats if you lost weight) I can't imagine killing a pair of jeans in 3 years let alone 1. Also for the point about buying used, this can be extremely difficult, I'm 6' 145lbs (183 cm 66kg) so finding pants that are slim enough (28-30 inch waist) and long enough (34-36 inch inseam) is quite difficult. I think the bigger problem is the systemic ingratitude that westerners have for the clothes on their back, or in this case legs. I don't mind having an impact of driving a car 70 miles 4 times a year for a cheap and still relatively high quality good.
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Most pears last no longer than a year I call BS. I have the same 3 pairs of 15 H&M Jeans I bought 5 years ago. If that's actually the case then people need to take better care if their clothes. I wear these jeans almost every day, and the only consequential damage is a broken belt loop on one pair from a bad skateboard crash. Unless the fit changes (congrats if you lost weight) I can't imagine killing a pair of jeans in 3 years let alone 1. Also for the point about buying used, this can be extremely difficult, I'm 6' 145lbs (183 cm 66kg) so finding pants that are slim enough (28-30 inch waist) and long enough (34-36 inch inseam) is quite difficult. I think the bigger problem is the systemic ingratitude that westerners have for the clothes on their back, or in this case legs. I don't mind having an impact of driving a car 70 miles 4 times a year for a cheap and still relatively high quality good.
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Christine
Most pairs last no longer than a year because they're cheaply made. I get that not everyone can afford 100+ jeans, but what I've learned is that quality is SO MUCH more important than quantity. When I was a teenager my mom bought me a 150+ pair of jeans and I freaked out, thinking that was too much. Well it's been almost ten years and I still have those jeans. Unfortunately (fortunately) I've lost weight so they don't fit me anymore, but I still occasionally wear them when I don't have to look too done up because they are SO GOOD. It's really a mentality about clothes we have to change, because it's better to have 2-3 pairs of quality jeans than needing to constantly rebuy cheap ones. It ends up costing less in the long run anyways.
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Most pairs last no longer than a year because they're cheaply made. I get that not everyone can afford 100+ jeans, but what I've learned is that quality is SO MUCH more important than quantity. When I was a teenager my mom bought me a 150+ pair of jeans and I freaked out, thinking that was too much. Well it's been almost ten years and I still have those jeans. Unfortunately (fortunately) I've lost weight so they don't fit me anymore, but I still occasionally wear them when I don't have to look too done up because they are SO GOOD. It's really a mentality about clothes we have to change, because it's better to have 2-3 pairs of quality jeans than needing to constantly rebuy cheap ones. It ends up costing less in the long run anyways.
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ZZ
why is everyone so focused on that one phrase most pairs don last more than a year?
the video was more about the production of clothes overall and the cost of fast fashion.
okay, there r arguments saying that carbon emission during manufacturing process is not too high (1-2 hours driving) and ppl are okay paying that price, but also think about the other aspects of it. its not only about CO2, but also health of the exploited workers in the developing countries. it is their land that is being damaged by toxic dyes and gasses. the most vulnerable of us are/ will be paying the environmental costs.
this video is encouraging us to be more conscious of what we buy n what we throw away.
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why is everyone so focused on that one phrase most pairs don last more than a year?
the video was more about the production of clothes overall and the cost of fast fashion.
okay, there r arguments saying that carbon emission during manufacturing process is not too high (1-2 hours driving) and ppl are okay paying that price, but also think about the other aspects of it. its not only about CO2, but also health of the exploited workers in the developing countries. it is their land that is being damaged by toxic dyes and gasses. the most vulnerable of us are/ will be paying the environmental costs.
this video is encouraging us to be more conscious of what we buy n what we throw away.
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Tsukiko
i got into wearing raw denim jeans after high school when i found out about it from presentation from a classmate. they've lasted me much longer than jeans people would buy at hollister, gap, h&m, etc. i own more than few pairs and never washed them until i've fully broken them in after wearing them day in day out for at least 6 months. the natural fading and distress you would get out of a pair is truly 1 of 1 and can't be beaten by purchasing a pair of pre-distressed jeans. the only regret that i have is that i wish i had the intelligence of getting the pairs i've worn until i got a crotch blow-out repaired at an alteration place.
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i got into wearing raw denim jeans after high school when i found out about it from presentation from a classmate. they've lasted me much longer than jeans people would buy at hollister, gap, h&m, etc. i own more than few pairs and never washed them until i've fully broken them in after wearing them day in day out for at least 6 months. the natural fading and distress you would get out of a pair is truly 1 of 1 and can't be beaten by purchasing a pair of pre-distressed jeans. the only regret that i have is that i wish i had the intelligence of getting the pairs i've worn until i got a crotch blow-out repaired at an alteration place.
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IlDoge
Yeah a pair of jeans cause the same carbon emission of driving 110 km. But guess what, driving 110 km take less than an hour and a half, a pair of jeans can be used from 1 to 10 years.
This video is repating in a frustrating way the same old story that nobody is going to change any time soon. The reality is that everybody wants to get attention, but everybody who tries, always fail, sooner or later. Because attention, while being the most powerful weapon, it is also the most unpredictable.
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Yeah a pair of jeans cause the same carbon emission of driving 110 km. But guess what, driving 110 km take less than an hour and a half, a pair of jeans can be used from 1 to 10 years.
This video is repating in a frustrating way the same old story that nobody is going to change any time soon. The reality is that everybody wants to get attention, but everybody who tries, always fail, sooner or later. Because attention, while being the most powerful weapon, it is also the most unpredictable.
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Cool
Today, most pairs last no longer than a year. My older jeans are only 5 years old because I hadn't already finished growing up (they are a little bit small now) and I didn't pay more than 40. The quote of this video is really weird because we don't wear the same pant every day in a year, but I can say: I have worn this jeans more than 500 times.
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Today, most pairs last no longer than a year. My older jeans are only 5 years old because I hadn't already finished growing up (they are a little bit small now) and I didn't pay more than 40. The quote of this video is really weird because we don't wear the same pant every day in a year, but I can say: I have worn this jeans more than 500 times.
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VISMI
Mine are around 4 yrs old. Thing is, no pants live long like jeans. I'm sorry abt the 110 km drive equivalent, but i don't own any vehicle n walk if the distance is less than 5 km. I do wash after wearing once or twice. i only own two pairs and two cotton trousers so I hope to be less guilty of pollution
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Mine are around 4 yrs old. Thing is, no pants live long like jeans. I'm sorry abt the 110 km drive equivalent, but i don't own any vehicle n walk if the distance is less than 5 km. I do wash after wearing once or twice. i only own two pairs and two cotton trousers so I hope to be less guilty of pollution
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SMorcrux
I was really surprised to hear that a lot of cotton is still hand-picked around the world: why is that? In what context would it not make economic sense to just get a machine, that can harvest cotton much much much faster much much much more efficiently, and massively save costs of wages for workers?
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I was really surprised to hear that a lot of cotton is still hand-picked around the world: why is that? In what context would it not make economic sense to just get a machine, that can harvest cotton much much much faster much much much more efficiently, and massively save costs of wages for workers?
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Nate
Nice Video. Could you do a video on the manufacturing process of wind turbines and the carbon footprint of them, it's said that turbines cannot replace the energy it took to make them. Not to mention the oil leaks and after their life span has ended they are buried since the materials do not decompose.
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Nice Video. Could you do a video on the manufacturing process of wind turbines and the carbon footprint of them, it's said that turbines cannot replace the energy it took to make them. Not to mention the oil leaks and after their life span has ended they are buried since the materials do not decompose.
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Pieter
With all do respect, but you can make a negative video like this one from every, literally EVERY single thing that exists on earth.
Don t get me wrong, I also don t like and don t agree with allot of things going on in this world. But this truly is a bit far fetched, don t you think?
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With all do respect, but you can make a negative video like this one from every, literally EVERY single thing that exists on earth.
Don t get me wrong, I also don t like and don t agree with allot of things going on in this world. But this truly is a bit far fetched, don t you think?
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