The quality of the garments An old fashioned criterion?
What does it really mean that a garment is of quality? This key concept for fashion sustainability seems forgotten in the criteria that the consumer values.
It is difficult to give an objective and concise definition of what it is or when we can say that a garment has quality, since it might seem that it depends on what each one values. In any case, we would be talking about complying with minimums that lead us to enjoy its use and guarantee durability or resistance to the passage of time.
What do you need to know before purchasing the garment?
Tissue.
Read the label: it is the DNA of the garment. You will find the composition. The most advisable are the natural fibers, whether of animal origin (wool, silk) or vegetable (cotton, linen, hemp, bamboo), in a percentage as high as possible, without mixing with other materials, since this would hinder its subsequent recycling.
Its quality depends on the spinning and weaving processes, depending on characteristics of fineness, brightness, fiber length, elasticity, etc.
It is important that the dyes used are also of quality and non-toxic. Both things protect us from problems with allergies or itching, as we have already mentioned in the previous posts on these topics.
With this the softness and comfort in the garment is guaranteed and therefore, the more comfortable we wear it, the more use we will give it.
Do not cut yourself and when you go shopping. Touch, you will learn to feel the difference in touch.
Making.
The garment must be well made. Check: the seams, since they talk about the quality of the clothes; the finishes, which must be reinforced with thread; the buttons, which must be well sewn and bring some extra.
Do not buy new products with failures. Be demanding It is the responsibility of the manufacturer and the seller, and not doing so exempts you from the right to claim subsequent warranties and what is worse, you are telling the manufacturer that you do not care about quality, so why should it be improved?
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It is important to know the washing and ironing instructions and follow them so as not to bring us surprises. There is a part of responsibility in the care of a garment that depends on us. In planchic.es you can expand this information and meet these entrepreneurs committed to the environment.
«The fabric covers and shelters but also hugs. It is something very important, because it has a very intimate relationship with us »
It would be desirable for the manufacturer to be interested in maximum durability in his product, but unfortunately, in fast fashion it seems that it is not. Think about why and what it means for the world to keep it that way.
And I wonder to what extent this influences our decision when it comes to buying clothes and accessories? Do we need it as consumers? Are we demanding with manufacturers so that what they provide us has value?
In order for us to raise the level among all, so that we can say out loud “Not everything goes!”, We must learn or relearn what it means for a garment to be of quality. Think, search and be demanding to enjoy fashion and do not acquire what does not meet a minimum because it will not be worth it and will end up underutilized, taking up space, will have emptied your wallet and is very dangerous to end up in the landfill very soon.
Quality influences our relationship with garments
This is obvious. If something does not stand the test of time due to poor quality, it is impossible to make that link that we sometimes establish with clothing garments last and that allows us to extend its life cycle.
I'm going to give you some personal examples.
When I got into my mother's old capri pants with 18 years, the same age she was when I was on a package, sitting sideways on the Vespa with my father, evoked another era, another youth and other loves, of which there were born me I felt happy and I liked nothing better than telling my friends the story.
That was the beginning of my passion for fashion, but long before, as a child, I liked to get lost in the closet and rummage through the true closet floor of my house.
On the other hand, chatting about the memories associated with clothes I have seen the eyes of the people shine.
«The clothes speak. They tell lived stories »
There are those who remember (and keep) the first clothes bought by themselves in an act of vindication of freedom and independence, who remembers the day when he tried on his first long pants or where was the shop that sold the cowboy that released his image of the uniform school. You may also keep that jersey knitted by the grandmother, who returned to wear a few years ago or the handkerchief, gift of that boyfriend, who still rests in the drawer of your dresser.
Those wonderful heels in which we climbed small and still in a box, are a symbol of an era in which you not only found quality in luxury, but it was within reach of a consumer's hand and pocket, worried that the garments would accompany him on the journey of his life and that he took care of them as gold cloth. The same that inhabited a reasonable world, with reasonable and responsible consumption, where the manufacturer had a high degree of commitment and wanted to satisfy. In it was his reputation and the continuity of his business.
The change in values that we live today is what makes the fashion industry go as it goes.
«Quality seems old-fashioned and something that has been irretrievably lost. It is not true, we must claim it again »
And another very important thing for those of us who have children: we are educating consumers. How you buy and view depends on the concept that is formed on it.
I wonder if my daughter can enjoy those same feelings, if she can search my closet for treasures, as I did. “Mommy, when I grow up will you give me that dress? I love it. ” I laugh and tell him that he probably won't like it when he grows up, but I'm wrong. I think he starts to feel certain emotions that are transmitted through clothes because we are making memories.
Do you remember any garment with emotional ties that is part of your story?
If you want to tell me about the quality you learned to value at home from the clothes you wore, tell me. I look forward to hearing it. Leave your comment and we'll talk.
