[quote=phaster][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=phaster][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=phaster][quote=scaredyclassic]I’ve been wearing the same pair of pants since December. Every day except for about 5 days. Orslow slim fit fatigues from Japan. $200. Cost per wear currently around $1.50. I love these pants. Wash them only when they stink. 10 days?[/quote]
a few things about nylon clothing I don’t like, first off it does not ‘breath” like cotton AND second off durning hot dry days it builds up static charge
I prefer extremely expensive Japanese reproductions of vintage American work wear. The more expensive and absurd, the better.[/quote]
American’s buying expensive Japanese reproductions of vintage ‘US ARMY’ work wear,… how ironic,… would even be more hilarious if it was widely embraced by the the ‘MAGA’ crowd[/quote]
Here ya go ..$240 a pair now! And the slim fit version is now sold out on this website!
They’re actually worth it, I think. Sure, I’m cheap, but I’ll pay for perfect and highly ironic pants. Cost per wear these are cheaper than a lot of cheap clothes I’ve bought …
Patagonia pants are made in sri Lanka, sorry, only Japanese tailoring for vintage work wear for me.if I were inclined to go hemp I’d only buy from http://www.jungmaven.com. Hippie vibe, made in USA, stupid expensive
Have u seen OLD ENOUGH on Netflix? Japanese kids running errands. Amazing show.[/quote]
$240 bucks for slim fit work pants,… sigh can’t quite make that work out in my mind (even though I could easily afford it)
I’m happy w/ Patagonia fair trade hemp clothing,… decades ago found my self in Uzbekistan and saw first hand the wacked idea of a USSR command economy WRT growing cotton and uses forced labor to pick it
long story short short the Soviets diverted two rivers in Central Asia in order to irrigate cotton fields (and in the process created an environmental disaster of biblical proportions,… essentially destroying a large inland sea)
basically looking at the numbers, cotton takes lots more inputs than hemp (to grow) so this is why I’m a big fan of hemp clothing and bed sheets,… granted hemp isn’t as soft or inexpensive as cotton BUT at the end of the day I see environmental ‘efficiency’ advantages
another thing WRT to nylon clothing, that I’m uncomfortable w/ is the issue of ‘microfibers’
WRT Patagonia using labor as you mentioned from sri Lanka, I actually see that as a positive thing because it brings in ‘fair trade’ dollars into their economy which is better than the ‘fast fashion’ alternative
huh,… did nor know about ‘old enough’ just checked it out and will have to power though that Netflix documentary series
FYI by power though I mean watch using chrome browser w/ the ‘speedup’ plugin
Each OLD ENOUGH episode is only 15 mins or so. You’ll know if you love it right away. It’s called MY FIRST ERRAND in Japan.
I just today ordered another pair for 160 with shipping direct from Japan. I agree , 240 sounds high. But these are superior pants. My wife is a little irritated that I refuse to change my pants
