When I grew up, I wore home made clothes created with the best natural fabrics my parents had available.
Then I grew up and almost exclusively bought new clothes. The thing is, most of them barely lasted a season.
After many years of discarding clothes, I went back to my childhood ways, buying clothes made with organic cotton, wool or linen. Spending a little more on clothes that now stay with me for years, not a season.
I do keep out of season clothes separate from my wardrobe so every season it feels like I have new clothes I’ve just bought.
Lately my quest for quality branched out to my office supplies. I only buy what I know will last me, so no throwaway pens and crappy paper notebooks.
In my major office declutter, I let go of so many crappy notebooks and pens. It made my heart ache to see all that bad paper and plastic go to the thrift store, knowing that most might end up in recycling.
In what area can you focus on more quality vs stuff that starts to break down when you buy it?
All my best quality clothes I’ve gotten secondhand.
A good trick when buying things is to check if you can get spare parts, and look up how easy it is to repair. If it’s repairable, that’s a good hint that it’s meant to last.
Yes, repairability is a must! One of the most amazing things I ever learned is mending clothes. I’ve repaired so many already. Mending socks mostly. I also love the art of visible mends. It always looks so good in pictures 😀