Like the article suggested, materials in clothing these days cost very little. I used to own two Ralf Lauren Polo Cotton T-Shirt. One Cost $200 the other $100, both were a sensation to wear. I still have them today and i love them. The problem is i got them as gift. I could never afford to buy them myself. I just wanted simple styling and plain colour, nothing fancy, and decent quality materials like those Polo Shirt i have. I tried a few Start up who claim they uses premium quality but they surely dont match those.
For now i continue to stick to Uniqlo for pretty much everything. They sure are not the best, but I do find them value for money, at least comparative speaking.
Here's a good introduction on loopwheeled shirts from Japanese repro brands.
http://www.heddels.com/2014/03/an-introduction-to-loopwheele...
The Flat Head and Tezomeya are also other examples of loopwheeled tees.
They're £58.33 plus £10.00 shipping which converts to roughly $100 US. I'm not that frugal, but Jesus this shirt better be tip top quality and last longer than 6 months for $100.
In any case, it's quite fascinating how sometimes old tech is simply better than what we have today.
I don't see many 45yo people wearing 20yo clothing -- there are some of course, but not that many to be a "phenomenon" one would notice.
Well don't I feel stupid, I didn't know this pretty well known thing. Thanks for the share. :)
A search for ループウィール turns up some hits, like the Barns brand.