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As much as I share your sentiment, my daughters disagree.

They buy quality handbags, jewellery and jackets, but everything else is a consumable. They do share their clothing amongst each other and a couple of close friends, but otherwise will hardly wear a combination more than once (outside that is).

Here I am, buying all my cloths in 5 fold, since I do not like matching different items.

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I wonder if consumable fashion is mostly a women's clothes issue??? I see this narrative told often, but I bought a couple pair of carharts and a few pair of jeans, a couple flannel shirts, and own 6 or 7 gildan cotten t-shirts. All of these I have owned more than 3 years and use one or two times a week. The t shirts are also my gym shirts. I have two pair of running shorts that have lost an almost unbelievably long time given the fact that I wear one or the other almost every day.

None of my clothes look like they need replacing anytime soon. Except for socks, which for whatever mystery known but to god periodically vanish. My wife's clothing situation much more resembles your daughters

I'm curious if other men here have cycle through clothes continously, and if so, how?

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it’s not men and women issue

the issue is social media addiction which encourages the said behaviors

“influencers” make a living advertising fast fashion brands

It's disingenuous to pretend that women aren't way more affected by this, from the material women's clothing is made out of all the way to social factors

The only clothes I need to renew are socks and underwear. I have enough smart, casual wear to last me the next decade at least.

I haven't bought a new pair of pants in over five years, the ones I have now have held up rather well. I buy new shirts maybe every year or two. Many of my shirts are over ten years old.

My wife would love to have the same arrangement with her work clothes. I think part of the problem is that women's clothing is made to not be as durable, although I think it could be. Most women would probably be happy to wear a fancy scarf over something basic and call it a day.

There doesn't seem to be a good standard for women's professional work attire that isn't at risk of soon falling out of fashion. Because it isn't 'designed' to last for six months it doesn't.

> I wonder if consumable fashion is mostly a women's clothes issue?

It’s an open secret that it is. It’s less of an issue for men because they are simply less subjected to fashion. Just look at what is considered formal attire for men and women. I can survive at the office with a rotation of three suits and ten shirts. That’s impossible for a woman.

Lets be honest: your daughters are a victim of the cheap fashion brands and their succesful campaigns to brainwash people into thinking you need to have new clothed every week.

My whole generation is brainwashed with a shopping addiction.

Your generation? I think most living generations have this addiction. :(

they are victims of social media influencers, who encourage this behavior

unsustainable and wasteful consumption

the reason fast shopping exists, kids can’t afford new fashion item every week, but SHEIN and others make it so cheap and nice looking that makes this behavior possible

Maybe, but the social media influences I've seen are just as much victims as anyone else. The difference is they've embraced it more fully and figured out how to make money off it.

I also think this is not at all a gender-related issue - if any, an age related or a zeitgeist related one.

When there is no more fast fashion, people will just look in their wardrobe instead of shopping site xyz. And instead of "look what I found on xyz", they will say, "look what I found in my wardrobe".

After a short time of friction, this fast-fashion behaviour will be unlearned. Especially if the new situation applies to everyone, so there is no peer pressure going on.

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