Where old t-shirts go to die
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...and hopefully get recycled...
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I just cycled five colored t-shirts into my everyday shirts. 5/ $19. It took what seemed like forever to wash the chemical smell out. I had to hand wash them three times and bake them in the sun. I just finished this project today.
Anything I can't wear gets turned into rags.
The rags get put in the garbage when they can no longer be used as rags.
I don't know where the garbage ends up. I don't have a choice so I don't think about it.
I have one vintage t-shirt from the '70's. It's white with blue stipes on the sleeves. It says "L O V E" across the front. The "V" is heart shaped. The colors used are blue and red. It's not going anywhere.
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I bought a collar shirt, good New England quality (now made overseas, ofcourse). A basic polo shirt.
I chose white and M.
It was huge! I didn't know this company's clothing ran large.
I'll try a different company later.
I bought 3 t-shirts and 2 pair of shorts that were $$. I baby them. They'll do the job.
I'll probably have time to buy another shirt with a collar, a better fitting pair of pants (I bought pants from a different company, and I could wear them, but not to a business meeting.; Again, they're too big and don't approximate a tailored look).
I suppose I should get some colored socks.
I'd love to own a pair of shoes. I found a company in Bolivia that handcrafts them all at about the 200-250 $ price point. I have a narrow foot and predictively narrow isn't an option. But considering the price of shoes, so what.
I'd like to buy a couple button down linen shirts with collars but they're $$$.
I got tired of having 3 pairs of shorts to wear (other than now my 2 good ones that sit in my closet) so I bought 3 pairs of dark brown chino looking color, but 100% cotton, relaxed, not tailored fit, shorts for $25.
I love them! I've decided to wear them every day. I'm soaking them for a 4th time. I wanted to be done but the chemicals are toxic. That's what you get with 3 for $25.
I never used to be interested in clothes, but I am now, and I'm trying my best to sensibly coordinate my wardrobe.
It's become a hobby, although in truth it's challenging to me, choosing what to buy, and what to wear with what. My main problem seems to be getting them to fit.
I don't have one of those 6' clothes hanger bodies. It hasn't hindered me, and it's not a choice, but it would make clothes shopping a whole lot easier.
I can still remember my mother taking me to shop for clothes on Main St. In Pawling, NY. There was a tailor, a cobbler, a watchmaker, and a small department store.
I could use a tailor but couldn't afford one in today's world.
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You don't own a pair of shoes?
At a small funeral last week (she was a month short of 103), everyone was showing respect in dark clothing; and all men wore ties. Yet noticed I was the only one wearing leather shoes (Hugo Boss).
Guessing cheaper synthetic uppers with rubber soles must account for over 90% of the shoe market.
And trainers now 90% of footwear. This modern way is not only due to prices from asian production, it's much about fashion and style.
My son in law has Nike trainers costing £700, the price of a pair of shoes handmade by elves in Nottingham.
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