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Dominoscraft t1_j6mrty1 wrote

Reply to comment by roo-ster in Researchers develop coating that prevents synthetic fabrics from shedding harmful microplastics in the wash by BlitzOrion

This ^^ let’s go back to 100% Cotten and our clothes will last longer. In the past ~15 years in U.K. any decent clothing company was bought and the company moth balled to cut out competition. Now it’s just flimsy clothing that stars to get holes in after 20 washes

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StormlitRadiance t1_j6nd1ue wrote

A cultural shift is required. People don't *want* their clothes to last a long time. Various marketing efforts over the past hundred years have convinced us to care about fast fashion.

There was a time when "fashion" was just for fops and dandies. In order for sustainable clothing to be a thing, we need to return to that attitude.

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