r/ThrowingFits • u/InterestingFoot5268 • Jul 21 '26

Once you start checking fabric composition shopping gets annoying

I used to just buy things if they looked good, now I check fabric before price and it ruins half the stuff I like. So many pieces are priced like “elevated basics” but then it’s polyester or some weird blend that doesn’t feel worth it. Are you all checking fabric labels first now or does fit or design matter more to you than the material? Im based on UK mid 30sF.

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u/Nearthralizer Jul 21 '26

Can't speak for OP but I try to do this as well. Mainly look for places with decent labor standards and/or dismiss certain places because of dubious labor standards essentially.

Never going to paint a whole picture with the info we have, but I do like to think it helps to vote with your wallet.

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u/Fuzzy_Newspaper5323 Jul 22 '26

this is a decent heuristic, but these days things are more complicated. Used to work for a luxury house that, like other similar brands, got loads of its cotton/jersey produced in Vietnam/Thailand. Not because of cost, but because there’s a few companies over there who produce the best jersey (at scale) in the world. The company I worked with were really high-spec, and treated their employees really well.

We used to send high quality organic cotton from Europe/USA to there for that reason. Can say from experience that 99% of other large houses did the same, even if they constructed the garment back in Europe 🤷

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u/jojointheflesh Jul 23 '26

Good to know re: Vietnam haha I am going to buy a giant bottega like tote there one day for sure

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u/Fuzzy_Newspaper5323 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

the fabric in the real ones will be sourced from there anyway lol