5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying Clothing

The other day I was in the park with a few friends. There was a guy there that I did not know too well, he as the boyfriend of one of my girlfriends, friends. Anyway, I was chatting with this super nice, super friendly dude and he asked me what I was doing. I explained that part of what I do is run this KZbin channel where I talk about high-quality products that will last and provide value. From this, he got super interested. He simply did not know how to go about buying good quality clothing, even though he really had a desire to.
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It was an interesting question and gave me pause for thought. After a few days I put together a list of 5 questions I ask myself before buying a new piece of clothing, and indeed before I buy anything.
Will it last?
Will it age well?
Does it fit into my existing wardrobe?
Will it bring value?
Does it come from somewhere I trust?

[@TuneinR]

Great advise.Always asked myself some of these questions.

[@CeeAreDee]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jonathanpforr3844]

Love the content brotha shoutout from the West! Uve got me into demin so bad im strung out on it! 😆 much appreciated 💪

[@CeeAreDee]

Awesome! Thank you! What you rockin these days?

[@jonathanpforr3844]

Mostly RRL some washed some raw on expencive side but id u can catch them on sale can save up to a couple hundo...started out with a pair of gap raw and actually for gap the quality wasnt half bad im was surprised retail 148 but u catch crazy deals there so think i ended up paying like 60 bucks but have had them for 2 years and i think they turned out pretty nice imo.... on feet im a mason so ive actually switched ober from red wing to thorogood for me i think they are a bit more comfortable out the box and hold up better in the trenches and around concrete and mortar cuz that stuff just sucks the moisture right outa them so im on a weekly basis cleaning/oil to maintain but 2 yrs strong on those so far and i feel like the sole holds up a lil better than RW not as soft

[@KeyJayTilly]

Great Advice !!! And as always great content

[@CeeAreDee]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@jasonmitchell5219]

Great video bringing to awareness those processes usually conducted via habit. You've done such a good job covering these chinos, even before you've worn them, that I want to try a pair immediately myself. Hopefully they'll be restocked soon. I hope your future reviews of them are equally positive but if not then that's just good, honest journalism. Regards as always Matt, Jason.

[@CeeAreDee]

I’m wearing them right now. And they just get better with time. Really they did such a good job on those chinos.

[@adbcrazy]

Great content and points! For a bonus drinking game put on the subs and drinks for every non correct Wear , Where and were! :)

[@CeeAreDee]

Haha, how drunk are you by now?

[@vaibhavtlv6458]

That’s a good shirt man! Where’d you buy it? Nice video again! Keep em coming.

[@CeeAreDee]

Thanks man. Will do. That’s a kings or indigo linen shirt in indigo. Super nice stuff! Can only recommend

[@vaibhavtlv6458]

@@CeeAreDee I actually binge watched your videos and found it in your indigo/denim collection video. Thanks for the response though!

[@artpipe]

I've started asking myself these same questions now that I'm older.

[@CeeAreDee]

Yeah. I think these things come with age and experience.

[@yvindh6737]

This makes sense

[@CeeAreDee]

Cheers. Helps me out.

[@yousefgeorge3060]

Hey! For natural Vegtan leather belts Which do you think last longer hardware or stitching??? I’ve looked a multiple forums and they just argue the positives and negatives is there actually a difference or it it just aesthetic, imo I think stitching looks better!

[@CeeAreDee]

Both last a good long time... I have had the stitching go in a belt once but it was such high quality that it could be restitched without any issue using the same holes. And that was after 6 years of everyday wear. I have another belt with hardwear which I like cause I can switch the buckle with just a screwdriver. So I guess I would go with that again. That one is from my buddy at Dyemond Goods.

[@yousefgeorge3060]

@@CeeAreDee thanks so much!

[@joshuarapp22]

Can you do a video about doing shrink to fit with raw denim or is that like sacrilegious in the raw denim world

[@CeeAreDee]

Here we go, this will be a good place to start. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3_Mmn6ImbeoftU Then the following vids talk more about it.

[@Tiger24kicks]

My question is it good quality, does it age well, is it durable, does it fit in my life style. I only stick to 4 brands Nudies for jeans and jean jacket and leather jacket, Naked & Famous for jeans and jean jacket, ralph lauren for shirts and sweater. I try to make sure everything fits together.

[@CeeAreDee]

That is a good list of brands for sure.

[@Tiger24kicks]

@@CeeAreDee forgot levis

[@MrThomasolof]

What brand is your hat?

[@Branden12345]

What brand/model are these chinos?

[@CeeAreDee]

Was a blue in green special. Guess they don’t make them anymore unfortunately. They were dope.

[@latetodagame1892]

Have you ever talked about Gap?

[@CeeAreDee]

Only disparagingly 😂 as an ex gap shop boy I’m not the biggest fan.

[@latetodagame1892]

@@CeeAreDee that cut me deep, that cut me real deep.🙁🤣

[@unachimba9]

You have Russian abstract art on your wall.

[@CeeAreDee]

I do. But not at the moment.

[@stricht8]

Lumbersexual. Did you coin that term? Hilarious!