WHY OLD CLOTHES ARE SUPERIOR

[@FrugalAesthetic]

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[@ErebosGR]

bruh... Opera was bought out by a Chinese conglomerate, consisting of an "internet security" company, Qihoo 360, and a web game developer, Kunlun Tech, back in 2016. Between 2018 and 2022, Opera operated predatory microlending apps in Africa, as part of China's neocolonialist "debt-trap" strategy.

[@astryne2657]

Rent got to bro the way he's constantly making videos now🙏

[@Alterior245]

He has a wedding to finance now

[@wo-young-bingchilling]

Thank god it did we eating good now

[@CVOJAYEM]

I hope those bills keep piling up so we can get more content 😂😂😂 (Damn how vile is this nihilistic capitalistic narrative that we’ve decided to embrace)

[@fh9061]

Don't jinx it

[@nathansamson8215]

Like 1 every other week? Is it just me or was he more constant last year with weeklys

[@jojack4211]

My wardrobe is nearly 80% thrifted and I have absolutely noticed that the construction of old clothes is better. Especially when talking about jeans and jackets.

[@rizalisnanto]

Real. I have 3 vintage Levi's jeans from the 90s which still made in USA and those are still better made than newer Levi's jeans.

[@Juhna1]

This is true. Where I’m at, the jeans are so thin it’s definitely not going to last long.

[@vulfura]

Yes, it’s mostly because production has been cheapened and fast fashion became even faster. Remember how back then clothes used to be released as collections? Now every day there’s gotta be a new piece of clothing, which lead to them being made with less care, by cheaper, usually illegal, labor in sweatshops.

[@osku388]

We know because of fast fashion etc that clothes are bad these days but in thrift stores it may just be the clothes that have made the cut yk, survivorship bias

[@terribleterribleterrible]

where do you find like real good old stuff cause any of my thrift stores are just packed with 2010s-2020s fast fashion lol. its like defeating the point of thrifting for old quality construction

[@TheJackiboy123]

Damn that boy Nio must be tripping rn

[@nachladen]

Im sorry for nio

[@beckettferguson4888]

WHY IS THRIFTING HIGH Key expensive NOW THO

[@tofire2261]

cuz it became a trend n thrift shops caught on. Ya gotta dig deep for cheap but good clothes second hadn now

[@poopybody1469]

Stay away from corporate thrifts.

[@cheezuschrist]

It’s because try hards find a jacket and will attach 40 adjectives to describe it on their Depop or grailed and sell it for 40x what they paid at the local goodwill

[@yungfuckup]

cause you arent hitting real thrift shops but rather want to skip the long search part

[@HighHatOG]

After Goodwills CEO change shit hasn’t been the same. I’d highly recommend going to any thrift store that arent the big box stores that’s where I’ve gotten my best finds for the best prices. Got light wash 90’s Silver Tab Levi’s in my size for $3 lol

[@Mansellto]

From the 50s-00s cultural change was revolutionary, which made the new feel exciting and the old feel redundant. But since then culture has become iterative. It’s like how phones are way better now, but they aren’t exciting the way they were in the 00s where every year there was killer new features.

[@WeAreChecking]

What the law of diminishing returns does to a mf

[@owenleal]

That extends to everything, even like graphics. The difference between graphics in videogames between the early 2000s and the 2010s is way more noticeable than the difference between the 2010s and the 2000s.

[@m.f.3347]

There's a case of survivorship bias to the quality argument too. The only t-shirts you see in thrift stores/vintage shops are the ones which were made well enough to last that long - everything else disintegrated. That said, there absolutely has been a race to the bottom in terms of manufacturers cutting costs by any means necessary as well as speeding up the trend cycle; fashion was a lot slower back then. If you look up the stats, people used to buy far fewer pieces of clothing AND spent a higher percentage of their income on it. Vintage leather is GOATed tho. It's cheaper, already broken-in and arguably more ethical. literally zero downsides

[@AbbohBoh]

Leather requires a shitload of chemicals and killing an animal, often one used for meat. While faux leather is plastic eco-waste real leather really isn't more ethical or sustainable. Also while even some vegans argue in favor of second-hand leather I don't see the same argument for fur, and I wouldn't be comfortable wearing second-hand real fur either.

[@steveweast475]

@@AbbohBoh no, plastic is worse, plain and simple.

[@AbbohBoh]

@@steveweast475 look up chromium tanning and you might change your mind. Either way, both are unsustainable and unnecessary. The only viable option is stuff made of cactus or other similar materials but those are expensive af

[@ShanK_K]

@@AbbohBohfaux leather will never last. No matter which you way slice the shitty melted plastic. Also most quality brands creating leather products now will always emphasize their tanning processes such as natural/veg tan.

[@AbbohBoh]

@@ShanK_K literally there are faux leathers not made of plastic, but they're very expensive and niche. And real leather jackets are still extremely polluting and just as bad as fur ethically speaking. Better to steer clear of both.

[@babocska8]

damn fr parent's clothes coming in clutch

[@prod.kidmizu]

I wear my dad's jackets pretty often, clothes are so expensive now

[@dumbledoreballzz]

"they dont make em like they used to, because they dont make em anymore" -- Frugal Aesthetic, 2024.

[@tomjames9681]

A weird thing I heard about nostalgia and aesthetic come-backs is that everyone who was a kid during a given era grows up and gets work in design. Then they bring back styles from their youth. Then everyone around that time who doesn’t work in design are the main demographic with disposable income. All this money is being spent on stuff from these designers’ childhoods, and it creates the trend of an era comeback. It’s also possible that this revival makes a future generation nostalgic for a given aesthetic because they ended up growing up with the revival of it. That’s how the 60’s-70’s and now even 80’s can have multiple comebacks. It’s gonna be weird seeing kids growing up in the 2010’s bringing that stuff back. I think it’s gonna be pretty cool. Can’t wait for the zoomer 2024 comeback with skibbidi fashion trends.

[@sciencebrosofficial6634]

oh God im not ready for the 2014-2017s swag hypebeast era to come back. I wonder how they'll pull it off bcs most of them look ass and was I'd say where luxury consumerism started to really really rise

[@rubberlover666]

In terms of materials, yes things used to be made better for a reasonable cost. I had the same bathing suit from like 5th grade until the end of high school! Things were made like Superman’s clothes back in the 90s. (Granted I bought a pair of Jordans that disintegrated in under a month but, still…)

[@WeAreChecking]

That's wild, my fake Jordans got relegated to "total beaters" and they've taken it like a champ. Little shits still look great.

[@ErebosGR]

Nike was peak sweatshop quality in the '90s.

[@BJlaughs]

9:10 "I'm not gonna say what race, what people, uuuh doctor... and what hospital and what media it went to. We know I can't say that... It was a jewish doctor." lmaooooo

[@TickIeMonsters]

I heard that and went straight to the comments 🤣

[@nerodaktyl123]

bro i think i gonna call my ex

[@Lildoggy915]

Dont you dare neo

[@ykbzjofwh5054]

Good idea me too

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Do it nero, tell her how you really feel!!

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[@nioislive4981]

BRO U CALLED ME OUT SPELLED MY NAME RIGHT AND EVERYTHING, HOW TF DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM DAWG

[@carson5586]

Bro, we all know who you are. DON'T CALL YOUR EX.

[@terribleterribleterrible]

dont do it

[@zompiepie1974]

Do it

[@loverboysora]

dont do it buy that archive piece u been eyeing instead... all 3 of them.

[@memopinzon]

THEY DONT MAKE VIDEOS LIKE THEY USED TOO

[@earlturner-ji2zr]

Its true that things were better and more thought out back then. Like Martin Margiela, Helmut Lang and Issey Miyake have done everything that these new designers are doing right now.

[@RIPFemaleDoggy]

I used to alter my own clothes and make custom clothes. I started by going to thrifts when I was super young and it was so sick to be able to buy such good quality clothing for just pocket change. I’m 25 now but I was 11-17 years old going crazy at thrift stores. Now that same pair of 501s that was $10 is $90 😓😓😓 inflation isn’t even that bad it’s just hype that killed thrifting

[@BrainlessEnt]

Levi’s are a good example. I have a pair that was from 2009 and they are still holding up. I bought one about 2 months ago and they are already torn up. These are the classic Levi’s 501s by the way.

[@CaliKiid714]

This is a phrase I will gladly die on a hill for. So many things in general were made so much better, even a few decades back. Trash clothes from the late 90s/early 2000s feels like premium shit compared to similar stuff now. Like you can definitely still buy quality stuff now, but its always charged at a heavy premium just to have the chance to own something that isn't F2/Zara quality.

[@baby.nay.]

Literally !!! I try to explain the quality of original baby phat and ecko to people 😂 there was a lot of itchy polyester hanging out in the thrift stores in the 2000s, but you could find a 100% cotton hoodie from 1985 and it would be amazing

[@CaliKiid714]

@@baby.nay. i have a bunch of hoodies from the 80s/90s that people have given me when they clean out their closets. They’re all nicer shaped, thicker and somehow still less pilled than a regular modern sweater 💀

[@ErebosGR]

Inflation go brrr

[@vodkaboy]

@@CaliKiid714 very true, what is considered premium now used to be expected

[@skylinegtr4045]

I’ve been wearing vintage since before it was cool (I wore hand me downs and goodwill clothes as a kid because poor)

[@RebelsMusicGroup]

my best shirt right now is a thrifted tee from 2008, it’s cut so perfectly. nicely fitted crew neck, great sleeve length, and NOT TOO LONG OF A TORSO. it’s perfect

[@cherub21078]

As an older guy creeping up on 50yrs old who loved fashion for decades I'd have to say, old clothes are "better". The issue is the reason WHY they were "better" is key. #1 The internet. We had no choice but to be more original because access to information was not at our fingertips like it is now. If we had the internet or it was as good as it is now (for the 2000s and up crowd) we would have pulled from the past a lot more. #2 Inflation. We had better quality at a cheaper price because everything was cheaper. #3. No real fast fashion. We had cheaper brands but they did not usually replicate the current trends with the accuracy they do now. Because of that most people bought better quality clothing and it was cheaper than it is now. Some bought cheaper clothing but they were not usually into fashion or just couldn't afford to be. I think "better" only really applies to quality and then only in terms of how much quality one can get for a certain amount of money. You can still get quality now, it just will cost more and you have to look a little harder. There are brands that still deliver good quality at a decent price like Champion and Uniqlo.

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[@sciencebrosofficial6634]

eh he aint mutahar so i dont expect him to know all of that

[@StephenRogue]

Isnt Opera based in Norway?

[@Johnsbrggnfndm]

@@StephenRogue their headquarters are in Norway but their current chairman and co-ceo is a Chinese billionaire and their parent company is a Chinese tech giant

[@Sven-ql3ch]

A gogle search would enlighten him​@@sciencebrosofficial6634

[@atuvera9021]

I'm watching this while wearing my aunt's old 70's boho blouse.. fr, not even knew clothes can rival with vintage in terms of quality.

[@rubmypp]

sigma ahh title

[@Chernochegger]

Beta ass comment

[@Tehillah_Kabwe]

The transition into the sponsor was so smooth that it was too late for me to skip it 😂

[@JoePlatt1]

I collect France 98 world cup fan t shirts and both the quality of the t shirt itself and the prints is far superior to any t shirts you can buy in 2024

[@ErebosGR]

Because FIFA was less corrupt than it is now.

[@manikkyn]

i mean, i don’t necessarily disagree with what he’s saying, but quality HAS gone down. my argument isn’t that “past fashion is better because now, look bad,” because i actually adore the variety of styles, and greatly appreciate the internet for increasing access to smaller businesses, esp bc i like alternative fashion- but big fast fashion companies continuously steal *cough* (we know who i’m referring to) designs from these smaller businesses, and copy to mass produce them with HEINOUS quality. i dont believe all polyester is bad, but a large *majority* of polyester is poor quality simply because of the mass production synthetic materials have facilitated. and it's not just low end fashion, luxury brands like gucci and chanel have had a noticeable decrease in quality WHILE THEIR PRICES HAVE SIMULTANEOUSLY INCREASED?? and even beyond their aesthetic design, they just don't last, ex: (not mine, something i came across on the internet) that one $2000 gucci skirt that's dry clean only, got a stain, and had to be thrown away, chanel's new handbags having hardwear that's already scratched before purchase/breaking after a couple wears i don’t have a particular time period (20 years ago, 50, 90, whatever, i’m literally just 17) in mind when i say “wow, now kinda bad”- i just know whatever we’ve got now, holistically, ain’t it.

[@manikkyn]

and i enjoy new things, as much as i’d like to buy more vintage- which is exactly why it SUCKS because then you quickly notice how hard it is to navigate brands and learn which ones are producing clothing that’ll actually last & live up to expectations

[@ABOGLOW]

Like your content, I was born in 86 and this is why y'all don't understand the quality of the 90s ...my Friend it truly was a time only the folks that were there can relate to unfortunately

[@Marekpetr4]

7:07 can confirm, I'm European and we do change!

[@PapaSnakes]

You can’t tell me that a 90s Brockum blank isn’t heartier and more flattering than a Gildan that you’d get at a modern concert that disintegrates after a few washes.

[@1-eye-willy]

i knew holding onto that dale earnhart nascar graphic tshirt would pay off one day😂

[@liz_violet]

im picky as shit when it comes to material and fit, and how it feels on me. so when i try and buy a brand new anything, its a hassle because the thing is 90% polyester (no breathability or loosening over time), no space for natural body fat, and its done in such a way that I often can't alter them! And for some reason women's clothes keep changing sizes, having less fabric for space, thin af, piece a shit designs... of course im gonna thrift that 90s jcrew top, its 100% cotton! nearly caved for a full silk top at a 5th avenue...it was $400...i bet i could find the same thing from a decade ago in a thrift store (thats NOT goodwill) for much less. Found a dream pair of vintage jeans in a thrift store, they didnt have my size, im still looking for it! It doesn't help that i miss a lot of my lil kid closet (2K-2016), so if anything reminds me of fashion styles i look up to, imma try and buy.

[@tabletbooks4967]

As usual, an entertaining and informative video. I don't think enough mention was given to how different vintage Ts feel. They're firm, sturdy, thick, with solid construction - but because of continued wear, they also have a very comfortable feel. If you're not going for some coveted music / sports merch, you can easily find a vintage T with an interesting, attractive design for less than what you'd pay for a T at Gap or at Uniqlo. The only disadvantage is that because older Ts are thicker, you might find yourself too warm on the hotter days we have in the summers we get now.

[@noobulon4334]

Fun fact, some of the foams commonly used in performance shoes break down with water/humidity

[@owenhughes2653]

It's not that ALL old clothes were better made, but the bottom end has definitely gotten cheaper. The average quality of high street stuff used to be better, for example.

[@aaronnilestoussaint5672]

simple back than brands werent heavily carried by brand name it was quality. nowadays I see people wearing the ugliest shirts because it say Balenciaga on it. stuff like Supreme shirts looked awful.

[@stefanhnavetsea1588]

I was born in 78, so I don't miss the 90s, baggy fit and drop shoulder jackets, but jeans or jackets or leather jackets or boots that you've been wearing for over a decade will look cooler and cooler. when we sew a patch or a badge on the upper sleeve of the jacket it was just a badge, but after 10 years creases forming around it the badge is fading and embedded into the sleeve , and the way the sleeve moves with the patch on it, the same with pockets and zipper and collar and leather belt and buckle on it, gravity and UV exposure, and time have blended them into coolness.

[@_AnOrdinaryPerson]

Лично меня в вещах из прошлого привлекает то, что среди них банально легче найти так называемые timeless референсы. Если говорить о том, что популярно сейчас - то бывает сложно сказать, будет ли это актуально через лет 10. Те стили, что находятся на хайпе надоедают людям спустя 2-3 года - тот же горпкор, логомания, пресловутый олдмани. Даже в контексте одного стиля меняются актуальные силуэты и вещи. Поэтому я стараюсь составлять гардероб из может быть не таких выделяющихся и цепляющих взгляд вещей, но которые будут смотреться хорошо вне зависимости от трендов. А среди old clothes банально больше встречается такого. Мне кажется это тоже важный фактор, почему старые вещи привлекают больше

[@ThePrancingMonkey]

Every time I come in to these videos looking for fashion advice, and I leave rethinking my whole life...

[@konstantywierzbowski3176]

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” Quote by L.P. Hartley. I like that we miss and appreciate old stuff like clothes or music etc, but I think the times were completely different. If things of that style would come out today, not as nostalgia bait, but as genuine products, we wouldn't like them. Time is flying and everything changes and we have to change as well. We miss 90's but kids in 30 years will miss 2020's, natural way of live. We get everything that's fit for our current culture. 90's had deftones, longsleeves and neon painted cars, We have playboi carti, loafers and electric cars. Times are perfect, we just have to appreciate them.

[@NezNar]

Bro tossing up the Spy Kids glasses every time.

[@evanwhite2210]

Bruh, that's literally my Austrian military parka at 8:45. Crazy

[@rileymcmead]

ain't gon cap you my favorite youtuber 💯

[@beastghostt]

The quality thing is a huge problem. It infuriates me that high end brands would rather try to circumvent consumer laws and to stop people from reselling their old pieces than actually make good quality products. It's not the consumer's fault your clothes are dogpiss! Do it right.

[@Moonlight_Pierrot]

People had items of clothes for their entire lifetime vs now clothes are so garbage quality you expect them to be wearable for 2 years maximum, so there's nothing to talk about

[@hudsonsknexproductions]

ain't no way he posted another consistent video

[@CalebJeftha]

Whats the jazz song you used at 8:41

[@legendofnat5477]

No way another upload

[@ethangrothaus2274]

Samurai Jack reference 🔥🔥

[@samuelmoreno4344]

I appreciate tf outta him for shouting out vintage/thrifted clothing!! Far too many times are fast fashion companies being promoted by fashion creators. These companies literally exploit TF out of children and women. People are literally dying from this shit. So him promoting buying “old” clothes is so fucking important. Yes, obviously some thrift/vintage stores don’t promote the best causes. But at least it’s not piece of shit companies. Good shit

[@franciscopagan5820]

I respect how you flowed the sponsor into the video I ended up watching the ad

[@xuf8]

you know its a good weekend when christian drops

[@GoufinAround_]

Quality issues in relation to the idea of "they don't make 'em like they used to" is valid and imo very true. I think the reason that people have such intense nostalgia for previous decades is that style in terms of fashion, cars, graphic design, etc is because the modernism vibe that is so prevalent today is just so fucking boring. Minimalism is boring af and ikea type modernism is fucking boring. Shit is fucking boring. So when you see older stuff that wasn't so fucking boring, it's really refreshing and hopefully everything stops looking and being so fucking boring

[@noname-ed2un]

Smooth sponsorship. You calmed my soul with the jazz

[@danktank2595]

too lazy to check on Aria :P. Whats the leather Jacket ID on 9:20 :D?

[@squonck]

That out of pocket samurai jack reference was real af

[@redfox8078]

I honestly believe the difference between fashion photography in the 90s and early 2000s and now makes a huge difference to how we perceive the clothes, especially now that most photos are just taken on phones

[@darklord809]

I LIVE FOR THIS CHANNEL

[@havok2579]

As someone who is not hampered by nostalgia, I do feel that older items are better; both in design and quality. I struggle to find items of quality that are not at a luxury price point even if they are a relatively standard design such as a single breasted wool coat. I am aware this is partially due to living in a backwater location but there has been a noticeable loss of quality and character over even just the last 8 or so years.

[@Ohkayy_yy]

11:16 Idk sometimes i find stuff in the mall that’s been sitting for like 10 years that u will never see again made

[@cbaptou]

bro found a consistent upload schedule

[@jaba2276]

30-40 year old CLOSED T-Shirt from my father feels just different in quality from anything I've ever touched, even in the most fancy stores and from the best brands nowdays. My gradparents had a clothes and perfume store in the past and my father had always the best brands since he was a teenager that where really ahead of their time. All this vintage stone island and closed pieces would be soooooo nice today. Sadly there are no sweaters, denim jackets, jeans and other stuff left. My parents put it nearly every item away in the 2000s because they thought nobody would want to wear it. Soooo sad.

[@JaylonMP3]

Quality is the primary reason I believe people are into vintage. Also the accessibility. You can get a quality vintage garment for 1/8th of the price of a designer garment. You also get the reference. Which is way cooler.

[@AntonioPatru]

I hate that I've never found a vintage Aphex Twin tee despite him being my top favourite ambience artist aside from C418

[@dodd2412]

6 uploads in the past month is crazy

[@manusgraham1159]

Image of baby next to beer bottles goes hard

[@soldierrami6543]

first time seeing 2 sponsors in one video

[@Ai37-vb3ko]

culture just appreciates with time as a whole

[@masta43ify]

Its difficult to really guess if things were actually higher quality in the past, or if we are just seeing the things that have survived the test of time due to survivorship bias though too.

[@Michael-xr5yx]

Would watch you solely for the comedy even without the fashion. thanks for the vids bro

[@jiwatson]

That episode of Samurai Jack is ELITE

[@burn979]

WHY OLD WOMEN ARE SUPERIOR

[@dapperAaron]

I grew up in Compton in the 90s and let me tell you, i definitely don't miss it 😂

[@FLY1NF1SH]

@8:20 is gonna be real funny when the PFAS ban kicks in lmao

[@jamesdrayton3635]

Frugal said that Chrome was the best browser in a video a few years back when he was plugging the honey chrome extension, but now Opera is the best apparently

[@damonicruz2408]

Thank you for making this

[@Anthropomorphic]

I think a big part of why people get stuck on retro aesthetics, or nostalgia in general, is because the past is mostly settled, which makes it comfortable. We know what's what, which sides won, and that makes it a whole lot easier to think about.

[@frankbeast2483]

yo christian im glad to watch your videos i just keep binging them im on that up but idk hopefully i can do cool shit like you one day

[@takatsbence754]

5:41 best hidden add ever

[@celestineimperial94]

the craziest ending 😭😭

[@Kebbythetraveler]

sponsor just rebranded reverse image search damn thats crazy

[@NFL.draco1234]

VRO POSTED ON MY GRANDMOTHERS BIRTHDAY

[@Benny685685]

Pulling up to the function in the Puma Fast-RB

[@mynas870]

Samurai Jack reference on point, got one tattoo of him

[@braniefanie4938]

ppl disregarding valid points with ''muh nostalgia'' no it really was just better

[@zekeyeager1458]

It’s a pretty disingenuous argument to make themselves feel better. That’s all

[@baby.nay.]

It’s wild I can’t buy anything online without finding out the cotton weight or gsm . Ive noticed some places don’t even list the materials they make the item out of !! wtf . Noticed an uptick of things being listed as 100% cotton but it’s actually a polyester blend when you get it , most recently a brand said they wouldn’t accept returns even though the description of the item was wrong… just feels like everything is meant to look like clothes but not really be the clothes 😂😂😂

[@kwlr]

i looooooooove archive fashion!!!!

[@VuNguyen-fv5jl]

Bros skin and facial shape looking fabulous

[@kaihayashi4897]

He’s back

[@chrisw2823]

Bro the center pocket v neck at the beginning fucking sent me 🤣🤣🤣💀

[@deathmetalhell]

dude i must be real your videos are great good job i am a fan

[@Southforthewinter]

I think we’re at the end of this civilization and the 90s was the peak of all our creative ideas and everything had basically been done. The only thing left to be new was the iPhone and internet. To simply log in all the data from the 1900s y2k and the Mayans was all about this very momen

[@nyatella]

this video called me old in so many different ways

[@piterfifa]

quality is actually objectivly worse now, just compare the same pair of levi's jeans from the 90s vs modern one, modern stuff in the mid price range is no longer made to last, it's meant to break in a few years to make you buy another one, planned obsolescence is a real thing

[@OTRKyofte]

Whole lotta uploads man. U alright?

[@CHMgamemedic777]

Bro why tf you come up on my face like that by the end. just went through a traumatizing breakup fr

[@Alex_Abi551]

Watching this on Opera GX is a FLEX

[@nyatella]

is that baby christian at 6:19?

[@Fffffffffffffffffffffffffff_]

i paused, got myself some food. sat down. and resumed .