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this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2025
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Clothes were built of sturdier stuff back then as well, even t-shirts. Modern fabrics that are soft and thin are relatively new inventions. Even t-shirts from the 80's/90's are a different story and a lot less comfortable.
A massive amount of effort has gone into making things comfortable in the last 40 years. We don't have have itchy tags inside t-shirts anymore.
Finally, when you pass it on to your child, either it fits both of you very badly, or you're re-sewing it to fit the new person.
Thank synthetic fabrics for today's lack of durability.
People also used to repair clothes a lot, darning, elbow patches, etc.