Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Why are most of the men’s trunks/boxer shorts so thin and synthetic? No one wants sweaty nut sack and crack. That’s bizarre.
It’s the shitification of clothes in general. Everything is thinner, flimsier, bad seams, shape cut for minimum cost not for best fit, etc. I remember when socks, underwear, tshirts could go through washer and drier and last for years. Now you’re lucky to get six months out of some stuff. It quickly shrinks, twists, pills, develops holes, elastic fails. They are selling junk.
My partner gets his from the outdoor shops for hiking & daily wear and the thin & synthetic ones are some of the best ones. I have the same ones but female version. I guess the point is, not all thin & synthetic materials are made equal. Hope that makes sense.
I either go cotton boxers from Mitch Dowd or bamboo from Boody, bit expensive but it’s worth it to have happy junk.
It’s a sad state of affairs when you’ve gotta pay more for something so basic just to be comfortable.
It really is. I try and mostly wear natural fabrics (for environmental and longevity reasons), and prices are insane for something as simple as socks.
I know Kmart have been doing ‘better cotton’ which may be recycled cotton. Which involves shorter lower quality fibres and potentially being mixed with synthetic fibres
Would love someone to do a proper analysis on this. Is it ‘better’ if the item is recycled but so poorly made it gets thrown out sooner, or is it better to have a good quality item that lasts longer. My instinct say better quality stuff, because there is no additional cost of disposal, collection, recycling, manufacture, distribution. Using the stuff we already own for longer is the most environmentally friendly option.
Some decent brands use material that’s quite good a drawing sweat away. I’ve got half a dozen on Nike trunks and they’re the best. The stitching around the waistband is a bit meh, but my nether regions are nice comfy.
What are the Kmart ones like? I quite like their cotton-rich range, does the mens range have similar? I also like the Kmart period pants for bike riding - that extra layer of padding is most welcome.
