swear to god you can't buy actual durable clothes anymore unless you just wear neon tradie gear

Dropped way too much money on some fancy "heritage canvas" chore pants last week from one of the trendy boutiques in the city, genuinely thinking they'd hold up to some weekend abuse. Spent saturday morning under my ute fitting a new bash plate I grabbed from road runner offroad and literally just sliding out from under the chassis once completely tore the knee open

Like mate they charge $240 for these things pretending they are built for the rough outdoors and they cant even survive a single afternoon on a standard concrete driveway. The whole workwear aesthetic right now is such an absolute scam

Anyone else just completely given up and gone back to wearing beat up target jeans when they actually need to get their hands dirty? tbh Im so over paying premium prices for fragile clothes that are just meant for standing around in coffee shops

Hi guys

I’m new to this subreddit and mens fashion in general. I’m just looking to get some ideas on good quality items that people consider punching above its price point. What are your recommendations on best value purchases that you guys have made?

It seems like their website is down and Instagram profile no longer exists?

Maybe wrong community to post in! But I’m looking for some help.

My absolute favourite trousers were discontinued by Universal Works a few years ago. I’ve unfortunately worn them thread bare in places, and got some stains I can’t get out.

I’m hoping theres a service where they take them apart, trace the patterns, then reconstruct them in a similar fabric? Does such a thing exist? Would this be insanely expensive? Any guidance appreciated!!

G’day all,

I’m chasing some new tees as my current ones are wearing out.

The algorithm seems to have noticed this as I’m being spammed by True Classic ads and have also noticed some for Alpha Fortis.

For reference, I’m 194cm tall and between 95-100kg

I work an active job and gym 3-5x a week. Not massively overweight but ideally I sit closer to 95kg.
I wouldn’t describe my physique as low bf athletic, but I fill out arms, chest and shoulders much more than stomach etc

Has anyone here had experience with the alpha fortis shirts?

For reference, I pretty much usually wear under armour shirts in size L for oversized or XL for athletic fit. Biggest struggle is getting the torso long enough while also not having it fit like a tent lol

Thanks for any advice - I appreciate it! I thought I’d ask here as the Facebook comment section seemed a bit sus (no follow up comments even when others asked questions about their experience) and Google has been pretty fruitless.

Open to other brands too. Thanks!