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user-inactivated  ·  2266 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Americans are spending less and less on clothing.

    The Duluth commercials make me retch. Is the clothing any good at all or is it just a brand?

They brand themselves as workwear... and for that purpose it is mostly just branding.

The weave on the FireFlex stuff is pretty tight and holds up ok, but the flexy shirts I have shed buttons like crazy and the plain ol' pants material is much looser woven than Carhartt or Roundhouse. The DWR coating lasts as long as any other, definitely not a lifetime thing.

I really like the cut of their stuff, it allows for lots of movement. But my stock is getting replaced with Carhartt or Roundhouse as attrition grinds ever onward.