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I r-r-r-really don’t trust the quality of that shit.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

Look up functional clothing brands first. They don’t call themselves “techwear” nor are they traditional techwear brands. Keywords like “threeway stretch pants” will yield results from companies that make pants for military, outdoors activities, construction, etc. The aesthetics will vary but will often be the same as ‘techwear’, but IMO usually the pants are more aesthetically pleasing whereas tops tend to vary and stray from techwear.

  • Truwerk
  • 511
  • Didriksons
  • POC Sports
  • G-STAR RAW (high quality and matches the aesthetics, but IME the materials aren’t “technical”/functional)

If you want to mix aesthetics while retaining functionality, look up Japanese construction clothes or fashion brands that make clothes in similar styles. These will be more baggy than the western techwear.

But more “techwear” specific brands will be expensive usually. Here are the commonly suggested brands

I also like ACW/A Cold Wall clothes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I’ve had my 5.11 Tactical boots for about a year and the soles are already fucked off and they’re generally in poor shape lol, though I live a very rugged lifestyle so idk.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yeah, i was gonna say i'm not a fan of 5.11. Do they have goodyear welts on the soles? You might be able to get them re-soled with vibram outsoles. Idk how much it cost me last time but i want to say likw ~70$ at a shoe repair shop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Eh I have a pair of used Doc Martens I’m attempting to break in. I’ll miss the side zipper though.

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