I got a Drakes suit for my wedding in March of this year and I’ve only worn it once more since but it provides so much joy being in a suit that truly fits. What’s fun about not having a “suit” job is I know this banger is waiting for me at the next formal event and that makes me more excited for the holiday party or whatever else. Call it jawn edging or something :-)
This showed up in my inbox at the exact moment that I am agonizing over an extremely cool jacket I found in Tokyo that I'm not sure if I should buy or not because it is very expensive but also suits an exact need that I set out to fill whilst shopping here... Thank u as always for your timely insights!!! If it's dope and I can afford it, why agonize?
Yes! The linguistics and singular syntax of BBSP is a joy to read and aligns perfectly with your dope abundance mindset vs low vibe scarcity mindset. 🥰
I don't think CPW is a useful metric for clothing as like... if I go through the trouble of acquiring something specific, especially paying a premium for it, I am putting that thing on until the proverbial wheels fall off...that said I do use CPW when buying records for DJing, because sometimes a 100 dollar song IS a 100 dollar song!
The problem with CPW is too little data analysis, not too much. You need to take your CPW spreadsheet and add a column for JPW (joy per wear) so that you can calculate your cost-benefit ratios. You then need to think about your BATPJ (best alternative to a purchased jawn) and compare that with your potential purchases. Finally you of course need to calculate and analyze your quarterly KJPIs (key jawn performance indicators).
Love a good bread bag. If any European readers are after a bread bag without the airmail charge, have a look at https://www.peckhamcloth.co.uk - a lovely friend of mine does them on her own. Hope that's acceptable to mention - I have a few & think they are definitely up to Spyplane standard.
I first heard about 'cost per wear' about a decade ago from my European educated buddy who was using it very tongue-in-cheek to refer to avant garde garms that have titanium in the elbows and knee-length double layer cotton tees.. things that might need a little extra 'justification', especially to outsiders.. when the discourse reappeared a couple of years ago cloaked around, as another commenter said, supposedly 'buy it for life' items I was very perplexed, but in hindsight the whole ideal goes hand in hand with the exaggerated emphasis that simultaneously emerged around "good" basics and extreme wardrobe cohesion, lord forbid somebody buy a coat or sweater that doesn't go with every other garment they already own, surely that would negatively affect the 'value' of the new addition.
spot-on, and i feel like CPW is part of a bigger (and very insidious) cultural movement towards data-driven… everything? see: A/B testing, effective altruism, certain types of “fact”-checking… you can’t quantify everything!
CPW can be defeated pretty easily when one considers how few clothes one really needs. Before industrialization most folks only had a few outfits at most.
Besides if it were pure economic utility one can get an infinite amount of free clothes from donations. If CPW was a valid measure of ROI, its poorly executed by most who preach it.
It's also again wrapped in luxury pricing, sales wonk, labor divides, class warfare and whatever else fucked capitalism intersects our daily experience with art and artisans. We should consider the return on decisions.
My wife wore her wedding dress once. And when I saw her it stunned me into a memory that become a pivotal moment in the development of our relationship - where we both saw each other as deeply committed partners - a memory I hold onto dearly when I'm swallowed by this world.
CPW is most relevant to a totally different audience - people who don't let themselves buy the nice thing, but instead feel like they have to buy the crummy thing and throw it away when it breaks over and over. It's a crude metric but it's a shorthand I use to explain "I've had these boots for fifteen years and in that time I would have thrown away ten pairs of knockoffs." If someone is already inclined to get the good thing, they do not need me to explain why it's better than the bad thing.
Boots theory. But also it can go full circle. No one needs Clinch boots. They're well made, but no boot will last forever. The buy-it-for-life crowd sometimes tries to strike a happy medium, but really I think they're acting (at their best) as a consumer awareness movement.
I totally agree with the anti CPW sentiment but it does bring to mind the beautiful inverse of the equation which is the euphoric feeling I get every time I put a slapper on (usually vintage) that cost next to nothing. The residual blessing and anointment from the Thrift Gods reminding me of that moment in time when stars aligned and I was cosmically handed a steal of a deal, a warm reminder of moments passed when I was in harmony with the universe.
Since they are technically our “competitors” 😉 all I can say is I wouldn’t put *my* artisan loaf in a waxed cotton bag if there was an untreated linen bag close at hand too
I was going to take umbrage with the idea because I guess I use cost per wear as a coping mechanism to jawns where the reality doesn’t match up to the vision. But I assume that’s the point anyways. As I get a more discerning eye, alongside a gradual evolution of my wardrobe and style, the other stuff will fall away. And i’ll be buying and owning forever clothes.
Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the smaller scale sewing (while
blessed) can also lend itself to an errant seam here or there. Handmade is usually beautifully imperfect!
I’ve recently had a seam come undone on a well loved pair of EK pants. I emailed, they fixed them for free, and even mended the cursed bike chain tear too.
Well put across the board. That 10 day pant disintegration is wild though — I like your magnanimous take on it but also that’s 100% something you could reach out to the maker about, because I guarantee you they don’t want it happening either !
I got a Drakes suit for my wedding in March of this year and I’ve only worn it once more since but it provides so much joy being in a suit that truly fits. What’s fun about not having a “suit” job is I know this banger is waiting for me at the next formal event and that makes me more excited for the holiday party or whatever else. Call it jawn edging or something :-)
This showed up in my inbox at the exact moment that I am agonizing over an extremely cool jacket I found in Tokyo that I'm not sure if I should buy or not because it is very expensive but also suits an exact need that I set out to fill whilst shopping here... Thank u as always for your timely insights!!! If it's dope and I can afford it, why agonize?
Yes! The linguistics and singular syntax of BBSP is a joy to read and aligns perfectly with your dope abundance mindset vs low vibe scarcity mindset. 🥰
I don't think CPW is a useful metric for clothing as like... if I go through the trouble of acquiring something specific, especially paying a premium for it, I am putting that thing on until the proverbial wheels fall off...that said I do use CPW when buying records for DJing, because sometimes a 100 dollar song IS a 100 dollar song!
The problem with CPW is too little data analysis, not too much. You need to take your CPW spreadsheet and add a column for JPW (joy per wear) so that you can calculate your cost-benefit ratios. You then need to think about your BATPJ (best alternative to a purchased jawn) and compare that with your potential purchases. Finally you of course need to calculate and analyze your quarterly KJPIs (key jawn performance indicators).
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Love a good bread bag. If any European readers are after a bread bag without the airmail charge, have a look at https://www.peckhamcloth.co.uk - a lovely friend of mine does them on her own. Hope that's acceptable to mention - I have a few & think they are definitely up to Spyplane standard.
OMG - sorry, should have read the other comments first to see they've already been referenced!!
All good !
I first heard about 'cost per wear' about a decade ago from my European educated buddy who was using it very tongue-in-cheek to refer to avant garde garms that have titanium in the elbows and knee-length double layer cotton tees.. things that might need a little extra 'justification', especially to outsiders.. when the discourse reappeared a couple of years ago cloaked around, as another commenter said, supposedly 'buy it for life' items I was very perplexed, but in hindsight the whole ideal goes hand in hand with the exaggerated emphasis that simultaneously emerged around "good" basics and extreme wardrobe cohesion, lord forbid somebody buy a coat or sweater that doesn't go with every other garment they already own, surely that would negatively affect the 'value' of the new addition.
When I started playing guitar, my teacher told me not to buy the cheapest guitar; buy the guitar I would want to play -- v CPW mindset
Yah I think cpw has a competent that can lead you away from some unproductive thinking but then it dead ends / creates its own unproductive thinking
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spot-on, and i feel like CPW is part of a bigger (and very insidious) cultural movement towards data-driven… everything? see: A/B testing, effective altruism, certain types of “fact”-checking… you can’t quantify everything!
I quantify this comment: 💯
CPW can be defeated pretty easily when one considers how few clothes one really needs. Before industrialization most folks only had a few outfits at most.
Besides if it were pure economic utility one can get an infinite amount of free clothes from donations. If CPW was a valid measure of ROI, its poorly executed by most who preach it.
It's also again wrapped in luxury pricing, sales wonk, labor divides, class warfare and whatever else fucked capitalism intersects our daily experience with art and artisans. We should consider the return on decisions.
My wife wore her wedding dress once. And when I saw her it stunned me into a memory that become a pivotal moment in the development of our relationship - where we both saw each other as deeply committed partners - a memory I hold onto dearly when I'm swallowed by this world.
CPW is most relevant to a totally different audience - people who don't let themselves buy the nice thing, but instead feel like they have to buy the crummy thing and throw it away when it breaks over and over. It's a crude metric but it's a shorthand I use to explain "I've had these boots for fifteen years and in that time I would have thrown away ten pairs of knockoffs." If someone is already inclined to get the good thing, they do not need me to explain why it's better than the bad thing.
Boots theory. But also it can go full circle. No one needs Clinch boots. They're well made, but no boot will last forever. The buy-it-for-life crowd sometimes tries to strike a happy medium, but really I think they're acting (at their best) as a consumer awareness movement.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory
I totally agree with the anti CPW sentiment but it does bring to mind the beautiful inverse of the equation which is the euphoric feeling I get every time I put a slapper on (usually vintage) that cost next to nothing. The residual blessing and anointment from the Thrift Gods reminding me of that moment in time when stars aligned and I was cosmically handed a steal of a deal, a warm reminder of moments passed when I was in harmony with the universe.
As a baker this is really my jam!! Also shout out to london based Peckham Cloth, who do a fine line in waxed Cotton bread bags!
Since they are technically our “competitors” 😉 all I can say is I wouldn’t put *my* artisan loaf in a waxed cotton bag if there was an untreated linen bag close at hand too
I was going to take umbrage with the idea because I guess I use cost per wear as a coping mechanism to jawns where the reality doesn’t match up to the vision. But I assume that’s the point anyways. As I get a more discerning eye, alongside a gradual evolution of my wardrobe and style, the other stuff will fall away. And i’ll be buying and owning forever clothes.
🕊️
Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the smaller scale sewing (while
blessed) can also lend itself to an errant seam here or there. Handmade is usually beautifully imperfect!
I’ve recently had a seam come undone on a well loved pair of EK pants. I emailed, they fixed them for free, and even mended the cursed bike chain tear too.
Well put across the board. That 10 day pant disintegration is wild though — I like your magnanimous take on it but also that’s 100% something you could reach out to the maker about, because I guarantee you they don’t want it happening either !