• But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I wanna know what happened to all this clothing. I’ve been keeping an eye out at thrift stores for an old nba jacket or these colourful windbreakers but they never turn up

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      These thin plastic fabrics only last about 50 total hours in the sun before they start flaking into dust. Have you ever left a plastic tarp in the sun? It’s that material divided a thousand times thinner.

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      Neon Pastels peaked in the 80s but modernism trends took over as it was popular with more plain tastes as well as people who liked the high contrast of black and white.