Wow, Style Fan and Rachy, those are intriguing experiments.
Yes, Suntiger: “The thing is though, there's this huge churn of merchandise, and all the gimmics. New stuff every couple weeks, low prices, credit cards, loyalty points, but retail is still failing. Maybe we just want nice quality/durability, pieces comfortable and appropriate for our lives, at prices (even if higher than fast fashion) that allow us to still pay our bills and buy the things we truly need.“
And RE: quality/durability, for stuff to be constructed to last rather than planned obsolescence. (I’m remembering when I scandalized a mobile phone rep because I didn’t want to sign up for a plan where I’d be able to get a new phone each time a new model came out.)