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I do, but only in the sense that I never buy or wear any clothing with a brand name displayed on it.

Yes. I avoid the big brands, and try to research as much as possible. For clothes in particular i dont go clothes shopping often, but for groceries, I use the NoThanks app to see if the product is owbed by a company contributing to world suffering. If its a obe time purchase of somethibg like a mouse/keyboard or other such item where you biy it once but its meant to last, I do my best to avoid the same things, but if there is no choice I have to go with the less ethical version sadly.

If I’m shopping online I try to avoid anything fast fashion. It’s usually made worse and mostly polyester. Otherwise there are few small designer brands I check sales for regularly.

In person, brands aren’t as important as checking the seams and the materials tag.

No. I look for quality. Brands were important to me when I was a teen. We all want to fit in at that stage. Now "branding" has become it's own industry.

Yes

For used/second hand I don't care unless it ties to longer term quality or fit.

For 1 example, used Levi's are really easy to shop for because of numerical fit/shape codes on the back tag.

For new, I have to take into account who's getting my money so brand and everything tied into that brand is number 1. Ownership, business, ethics are all under that brand umbrella.

I tend to avoid buying new if possible. Makes it easier to just pick what I want.

Only to avoid fashionable brands. I once bought a pair of name brand shoes and walked through the soles in less than three months. Won't be wasting my money that way again.

I do take brands into account, but not for fashion, more for comfort of fit. For example, I really love The Perfect Jean store. I like how they fit.

I like Assics running shoes because I find That one I work out with him I don’t get knee and back pain. Also my feet don’t hurt when I use them. I have a couple bear skin tactical fleeces because I love how lightweight warm and waterproof they are and also all the pockets

If I'm shopping, as opposed to just buying, it's because I don't already have a brand I prefer. Or because I'm thrifting. There a few brands I avoid for quality or ethics reasons, but mostly I'll take whatever fits best at a reasonable price.

No, price and design are the only things I care about.

If it doesn't have me walking around like a product billboard that's immediatly putting it at the top of my list

For me the most important thing about brands is not having huge logos over everything.

Second is personal experience with quality. I tend to stick with what has been well made in the past, but don't actively double check to see if a brand has been bought out by vulture capitalists unless I buy something and it sucks. Then I double check and try to swear off the brand. Lately I have been double checking for reviews and such before making any big purchase because of how prevalent that is.

Third is whether they are evil. Sorry, but with all the conglomerates buying everything up I can't keep up with who is shitty at the time of purchase but I do try to avoid things I know for sure are from horrible companies.

But when possible I buy things used because putting some long lasting tools or clothes someone bought but didn't wear to some use means less trash in the landfill and there is a lot of older stuff still around from before quality started sliding so much. For most things that I do buy used it is a sign that it held up well and also costs less than retail, so double bonus!

Sometimes.

Ive gotten good at judging fabric and stitching quality, so thats really what I look for. I'm a fan of natural fabrics and good stitching

Absolutely. Typically, the bigger the branding the more you pay for that and the less bang for buck you get. In second hand shopping I do often look at the brands though, because branded things are often better than no name items, but at the same price in that market (e.g. in kilo sales)

Normally no. The only exception is jeans: Buying a few pairs at Target a while back resulted in the first instance of me actually liking the clothes I bought. They were just so damn comfy.

Yes with new clothes because the basic fit varies among brands. So, for example, Gap & Madewell think average women are about 5'7" and built straight up and down, their women's clothes are longer and less curvy and fit me better than others usually.

I get all my clothes from 3 brands:

• 60% from Marks & Spencers - i actually really like their stuff
• 15-20% from Fat Face (noticeably more pricey but has many sales and is quite eco friendly) Some nice stuff
• 20-35% from H&M - very geared towards my age range

These aren't the cheapest places to get clothes but when i get clothes from other dept stores like Primark, they fall apart really quickly. Every single time. It sounds snobby but i can physically feel the difference between sturdy clothes and something which will fall to pieces soon.

These are also the places my parents generally brought me to shop at

Don't wear any of the 'biggest brands' like nike that plaater their logo over everything

Yes, because certain brands actually fit well and don't plaster their logo all over the place.

I only buy used, except for underwear and footwear. Footwear is almost always limited to: for outdoor activities, The North Face since they have a pair of shoes called Hedgehog, which I have been buying every five years, or so, since maybe 2008. For formal occasions, Ecco, since they have leather-like shoes with air cushioning. I don't really care about the underwear, but I may have a tendency to buy 100% cotton.

I don't shop fashion, which means I may not the most qualified to answer your question, but I still do shop for stuff so maybe I can still answer ;)

I only care about a brand when I know it offers quality products (or not). I care much more about the place I will purchase something as I like to know I can rely on a good customer service if anything was to happen.

Yes. I can usually use brands to rule out some clothing, because X brand makes absolutely nothing matching my proportions (shoulders too narrow and pants too long are the main ones)

I find myself shopping in a few stores that I've had good experience with their clothes.

When I buy secondhand, I look for quality and durability. When I start to recognize that a brand has that (e.g Nike), I would look for that brand in stores.