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I have heard that washing the shirt inside out and making sure to hang dry it helps, but I haven’t had the patience to find out
I do this, it definitely works but the wear and tear is still there. This does help shirts last longer!
I kinda see this the most with DTG printing. And cheaper silkscreening. Takes years for for the good silk screened stuff to start degrading like that for me.
I just stick with blank shirts
I have reached the point where I actively avoid visible branding, prints or writing. Not only do they look like shit after two or three washing cycles tops, often like 90% of the price is for the logo on it.
Though i also will pay extra (within reason) when presented with the choice between a branded product and a more expensive one without any visible logos.
I value quality clothing that lasts more than a season or two, and I dont want to be a walking ad space for some corporation.
When I worked retail, I bought every color of our basic shirt. And then every color again with the pocket. Been years now and they still look new and mix and match easily
I have shirts from the 1980’s that are still in great condition, and then I have shirts from 6 months ago that are ruined. They’ve definitely cut costs to the point that the products we’re buying these days are disposable junk.
Wash inside-out, cold cycle, hang dry :)
When this happens to me, I lean into the distressed look and peel off as much as I can.
Admit it, you peel it off because peeling is satisfying!
I know a guy that bought a “distressed” Metallica shirt.
Like, he loves Metallica! He definitely would have worn it enough that it would have distressed itself over time.
