Can I Still Wear It? Acceptable Wear & Tear on Men's Clothes

About this video

The Gazette team explores when to continue wearing, repair, or retire clothing items based on formality level and type of damage. They provide specific guidance on acceptable wear and tear, common repair solutions that extend garment life, and clear indicators that a piece should be retired from regular rotation.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues that formality level is the key factor in deciding whether visible wear is acceptable—casual garments like jeans and tweed jackets tolerate more damage than formal pieces like tuxedo trousers or dress shirts
• The Gazette team recommends several repairable issues including missing buttons, split seams, threadbare elbows (via patches), small holes (via invisible mending), worn collars and cuffs, and shoe sole replacement
• The Gazette team identifies clear retirement indicators: significant rips or tears on fabric body, large stubborn stains, and discoloration from body oils and dead skin cells that permanently alter texture and comfort

Episode details: published October 18, 2021 · 65K views · 23:33 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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