I bought a pair of 350 dollar boots that can be repaired many times.
That was five years ago, with a recent re-sole this past summer.
This isn't an exaggeration by the way, but the cobbler who did the resole thanked me for bringing him the job, as it was a genuinely enjoyable experience for him. I assume most of his work is repairing suitcases going by the other clientele in the shop.
But sure, exaggerate that to be an artisan you need to be selling 1000 dollar shirts, rather than doing a 100 dollar service that doubles or triples the life of a decently made item.
That was five years ago, with a recent re-sole this past summer.
This isn't an exaggeration by the way, but the cobbler who did the resole thanked me for bringing him the job, as it was a genuinely enjoyable experience for him. I assume most of his work is repairing suitcases going by the other clientele in the shop.
But sure, exaggerate that to be an artisan you need to be selling 1000 dollar shirts, rather than doing a 100 dollar service that doubles or triples the life of a decently made item.