@therealprofessorx: To be fair, I do think Abercrombie is guilty of charging women more for comparable items, it’s just that all the videos I’ve seen about this have misrepresented which items are comparable.

stormborne :

The people who want to just blatantly yell “pink tax” do not understand nuance and the fashion industry. Signed, a woman.

💙✨Good Trouble✨💙 :

I think this is mansplaining. You make some good points, especially about over consumption. But women understand that complicated or trendy patterns can be more expensive… so fine, charge more… but they are BOTH charging more and DECREASING the quality of the material. Double dipping and PRICE GOUGING WOMEN. Also, they are choosing to manufacture complicated and/or trendy patterns, women aren’t forcing them to do that. Women’s reaction to this information and the fact that we are pivoting to buying from the men’s section for some items sort of proves that companies could use and re-use the same “signature” patterns they use for men, for women… but they don’t. Soooo…. 🍅🍅🍅🍅

V :

They are advertising them as wool when they’re a blend! And brands that lie should be punished. You can make this argument bc you aren’t being exploited, while women are constantly being sold plastic priced as high fashion.

Alejandro :

They trippin over $10??? 😭✌️

konradzielinski :

Also just because a piece is 100% a natural fiber doesn’t automatically make it higher quality. Yes it is better than a polyester blend but these huge brands are likely using low quality natural fibers that will worsen very quickly over time with wear and washing.

ayllip :

i thought it was strange that folks weren’t comparing comparable items. like there are wool blended sweaters on the men’s side too w mostly polyester, for a similar price. i wouldn’t spend money on it personally, but also ik most brands have a line for more quality and a line for more accessibility

That Guy :

You can make a sweater out of 100% wool and sell it for a huge profit at well under $300. Acting like brands need to charge $400+ for one is ridiculous. You can go plenty of places around the world and find 100% wool handmade sweaters for under 200 bucks, brands just realize they can charge a huge premium by putting there name on a 100% wool product. Which is why I always buy wool products second hand. Im not going to pay an absurd markup for a simple product just because it isnt made of plastic

Hay Michele talks :

The question why is there a standard sweater for men and not women ? If men can have a standard sweater and made of better fabric why isn’t that available for women

Soft.Rosa :

dbtr66 :

But it’s the fashion industry itself that pushes new cuts and styles on to women constantly

Some guy on The inte :

There IS a real pink tax on women’s clothing, but it’s not on the companies but rather how tariffs work. Women’s clothing tariffs have a 3 point increase on taxes compared to men’s clothing, which COULD unfairly contribute to higher cost for both the company and consumer. There’s also the fact that women are harder to tailor for. The average man’s body is basically a rectangle with arms, while women have curves and tapers you have to work with which is more labor into making it

breezybgoode :

People buying fewer more expensive things or just fewer things is good

Jussabug :

We’re getting more 100% wool options, but they also got more 100% cashmere options than we did so idk… I do want less synthetic blends, but it also seems like a weird issue to be so heated over. I’d rather them not be trying to duck their heads right now because I REALLY want them to ramp up their Archive collection.

ಠ👄ಠ :

The only viable argument is that the 100% wool one will be better for the environment when it ends up in the landfill, because what a lot of people are missing in that convo is that just because it's wool doesn't mean it's good quality. it'll have the same lifespan as the mixed material one.

Nathalie | Abercrombie Bestie :

Those sweaters were already on sale

hectorinc :

It is more expensive to sell things to women. More marketing money spent