In Europe if a garment says 100% New Wool it had better be just that. I have several coats with varying proportions of wool, nylon, etc. All bought secondhand and of very high quality compared to the price I paid.

Of course they aren't the latest fashion but clothes that last are by definition out of fashion for most of their existence.

>I bought a really good-looking dark blue fedora; I received a really good-looking black fedora a size-and-a-1/2 too big. I had to fight them

Ah, very relatable…

>buy clothes in person or else expect to throw a certain amount away.

That’s reasonable.