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Why you should thrift quality shirts (like Wrangler pearl snaps)

Bryan

13 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

Chief Editor & Founder of Splished

Appreciating craftsmanship and using clothing for the purposes you need them; functional fashion — that's what Splished is at its core. Good material, thoughtful pattern design, and how your gear makes you feel is what's most important.

Wearing a black vintage Wrangler pearl snap western shirt

The "how" on thrifting is actually super uncomplicated, but ultimately a little patience goes a long way when you're looking to buy something decent that's actually your size.

I mostly recommend sites like eBay, Poshmark, Grailed, and Mercari — all of which I've used and still technically do.

Watch my video on thrifting this vintage western shirt

Typically, vintage shirts from companies like Wrangler will be made in the USA — in fact, when searching online and not locally, you can utilize filters on the websites to search for shirts made in specific countries, regardless of the brand name.

This is helpful if you're not trying to be brand loyal, but more so loyal to the origin your stuff comes from.

And let's not pretend that, especially today with AI, companies like eBay don't take notice to people buying specific products made in specific places — which will naturally generate demand for more products from that origin.

Instead of China.

You know? (P.S. I still buy Chinese made stuff, let's not get sensitive).

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