SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES ON 5TH AVENUE IN NEW YORK CITY! With Rajiv Surendra

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One of my occasional leisure activities. Come join me! Shopping Fifth Avenue NYC: Finding Quality Clothes in the Age of Fast Fashion https://www.rajivsurendra.com/pages/shop 🔴 RECOMMENDED VIDEOS/PLAYLISTS 🎥 VIDEO: My Updated Apartment Tour: https://youtu.be/cwurWeffwNA 🎥 VIDEO: MY NYTimes Storage Organization Tour: https://youtu.be/XmYKT21Oi54 🎥 VIDEO: Tidying Your Mind: https://youtu.be/2-cyLX2eAn0 🎥 VIDEO: How to Wash your Whites: https://youtu.be/R87SIgGC20k 🎥 VIDEO: Wrapping Gifts Using No Tape: https://youtu.be/vm3dR4jhImU 🎥 VIDEO: How To Walk In Public: https://youtu.be/J8ekcTmj9SI 🎥 LIST: Rajiv Surendra's Playlist Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8oeCSojnMR42JWN44vX_hmJ0xCF1ZLG- ★ TABLE OF CONTENTS ★ • 0:00 | Introduction - Hunting for Clothes on Fifth Avenue • 0:56 | Why Shopping is My Favorite Activity • 1:27 | Fifth Avenue Retail Strip Near Union Square • 2:04 | Custom Wool Flannel Shirt Story • 2:28 | First Stop - Banana Republic • 2:56 | Why I Always Feel the Clothes First • 3:54 | Learning Quality Through Experience • 4:47 | Checking Fabric Content Labels • 5:03 | The Elastane Problem in Modern Clothing • 5:47 | Fast Fashion vs Quality Clothing • 6:25 | Club Monaco is Closed - Retail Struggles • 7:06 | J.Crew - Maintaining Quality Standards • 7:30 | Traditional Knitting Patterns in Machine-Made Sweaters • 8:08 | Comparing Corduroy Quality • 8:48 | Why Everything Has Elastane Now • 9:48 | Discovering Traditional Wool Flannel Weave • 10:26 | Comparing Handwoven to J.Crew Flannel • 11:14 | 100% Wool Jacket Discovery • 12:10 | Trying On and Tailoring Off-the-Rack Clothes • 13:20 | Filson Tin Cloth Comparison • 13:44 | The Importance of Touch in Clothing Shopping • 14:17 | Abraham Moon Tweed Discovery • 15:10 | Scottish and Irish Mill Sourcing • 15:36 | Magee of Donegal Fabric • 16:20 | Irish Pub Memories and Tweed Jackets • 16:39 | Holding Clothes Against Your Skin • 17:05 | "Do I Look Stunning?" - The Only Question That Matters • 17:50 | Trying On in the Fitting Room • 18:51 | The Cashmere Sweater Test • 19:32 | The "Damn" Factor When Trying Clothes • 20:00 | Shopping with Straight Boyfriends • 20:44 | Retail Quality is Declining • 21:02 | Why You Should Buy Vintage Instead • 21:54 | Shopping with a Friend - Real Opinions 💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡 • Fifth Avenue Shopping NYC • Union Square Retail District • Quality Clothing Standards • Fabric Quality Assessment • Custom Handwoven Flannel • Deborah's Sheep to Shirt Process • Fast Fashion Critique • Elastane in Modern Clothing • Polyester vs Natural Fibers • 100% Cotton Importance • Corduroy Quality Differences • J.Crew Quality Standards • Banana Republic Review • Club Monaco Closure • Traditional Weaving Patterns • Abraham Moon Tweed • Scottish Textile Mills • Magee of Donegal Ireland • Irish Wool Mills • Yorkshire Tweed Production • Shetland Wool History • Filson Tin Cloth • Vintage Clothing Shopping • Tailoring Off-the-Rack Clothes • Perfect Fit Philosophy • Cashmere Sweater Quality • Trying Clothes Before Buying • Shopping Online vs In-Store • Touching Fabric Importance • Marie Kondo Method for Clothes • Looking Stunning Standard • Limited Closet Space Strategy • Wardrobe Investment Philosophy • Shopping with Friends • Styling Straight Men • Retail Quality Decline • Mass Production Problems • Natural Fiber Advocacy • Traditional Textile Knowledge • Sheep Fleece to Fabric • Three-Year Shirt Making Process If you enjoy Rajiv's videos and would like to see more, please contribute to the gofundme campaign that is raising the funds to produce the content on this channel: https://gofund.me/fbcb3a22 ✅ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rajivsurendra ✅ TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@Rajivsurendra_ ✅ Twitter: http://twitter.com/RajivSurendra 🔴 *** ABOUT THIS CHANNEL *** Welcome to my YouTube Channel! I've been immersed in the creative and domestic arts for all my life and its a real honor to be sharing my interests with you. Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/rajivsurendra 🔎 HASHTAGS #shopping #Rajivsurendra #fashion