You must be young.
I remember when A&F and Eddie Bauer sold real things for real men. I still own two Bauer down bags with deerskin liners rated to -30, made in USA.
How times have changed...
Faculty on a college campus
Or a pair of Levis. A new pair of Levis now is like a heavy weight paper.
I sell vintage clothes and I come across stuff that is light years better, 20 years old, than anything today. I recently sold a sweater from the 80s (Camp Beverly Hills--ha!) that joker weighed in at just over 4 pounds. Many of the newer "sweaters" I can ship First Class, meaning under 13 ounces.