“Call me Captain Kirk because I’ve got all the menswear Kirkland has to offer”

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It’s possible to build an entire men’s basic wardrobe out of clothes exclusively from Costco’s house brand, Kirkland Signature. We’re talking everything from shoes, to underwear, to outerwear.

But are Costco’s so-called premium clothes (see: this Lulelemon dupe) at reasonable prices too good to be true? To find out, writer Alexander Aciman put every single piece from Kirkland Signature’s menswear line to the test — dashing to the grocery store in cotton pants, standing under a showerhead in a waterproof jacket, and even ripping some clothes apart.

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