Carhartt work pants cost up to twice as much (~$38) as the cheapest jeans (~$20) at Farm and Fleet, but last at least twice as long. And occasionally I can find my size on sale for the same price as the cheapest jeans. It's why I'm often wearing pants of a strange color.
They are often, but not always, made in the US. From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carhartt Due to competition from other apparel manufacturers and pressure to drive down prices, many of Carhartt's non-core apparel items have been increasingly outsourced abroad. Some countries where outsourcing is and has been done are: Honduras, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, China, and the Philippines. [snip] Carhartt continues to own and operate unionized cutting, sewing and distribution centers in the United States and Mexico, and offers a "Union-Made in USA" line of workwear through its retailers, but items like T-shirts, knit caps (and even some lower priced items such as chore coats) have been increasingly seen with labels from a foreign country, though most feature American-made fabrics and components. Carhartt has stated that its international suppliers must have Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production certification. All the Mexico plants were required to meet Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP) certification. chuck -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul T. O'Leary Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 5:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] bike commuter clothing from Levis On 2012/04/04 16:45, Robbie Webber wrote: > Nice idea. What I really want is a pair of jeans that won't wear out > in the crotch and thighs before the color is even faded. Or am I the > only person that has that problem? I'm assuming it's from commuting by bike. > http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-fashion/levis-introduces-spring- > 2012-collection-urban-commuter-cyclists.html Gotta love how they gloss over (or slither under) the whole country-of-origin / treatment-of-workers / fair-trade / WTF-happened-to-the-economy question(s) by listing them all as "imported". -- Paul T. O'Leary Chronic Nuisance Madison, WI USA _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
