I believe Carhartt ceased all US production in 2009 or 2010. There are several articles on the topic, such as this one<http://www.nwlaborpress.org/2009/1218/12-18-09Carhartt.html> .
Swrve <http://www.swrve.us/> makes all of their cycling apparel in Los Angeles, though this fact is reflected in the price. Style and fit may be an issue for some folks and I can't seem to find any women's apparel on their site -- I know they used to make some. There are other companies out there making stuff in the US. Much of it seems to either fall into the baggy "relaxed fit" work wear category, or into the skinny hipstery category. Expect to pay two to three times as much for the US-made stuff than what's made overseas or south of our borders. On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 9:02 AM, STRAWSER, Charles <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >
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