In Seattle for another day and was meeting with a fashion designer and
mentioned to him "Commuter clothing for cycling" is a missing niche in the
fashion world.....so many materials that are used in golf, cycling and other
jerseys could easily be adapted into making comfort wear that works...hard to
find suitable commuter wear! Maybe we should all band together and form a
company to provide! of course here in the Queen City...you have to prep for
rain!
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From: "STRAWSER, Charles" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Bikies] bike commuter clothing from Levis
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
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