Message #40679

[mccoy]

AFAIK, there are a few corporations that are trying to go back in time and manufacture in America, from the raw materials to the final product.
I listened to the story of ORIGIN, whose founder was able to recover and repair old textile machinery, recoup the almost defunct know-how from Maine and now is making jeans, Kimonos (from American cotton), boots, and other American-made stuff. Very interesting.
I browsed the site. The items are pretty costly compared to Chinese standards, although they are guaranteed to be very durable.
Here in Italy, there are Chinese companies manufacturing on Italian soil. Their products are very cheap. I own two denim trousers, when one is dirty I simply don the other. Total cost of both is about US$ 35. When one will wear out, I'll simply buy another cheap one. I like to keep things simple like that, everything the same color, no time wasted to pair clothing items at all.. But I'm aware that besides the very inexpensive stuff, there is lower quality, limited durability, and possibly ethical problems