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What is the quintessential "American' fashion? Perhaps the good old denim jean.
(though one could argue for t-shirts and baseball caps). However, the company that started it all, in the same town I started life in (San Francisco), no longer makes jeans there or anywhere in the U.S., from what I understand. Levi's.
On the other hand, Carhartt, which purports itself to be the friend of the American outdoorsman and working guy, is ending ITS U.S. production, while American-made goods companies are ending THEIR relationship with them as a result.
BULLY for someone taking a stand!
Now, doing a Google-search last week for "American-made jeans", I found no less than a half-dozen companies using American-made denim from American-grown cotton with American production workers making jeans right here in the the U.S.A.!
Pointer, Buddy's, Union-Made, Texas Jeans, Schaefer, etc. And these American-made jeans sell for approx. $33-$40, with some higher-end "fashion jeans" also available from OTHER American designers/producers. This is cheaper than the big name jeans produced in 2nd- and 3rd-world countries you find at Kohl's and Target and Wal*Mart and Bass Pro Shops and Boot Barn, etc.
So, why not take a small "step" to boost the economy, turn this country around,
and also save and create American jobs by simply buying a pair of U.S.-made jeans? It's a start, and every little bit helps.
Do your part to help us get a "leg-up" on foreign competition!