News — Manufacturing

We are often asked why the pricing disparity between premium performance apparel and low cost commodity options. The best performance apparel comes from two regions – the United States and Italy. Low price apparel generally comes from China, Romania, India and Vietnam. Cost driven producers focus on reducing labor costs, using low cost materials of construction and compromised print quality. We use fabrics from around the world carefully selected based on performance. Cost is secondary. Low cost providers select locally produced fabrics where cost is the primary concern. In addition, these producers select trim – elastic, zippers, binding – with...