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Why can’t we make a t-shirt in the USA for $10? Here’s why!

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Founder and Director at Youer ®

Can we make a t-shirt in America for $10? I've been posing these types of questions to our audience on Instagram lately with a content series I like to call Slow Fashion Math. Exposing the real costs of making clothes in America, specifically at our new small factory we call The Youniverse (in Missoula Montana) has become a passion of mine. Maybe I'm a 'made in usa' martyr, it remains to be seen. In an era when it seems like USA-Made brands and factories are closing everywhere we turn, I thought some insight into the extraordinary costs and challenges associated with domestic manufacturing would strike up conversation with our audience. And it has! If you want to see what kind of content I'm talking about, here's a 60 second explanation of why we can't make a $10 t-shirt. https://lnkd.in/gusyPDz5

Youer ®️ on Instagram: "Think we can make a $10 t-shirt in America? H&M has nearly 100 t shirt styles on their website that sell for $10 or less. None of them are made in America. Most are made in Bangladesh, the fast fashion capitol of the world. The secret to making a $10 shirt? Massive exploitation of people. Cheap clothes are only possible with cheap labor. So when factory workers make an aver

Youer ®️ on Instagram: "Think we can make a $10 t-shirt in America? H&M has nearly 100 t shirt styles on their website that sell for $10 or less. None of them are made in America. Most are made in Bangladesh, the fast fashion capitol of the world. The secret to making a $10 shirt? Massive exploitation of people. Cheap clothes are only possible with cheap labor. So when factory workers make an aver

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