If you only know a little about our brand, you know we’re committed to making our product in the USA.  And although every product is made here, many of our fabrics come from other countries. 

There are two reasons we import fabrics:  either there’s no mill to buy from in the USA – or the American mill does not fit our needs.

Shirting Fabrics

You may find it hard to believe, that for a country our size, we do not have one mill that produces shirt fabric.  America has no shirting mills left.  We purchase our shirt fabrics from Portugal and Italy. 

Denim

The United States has four denim mills in operation.  We purchase from a family owned mill in Georgia, making specialty denim.  We believe it’s the best of the American mills, especially for our needs.

We also purchase denim from Japan and Italy.  The Japanese and Italians are widely regarded as the most advanced denim makers; these mills produce an artisan quality not yet matched by the American mills.  

Khakis

We’re aware of only two mills in the United States that make khaki fabric, and we purchase from one of them.  We also purchase khaki fabric from a mill in England. 

Wool Trouser Fabric

There’s only one mill in United States that makes wool trouser fabric, it’s an Italian owned mill located in Connecticut.  They make a luxury product; an excellent product.  We sampled their fabric, made some trousers and tested them.  Their fabrics have a sheen that works for their luxury aesthetic.  With a more grounded sensibility; the sheen does not match our style. 

We purchase trouser fabric from Germany and Italy.

T-Shirt Fabric

America still produces world-class knit fabrics.  The US manufacturing infrastructure for knit fabrics is still strong (relative to other fabrics); concentrated in the Carolina’s and Southern California.

We purchase t-shirt fabric knitted in North Carolina.  We use Supima cotton yarn, which is grown in the United States.   

There are good mills in the USA and abroad that we choose to not work with because their business philosophy is not in line with ours.  There are good mills in other countries that we choose to not buy from because their labor and environmental standards are not responsible from our viewpoint.

We’ve been testing fabrics from the best mills within the USA and internationally for several years now.  We have a good understanding of which mills produce the highest quality fabrics and which mills share our design aesthetic.  We’ve evaluated the business practices of these mills to ensure they meet our standards. 

Please know that our fabric has been thoroughly vetted for quality, design, and good karma.