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**IRYzouNv** · 07-13-2012, 03:33 PM

Yes Yes I know, America is infiltrated with Chinese products. (The flag at my house was made in USA btw) I know there are some Olympic haters here, but I for one, love the Olympics. I am proud of the athletes that represent the USA, is it wrong to want them wearing American made products?

I feel the same way, and certainly would have loved to have seen these garments MIUSA, but as I know from personal experience it is almost impossible to make tailored clothing in this country unless you are some small designer company - we were forced to stop manufacturing our own suits, etc in '97 as one of the last in what was once the 2nd biggest garment manufacturing area next to NYC because it was just too expensive to stay in the $ range the retailers wanted to pay -and I am sure Ralph Lauren is in the same boat.
This is a conundrum that unfortunately I live w/ every day.

07-13-2012, 03:33 PM	#18
IRYzouNv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	Yes Yes I know, America is infiltrated with Chinese products. (The flag at my house was made in USA btw) I know there are some Olympic haters here, but I for one, love the Olympics. I am proud of the athletes that represent the USA, is it wrong to want them wearing American made products? I feel the same way, and certainly would have loved to have seen these garments MIUSA, but as I know from personal experience it is almost impossible to make tailored clothing in this country unless you are some small designer company - we were forced to stop manufacturing our own suits, etc in '97 as one of the last in what was once the 2nd biggest garment manufacturing area next to NYC because it was just too expensive to stay in the $ range the retailers wanted to pay -and I am sure Ralph Lauren is in the same boat. This is a conundrum that unfortunately I live w/ every day.
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