Chances are, most of what you are wearing right now was made in more countries that you will ever visit in your life. You shirt was made in Taiwan, but the Buttons on the sleeves were made in India. The thread that holds it together was spun in Cambodia, the rivets on your jeans were made in China and the denim was made in Pakistan. As Americans we have accepted the fact that if we want to pay $15 for a pair of jeans from Costco, we need to not care or consider how or by whom the jeans were made. This attitude of turning a blind eye to to the origin of our goods has lead to the decay of American manufacturing. Furthermore, it has lead to the decay of the quality of goods.
Fortunately, there are people like Sarah and Victor Lytvinenko who are part of a growing list of young upstarts who’s manufacturing ethics are given as much thought at the product itself. The Lytvinenko’s started Raleigh Denim out of their apartment and now can be found in high end boutiques around the world. Most of the elements that go into their beautiful jeans are made within a 200 mile radius of their home base in Raleigh, North Carolina.
On October 10th they are releasing a limited edition jean that was specially commissioned by Barneys COOP to commemorate their 25th anniversary. The jeans are made up of 14 oz. exclusive Cone Selvage denim made with pima cotton (softest, strongest cotton grown in the USA). They are sewn with a silver colored stitching and the Super 25th Anniversary jeans will have a silver leather patch, real silver rivets and buttons, leather backed rivets and selvage on the fly pieces. There will be 250 of the anniversary jean ($295) available at the COOPs and 25 of the Super anniversary jean ($495) available exclusively at the Madison Avenue Flagship commencing October 10th.
If you can support this awesome company, please do.
Raleigh denims website: raleighdenim.com
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