Confessions of a fashion designer: US production is ‘not a serious option’

U.S. fashion brands that choose to remain “American-made” are becoming something of a rarity.

While some brands try to produce solely in America, many clothing labels are turning to offshore factories, motivated by cheaper manufacturing and labor costs and the ability to easily scale production. The shift away from Amercian-made fashion has largely occurred in the past fifty years: In 1965, 95 percent of all American clothing was made in the U.S. Today, that number has tumbled to just two percent.