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megabryce
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:06 am Reply with quote
Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 17
I am trying to find a skate company that produces their clothing products and/or shoes in america or at least pays fair wages in whatever overseas factory they use. if anyone knows of any please let me know. thanks
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TRUpah
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:07 am Reply with quote
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 345
mabye we need a SHOE fourm hmmmmm ?
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TenetSW
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:47 am Reply with quote
Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 639 Location: on the outside looking in
yeah, check out:

www.wemakeshoeintheUScausewearen'tfuckingmoneyhungrybastards.com

you might have some luck there.

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dangersticks
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:07 am Reply with quote
Joined: 17 May 2003 Posts: 1594 Location: Bombora's, California
We'll be making our padded skate shorts in the USA in a Union shop.

We have no immediate plans to do any other clothing anytime soon.

There is no athletic shoe manufacture in the USA anymore.
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oasis
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:05 am Reply with quote
Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 364 Location: Hilo,Hawaii
dangersticks wrote:
We'll be making our padded skate shorts in the USA in a Union shop.

We have no immediate plans to do any other clothing anytime soon.

There is no athletic shoe manufacture in the USA anymore.


Are you serious?
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dangersticks
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:14 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 17 May 2003 Posts: 1594 Location: Bombora's, California
100% serious. Our shorts will be made in a Union shop. I called the garment workers union and asked them for a list of shops. I called all the shops on the list. I found two that wanted to work with me. One is in Pennsylvania, and is going to do the shorts. Another one in Illinois is going to make other clothing items my partner and I are planning for the future.

Vans have been made in China for about 8 years now. Converse have been made in China for about 4 years. Go to any shoe store and look under the tongues of the shoes - 98% of them will say "Made in China."
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Area 51
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:45 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 840 Location: Incredibly distant star
New Balance is the only major manu that still makes some shoes in the US (but they still have shoes made overseas). Pricey.

http://www.newbalancetoronto.ca/madeinusa.htm

Fourstar might still be making their garments in the US, but it's been a while since I've looked.
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megabryce
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:15 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 17
well i have taken to asking skate companies specifically, and my responses have been all bad or none existant aside from duffs. they told me that they have one shoe that is vegan and made in a fair-shop, even though it isnt in the us. their "baller" is supposed to at least not be made in a sweatshop but thats only what they told me. made in the usa would be better but shoes that dont use sweatshop labor would be a hell of an improvement.
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