Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything
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The irony with Vidalia Mills is it seemed like a big competitor for them in the boutique denim space was just all the deadstock made in USA Cone Mill still lingering around rag houses (which really shows to Giles point the vast disrepency in size orders from Levis v the smaller companies)
Vidalia needed some of the big boys to buy their product to make their business sustainable. Now the small brands utilizing made in USA denim will have the last of the cone mill, and last of vidalia mills to pick from before deciding to take a chance on Vernon.What I am getting at, I think, is it would be great if Levis and Lee etc replaced some of their Japanese selvedge inventory with the forthcoming Made in USA stock (they spend a lot on marketing, maybe they can make it cool again). Maybe a pipe dream but this would help to prop up and keep that American industry viable and sustainable and help preserve the smaller Japanese brands like IH by freeing up and returning the Japanese capacity to them.
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@jordanscollected I’ve driven by that denim mall a few times. My wife grew up in the Trion area, small world haha. Thanks for the link.
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@nytimes_gaiden Levi's missed the bus on this one. They could have hired Sydney Sweeney for their ads saying "Sydney's genes/jeans were made in the USA", "Sydney has good sustainable jeans".
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@Giles It seems one major factor in the production issues is the Toyoda looms and other mid century machinery. Is there any chance that new looms and other machines needed might ever come into this space and be able to do the job that the "vintage" machines can do with increased mechanical efficiency? Is this a matter of historical accuracy, or just the niche market being too small for a company to want to design and produce a modern loom capable of making selvedge denim...
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@Giles said in Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything:
How do we produce more quality fabric, when the population of Toyoda looms is limited and the people who know how to keep them running decreases every year (because the younger generation are not entering the business)? Same with the workshops that make the garments, it (to Japanese) is a seriously non hip career.
Building on @jordanscollected idea, perhaps Sydney Sweeney could do a stint in the mills to attract more people into the industry?
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@sabergirl said in Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything:
I think the only thing missing here in your response is you telling this guy to fuck off and buy Levis then. I’m only half kidding.
Alternatively FB User could quit his job so he can be home and ready to buy the restock
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Hey guys, probably my nerdiest request yet but I’m wondering if there’s a way to have “The Untucked” added to the forum badges?
