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1.  Jason
   Posted March 23, 2011 at 2:09 pm | Permalink

   I love your site, but some of this makes no sense to me. Ordinary khakis that look no better than Dockers (frankly it looks like they wrinkle easily) retail here for $228. They don’t even appear to be organic!

   I understand they are hand sewn in NY, but if we can’t find a way to be fashionable and ethical for less that $228 per pant, there’s no future to this endeavor. Perhaps the most ethical thing we could do is spend our money elsewhere?

   I don’t mind spending money for quality, but I have to wonder about what my conscience would be telling me if I outfitted my closet with casual pants at that price level. I could be a pair of Bill’s khakis, not cheap, good quality, made in the USA, for half the price.

   I guess my point is, I hope this blog’s idea of sustainable style includes highlighting the ethical choices behind these brands. I know not every brand you showcase is “high-end” and I’m not making a “give us more stuff for the masses” argument. I’m making an argument that says tell us why we should buy this product, all things considered, over another? Especially when it seems my $228 could do more good spent another way.

2.  Eunice Lee
   Posted March 23, 2011 at 6:05 pm | Permalink

   Dear Jason,

   Unis is a very small company. I have one store in NYC and we wholesale to about 25 specialty boutiques in the US and Canada. I looked on Bill’s Khakis website and they are sold in over 500 stores the US. I think you can try to number crunch and imagine the economy of scale. I may have heard some where that Bill’s own their factory as well( not 100% sure)….which will most definitely reduce the price of cut and sew on the pants. I totally admire Bill’s Khaksi! No criticism from me…

   Manufacturing in the USA will cost more. Our minimum wage here is one of the highest in the world. On top of that there are VERY few factories left here, which means, I have fewer choices. Even if I made 5,000 pairs, the cost is the cost…there isn’t a huge discount for that amount of work. I actually recently started to move my production out to LA because it’s more affordable to manufacture ( and that’s mainly because the overhead costs are much cheaper than NYC).

   YOU, the consumer has chosen. You have chosen to buy cheaper, and companies have listened! They moved their production off shore. When you have so little manufacturing left in the USA, there are fewer factories who you can actually negotiate prices with.

   What do you think the landed cost of a pair of $60 chinos are????
   Most likely it’s landed for less than $13 a pair…into the USA. That is TOTAL cost! Fabric, trim, wash, dye, cut & sew… ALL of it. Wow.

   I’m going to explain to you more in detail why my Gio chino is the price it is. The fabric is a beautiful double weave cotton twill made in Italy. I use a very good quality corozo button(not plastic), the inside construction of the Gio chino is constructed just like a tailored pant with a full waist curtain. Cotton prices have gone through the roof. No one can lock down a price anymore. It’s been crazy. The cost of shipping( gas prices)…all affects the final retail price.

   On top of that…I have a very small dedicated staff, overhead and just the general cost of running a small business also adds to why my chinos cost $228.

   FInally, my Gio chino has gotten so much press because it’s the best fitting fashion chino out there. The guys buy the dressy unwashed version ( for more money) as well as the garment dyed slightly rumpled version. They both make your ass look great!

   You may want to watch the documentary “Schmatta”. It’s a very interesting history on the garment industry.

   Best

   Eunice

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