That's the name of Wal-Mart's cheaply fabricated and cheaply sold, alien abode cast jeans: "Faded Glory." The uber-retailer additionally now offers Levis.
Well, not Levis exactly, but Levis "Signature" band — a cheaply fabricated and cheaply sold, alien apery of the archetypal American-made jeans.
Charles Fishman has the capacity on this and abundant added in "The Wal-Mart You Don't Know," which focuses on the devil's arrangement that suppliers charge accede to in adjustment to see their articles abounding on the shelves of the world's better store.
If Levi accouterment is a delinquent hit at Wal-Mart, that may absolutely accomplishment Levi as a business. But what will accept been rescued? The Signature line–it includes accouterment for girls, boys, men, and women–is an odd abandonment for a aggregation whose cast has continued been an American icon. Some of the jeans accept the look, the fingertip feel, of pricier Levis. But abundant of the accouterment has the attending and feel it charge have, accustomed its amount (around $23 for developed pants): cheap. Bargain and black to acquisition labeled with Levi Strauss's name. And aloof bristles canicule afore the animated accumulation news, Levi had addition announcement: It is closing its aftermost two U.S. factories, both in San Antonio, and laying off added than 2,500 workers, or 21% of its workforce. A aggregation that 22 years ago had 60 accouterment plants in the United States–and that was accepted as one of the best socially reponsible corporations on the planet–will, by 2004, not accomplish any clothes at all. It will aloof acceptation them.
A moment of blackout for the anamnesis of Levis jeans — a above American icon.
Now bang on over to Diamond Cut Jeans — union-made in America, classically styled and, acknowledgment to the different diamond-cut gusset, the "most comfortable" jeans in the world.
UPDATE: Selise credibility out in comments that to ensure you're accepting the union-made Diamond Cut jeans you should use this link: americanunionjeans.com.
