As the name implies, bench-made shoes are those that are hand-tooled on a craftsman’s table or cobbler’s bench. But that designation doesn’t mean they’re entirely handmade or fully bespoke. Typically, after an initial fitting, a single shoe will pass through … read more →

Any weaving operation–including those that produce dress shirts–begins with the warp threads (or “varp,” an Old Norse term for “cast of a net”), which run vertically when stretched tight onto a loom. These are generally made of stronger fibers than … read more →

So how trustworthy is the label many of us insist on seeing before we’ll throw down a single Chinese-backed U.S. dollar on a piece of clothing? Turns out that “Made in USA” means pretty much what it says. Congress requires … read more →