I recently discovered the blog at the Louis Boston website. For those not from the area, Louis Boston is an upscale department store in Boston that has been a fixture of the city for ages. I can't afford much in there, but I loved browsing the racks while I was in the city. They used to be on Newbury St. but have moved to a new location on the waterfront. I have not had the chance to check out the new store (artifact of moving west and having children), but I'd love to.
Anyhow, two of the recent blog postings really grabbed my attention. the first was an interesting observation about the "uniform" that we as Americans have gravitated to: cheaply/poorly made clothing inevitably from China or a country that pays it workers even less than China. T-shirts, flip-flops, jeans, etc. The point of the post was that why is it as Americans, where we have the freedom to choose, the freedom to invent ourselves, and access to the goods of the whole world (and not just southeast Asia), that we choose to all dress the same.
On a related note, I also enjoyed the post about the Raleigh Denim Workshop, a company that makes jeans the "old-fashioned" way: in the United States. It's not easy to find clothing made in the US, and I'd be interested in spending my money on high-quality, well-made, American goods. I'll definitely be looking into this brand.
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