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Is it me or is it nearly impossible to make clothes in England?

I am looking to manufacture a small range of extremely well made, hard wearing surf shorts in England at the moment.
Being an ethical British brand trying to keep as much of the process at arms reach is proving extremely tuff to say the least, however should it be this way?

Having been in the garment industry 10 years I am fully aware of why people make abroad, yet I am trying to find out exactly what our shores have to offer and whether there are small outfits suited to small specialised needs.

In an era where craftsmanship, service, understanding and honesty are needed more and more in a diluted, me-too world, wouldn't it be great to know that your free range boardies were locally sewn and locally sold, just like your tatties!

Idealism aside , there are many factories that have been shut down recently, including the Burberry one, where I am guessing there are a lot of skilled machinists with a fantastic yet dying skill base going to waste.
With all the young start up brands, struggling to get going, and not knowing how to source, let alone being able to meet the huge far east minimums, maybe a local more reactive co-operative could exist to boost and enable our huge talents to grow?

Any help on this would be great..

Thanks
Riz

Riz Boardshorts Ltd
info@rizboardshorts.com

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Permalink Reply by Maryanne on November 23, 2009 at 12:00pm

hello..
whilst i don't know any manufacturers, i just wanted to say that the same situation has been happening in manhattan.
specifically the garment district, 7th avenue.
HBO did a documentary recently" Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags" about what has been happening in NYC.
only 5% of clothing is made in the states anymore.

i was interviewed and am in 3 segments for the HBO documentary, I was a print designer who lost my job, because of what has been going on.
originally i thought i was the only one, now i realise that i was one of many, and this is happening at every level in the industry.

even Burberry and that brand 'should be' made in england.

on my page, i did blog a youtube clip of the documentary ( i'm in the clip also)

i will say this, i do have clothing made in england, but most of it is from the 80's and still relevant today.
recently i purchased a handknit sweater from england. the quality of all of these pieces of clothing is amazing.

this is my hope:
it will take one designer to bring back apparel made in their country and do it successfully, and everyone else will soon follow.

sorry that i can't help source any manufacturer for you, but i did wish to comment about what has been happening globally.

best wishes to you.

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Permalink Reply by Charm on November 23, 2009 at 8:58pm

hey riz
should come to australia to launch your line - good market for boardshorts! big beach culture in Brisbane, gold coast and sydney
charm

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