I can't pronounce half the places people are getting their clothes produced these days...from little towns in China, Peru, Bali to India. There are a lot of options out there, and we have decided to come HOME.Welcome to Fall River, Ma. Once upon a time, Fall River was a mecca for apparel and bag manufacturers, so today it is filled with empty factories slowly filling up. It's fun to see a place begin to come back to life, a place that is now in my new backyard, and home to CKB production.
This is the fabric being laid out for cutting...
This is a small run of Chelles Halters ready for sewing.
And the Chelles Halter ready for wearing.-Fall River sure beats the 7th avenue in NYC, Bradley
this is so great. i love your business.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home
ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful. I am so proud of you for doing this.
ReplyDeleteThat is fantastic! Kudos on moving home for your production! :)
ReplyDeleteGood for you!
ReplyDeleteIt is good to have things made again in the good old US of A. It would be admirable if more entrepreneurs followed your lead. Seems like a win-win situation for all.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Whenever I pass all those mills, I always hope someone will help bring them back. Thank you :-)
ReplyDeleteI love that post...breathing new life into sthe factory(not to mention the community)(good news is hard to come by here lately....so this is wonderful!!! :) and to see that aspect of the production....the fabric bolts and then the pieces laid out...ready for sewing...makes us realize what goes into the production of your cute line. thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is so refreshing. I hope others will follow suit. It's good for everyone.
ReplyDeleteYou know Madewell, now owned by J Crew, was origianlly made in Fall River, Mass. I am not sure that J Crew still has anything made in Fall RIver, but they certainly should consider it for an element of authenticity as well as the fact that it is important to support our US manufacterers.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone is interested in learning more about manufacturing in Fall River the Chamber of Commerce is happy to assist in reviving the textile industry (hint hint J Crew).
*so sorry for the typos!!!
ReplyDeletethe quality of the Fall River production runs is amazing--love the Summer dresses
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