Episode 75
You Can’t Scale American-Made Clothing Like Fast Fashion
Why Limited Domestic Mills, Higher Costs, and Consumer Expectations Force Hard Tradeoffs Between Scale, Price, and Values
Matthew Banever·Founder and CEO·Bards Clothing
About This Episode
Building a clothing brand in the U.S. isn’t just a branding decision — it’s a supply chain constraint. Domestic textile capacity is limited, costs are higher, and consumers are used to fast fashion prices and convenience.
In this episode, Matthew Banever explains why scaling a Made-in-America apparel business forces tradeoffs between growth, price, and values, and why he intentionally rejects the fast-fashion model even if it caps volume.
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