
Runyon
Canyon Apparel: Los Angeles-based Runyon designs and
manufactures USA-milled, USA-cut, and USA-sewn clothes that are great for
running around outdoors. One thing: their shirts run a bit big -- I
recommend buying a size down.
Patagonia: With Ventura-based Patagonia, you
get what you pay for. What you pay is a
lot. What you get is exactly what you
want. Patagonia’s gear and clothing
looks great, it works perfectly, and it is manufactured as ethically and
sustainably as reasonably possible. So far, all of my Patagonia gear and
clothing is for backpacking, all of which may very well last me forever.
Richer
Poorer: San Juan Capistrano-based Richer Poorer makes
no-frills sweatshirts and sweat pants.
Although I do not own any Richer Poorer sweats, I would not hesitate to
give them a try – I do own Richer Poorer socks, and they are the
highest-quality socks in my drawer.
Mountain Hardwear: Richmond-based Mountain Hardware
has been my go-to supplier for camping-and-backpacking clothing and gear for
more than a decade. They also make
exercise clothes, which probably are of high quality, and which look nice, in
an a-backpacking-company-made-this sort of way.
North Face: Alameda-based North Face makes
pretty much everything an outdoors-enthusiast could want. They also make outdoors/urban-hybrid exercise
clothes, which – judging by everything I’ve bought from them so far – likely
are of high quality, if a bit over-logoed for my taste.
American Apparel: So here's the thing about Los Angeles-based AA: It's well made, and it looks great on the people who it looks great on. For everyone else, AA seems designed specifically to highlight the ways in which it does not look great on them. Don't know which category you fall into? Well, the folks around you do. Ask someone you trust if you're one of the people who AA designs its clothes to fit. If the answer is yes, then lucky you -- you have a one-stop shop for relatively inexpensive, ethically manufactured, long-lasting basics. If the answer is no, walk away from this brand forever.
American Apparel: So here's the thing about Los Angeles-based AA: It's well made, and it looks great on the people who it looks great on. For everyone else, AA seems designed specifically to highlight the ways in which it does not look great on them. Don't know which category you fall into? Well, the folks around you do. Ask someone you trust if you're one of the people who AA designs its clothes to fit. If the answer is yes, then lucky you -- you have a one-stop shop for relatively inexpensive, ethically manufactured, long-lasting basics. If the answer is no, walk away from this brand forever.
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