The trials of making ‘dirt to shirt’ tees in the U.S.

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By Elsa WenzelAug 25, 2025, 4:38 pm121 ptsTrending
Mass market T-shirts travel more than most Americans do. The materials in them commonly journey tens of thousands of miles from their cotton field roots to retail racks. Less than 5 percent of clothes bought in the United States are made here, as 1.5 million jobs in apparel and textiles disappeared between 1979…

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