ill post some pics of the 21 oz
i got some today
:D
and ill post some of my weird guy indigo's. theyre about 4 months worth of wear.
^ Made in China.
i actually met brandon, and he said that urban was begging him to sell naked and famous to them, and he said it would never happen. i guess this was their little compromise.
just bought the wierd guy grey selvage , my true size is a 30 but i sized up to a 31,do they fit like the apc NS?
understandable. definitely a less opportunistic angle, and id much rather believe he's taking them down from the inside anyhow. or maybe he'll change some of their chinamakin ways.
contrarily, what irks me mostly is that for the people who construct naked and famous in canada, its easily conceivable for them to go out and buy a pair. for their asian counterparts who make unbranded, even tho its half the price, much less so. and these asian factories like to give you 16 hour shifts,and they like to not give bathroom breaks, and they like to fire sick people, and right now their average offering wage is $0.44/h.
that means that today,the minimum wage in quebec where i believe N&F is made, a laborer could save a modest 10% of their $9 an hour, eight hours a day, five days a week for three weeks to earn the cash in cad to buy a pair of unbranded. alternately, if that average asian laborer saved and optimistic 10% (or 4.4 cents) of their income every hour, 16 hours a day, with no weekends, it would take 3 and a half months to raise the same amount .
ive paid my premium to support brandon and companies like his to make sure UO and their facorties dont get that support. and now theyre getting it anyhow, is what irks me. what does brandon say about that?
understandable. definitely a less opportunistic angle, and id much rather believe he's taking them down from the inside anyhow. or maybe he'll change some of their chinamakin ways.
contrarily, what irks me mostly is that for the people who construct naked and famous in canada, its easily conceivable for them to go out and buy a pair. for their asian counterparts who make unbranded, even tho its half the price, much less so. and these asian factories like to give you 16 hour shifts,and they like to not give bathroom breaks, and they like to fire sick people, and right now their average offering wage is $0.44/h.
that means that today,the minimum wage in quebec where i believe N&F is made, a laborer could save a modest 10% of their $9 an hour, eight hours a day, five days a week for three weeks to earn the cash in cad to buy a pair of unbranded. alternately, if that average asian laborer saved an optimistic 10% (or 4.4 cents) of their income every hour, 16 hours a day, with no weekends, it would take 3 and a half months to raise the same amount .
ive paid my premium to support brandon and companies like his to make sure UO and their factories dont get that support. and now theyre getting it anyhow, is what irks me. what does brandon say about that?
Damn, I actually bought the UO ones because of the differential in pricing for the deep indigos. Definitely going to be my only pair from them, its crazy how low factory workers get paid in china
NF for sale: 190z Elephant Skins, and Broken Twills Weird Guy Tagged 33.
Bet ya'll don't have Brandon's fucking business card :smugface:
Damn, I actually bought the UO ones because of the differential in pricing for the deep indigos. Definitely going to be my only pair from them, its crazy how low factory workers get paid in china
Anybody get the new 24 ounce denim? Or did they come out for that matter? Brandon told me they were 280 retail and supposed to last a lifetime, hope they'll fade nicely
Okk, heres something you guys might not get.
the average salary in china factories compared to americans, is very very veyr very low. AFter a day's amount of work, one might not be able to even buy a big mac in USA. But what you guys gotta keep in mind, is that 1) the standard of living is very very low in China. What you spend on a nice dinner, might be enough to feed a family for a month. 2) If it weren't for all the factories moving to China, not only will there be more starving kids, but also, the average salary will go down, since theres a surplus of workers.
I'm NOT supporting the low salaries and sweatshops. I think its horrible, and i really do wish that all those poor kids could have better wages or working conditions. But it jsut annoys me when i see people constantly comparing china's wages with american ones, instead of taking into consideration, china's cost of living and other factors!
NF for sale: 190z Elephant Skins, and Broken Twills Weird Guy Tagged 33.
Okk, heres something you guys might not get.
the average salary in china factories compared to americans, is very very veyr very low. AFter a day's amount of work, one might not be able to even buy a big mac in USA. But what you guys gotta keep in mind, is that 1) the standard of living is very very low in China. What you spend on a nice dinner, might be enough to feed a family for a month. 2) If it weren't for all the factories moving to China, not only will there be more starving kids, but also, the average salary will go down, since theres a surplus of workers.
I'm NOT supporting the low salaries and sweatshops. I think its horrible, and i really do wish that all those poor kids could have better wages or working conditions. But it jsut annoys me when i see people constantly comparing china's wages with american ones, instead of taking into consideration, china's cost of living and other factors!
