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MADE IN CHINA – U.S. Olympic uniforms

July 12th, 2012 | clothing, ethics, Olympics

Republicans and Democrats railed Thursday about the U.S. Olympic Committee’s decision to dress the U.S. team in Chinese manufactured berets, blazers and pants while the American textile industry struggles economically with many U.S. workers desperate for jobs. …

ESPN

Ralph Lauren manufactures in China. Like most everybody.

6 comments ↓

#1 Danielle on 07.13.12 at 7:48 am

Apparently the same thing happened in ’08…you think they would have learned and brought the business over here! sigh.

#2 shergymrag on 07.13.12 at 8:29 am

Congress should STFU as long as they are doing nothing to bring the jobs back!

#3 georgert on 07.13.12 at 2:21 pm

If congress funded the teams then they would have the right to insist on American manufacture. As the teams all depend on corporate sponsorship and businesses do what makes economic sense, then lawmakers really need to butt out.

#4 Henry on 07.13.12 at 5:19 pm

I think the uniforms look like airline attendants.

Not my favorate.

Where Canada’s uniforms look like what real people would wear.

#5 Tandoori Chicken on 07.14.12 at 4:05 pm

They almost look like Girl Guides outfits.

Not to worry, at Gymnastics, medalists wear their leotards/singlets & longs for medal ceremonies. For Americans, that will be GK-made Adidas-branded. And American leotard manufacturers GK, Dreamlight, and Alpha Factor are outfitting gymnasts of other countries…

#6 wordsmith on 07.14.12 at 10:34 pm

It simply gives politicians an opportunity to wave the flag and pander to perceived patriotic umbrage.

The Myth of “Made in China”:

as it turns out, “Made in China” is a bit of a misnomer these days. Over the last 20 years, supply chains have fragmented across the globe — with one part made here, and another made there. Rarely is any one product made in any one country. China often specializes in the final stage of production: putting components together before exporting to the final users. Indeed, much of the value of U.S. imports from China, and similarly from Mexico, includes parts and components made in other countries — the United States among them. According to our recent study, domestic content (the stuff that directly contributes to domestic economic growth) makes up about 45 percent of Chinese exports and 34 percent of Mexican exports to the United States. The rest comes to China from abroad to be assembled and sold. A tag like “Made in China, Vietnam, the United States, Japan, and China again,” might be more apt.

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