The US was once the biggest denim manufacturer in the world. But after decades of competition from cheaper foreign factories, the country that popularized jeans has lost almost every denim mill. We went inside Mount Vernon Mills, one of the oldest factories left in the US, to find out how it has made it this far. We also toured Crescent Bahuman, a high-tech facility in Pakistan, to see what it takes for American companies to compete with mass producers abroad.
00:00 – Intro
01:15 – History of Denim
02:31 – Foreign Competition in Pakistan
04:15 – The Last US Denim Mill
07:16 – Manufacturing Jobs
08:33 – Innovating to Survive
09:02 – Flame- Resistant Denim
09:50 – Vintage Selvedge Denim
12:21 – Does ‘Made in USA’ Matter?
14:02 – Credits
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