Armando Eón, Creative Director
Globally, there are no shortages of denim manufacturers today. Most of these manufacturers are assembly line mass producers that seek out the most inexpensive way to produce the most number of jeans in a given period of time. These jeans are produced with automatic machines so every piece is made exactly the same, resulting in the deficiency of exclusivity and specialty. For these manufacturers to obtain profitability, cutting cost and high volume turnover is the core foundation of their business model. The outcome is a poorly made and generic product. Additionally, whether it is paying unfair wages to workers or working under questionable safety standards, the existence of ethically questionable practices is a reality in the global garment manufacturing sector today.
In New York City, we incorporate small scale boutique style manufacturing. The best way to describe denim manufacturing here is hands-on engineered garments. We do not use automatic machines hence our jeans are produced achieving approximately 90% generic similarity with 10% variance. We produce each pair of jeans individually unique to the others. Although the untrained eye cannot see these differences, the small variations are the livelihood and taste of each pair of jeans made. Additionally, we are located in the heart of New York City, and thus all of our workers are protected with fair wage standards from the New York State Department of Labor and also under safety working standards of the laws of the United States of America.
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