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Why NOT to buy cheap clothes

Clothing prices can be all over the place. What’s the difference between a $50 denim jacket and a $300 denim jacket? They’re both just denim fabric sewn together, right? Not exactly.   Although in basic terms, yes this statement is true, a denim jacket is denim fabric sewn together. However, in reality a simple denim jacket is so much more than that.   Who’s paying?  The probable main difference between a $50 denim jacket and a $300 jacket is labor and who is really getting paid. Being as brief as possible, making a denim jacket involves the following steps: Growing and picking cotton Processing cotton fiber in yarn then weaving and dyeing the fabric Designing the jacket Creating a paper...

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