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"These days, as shockingly little as five percent of clothing sold in the U.S.A. is actually made here. So how can you support our country on Independence Day? By buying American made! Check out 10 brands still manufactured right here, and celebrate 4th of July in style! American Apparel has had its share of scandals, but it has always been &amp;quot;Made in Downtown LA&amp;quot;--and its Vertically Integrated Manufacturing model means no outsourcing, ever. You can order a custom pair of New Balance 574s (complete with your favorite colors and a monogram) and have them ship in as little as four days--because they&amp;#x27;re sent out from right here in the U.S.A. When Ashley Olsen sat on a fashion panel we hosted at the 92nd St Y last year, I learned that the chic basics she and sister Mary-Kate make for The Row are all manufactured in New York City. She told Newsweek magazine, &amp;quot;I believe in manufacturing as close to home as possible.&amp;quot; Plus size retailer Lane Bryant makes a slew of items here in the states--use the keyword &amp;quot;made in USA&amp;quot; on their site to find specific pieces. Steven Alan is the king of perfect shirts for dudes and sweet dresses and undies for gals--and their stuff isn&amp;#x27;t just assembled here, it&amp;#x27;s made from ultra-soft grown-in-the-U.S.A. cotton. No need to fall bad about sucking it in, ladies! It&amp;#x27;s probably no surprise that Spanx are an American invention, but did you know they&amp;#x27;re manufactured right here, too? Nanette Lepore is another designer who keeps things local in NYC. She once told PBS, &amp;quot;When we have done cost comparisons on certain garments, we will take something and we will price it in New York and we will price it in China. We will do that often to sort of see where we are better off. Generally, with the cost of bringing it here and importing, it comes out to very close to the same.&amp;quot; That California cool vibe you get from Splendid&amp;#x27;s perfect T-shirts? It&amp;#x27;s totally organic--their cotton basics come from downtown L.A. No true preppy chick would be caught at the beach without her Jack Rogers sandals, and since prep is all about Americana, it&amp;#x27;s fitting that they&amp;#x27;re based in Palm Beach, Florida. Sorry, dolls: Levi&amp;#x27;s and Wrangler jeans are now made overseas. If you want authentic American denim, opt for Earnest Sewn, which are made from American materials by American hands. There you have it, ladies! Are you aware of buying American-made? A whopping 61% of Americans say they&amp;#x27;d rather buy something made in the U.S.A. Are you one of &amp;#x27;em? Which of these brands is your favorite? Discuss! More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Get the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion Check our chic Tumblr! Read Glamour magazine on your iPad&amp;amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). And, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Want even more STF? Follow us on Twitter! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;cindi_leive&amp;quot;], count: 3});"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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