"Based on the prices they are quoting in the illustration, I think we can assume the garments are made in China. If that is in fact the case, they’re “forgetting” to include a flood of other costs, such as: opening letters of credit, currency exchange and banking fees, quality inspection fees, importing the garment, taxes and duties, shipping from the port to the warehouse. Add that to all the non-manufacturing expenses, like time and money spent developing design and fit, employees, rent, insurance, supplies, etc, and suddenly, that $6.70 shirt is actually costing closer to $10 or $12. If an illustration like this is going to be out there for people to see, the consumer deserves to have the honest figures. And honestly, there’s no such thing as a $6.70 shirt."

- Fantastic article on the cost of clothing - Michael Shapiro on Why Clothes Cost What They Do in response to these images: 1 2 (via thebengalstripe)

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