The Breakdown

  • American Giant: US-grown cotton, cut/sewn in NC and CA
  • AG: traceable domestic supply chain, no offshore sewing detour
  • Gildan: US yarn spun then shipped to Honduras/Dominican Republic for assembly
  • Gildan 5000/64000: tubular construction, scratchy carded cotton, boxy fit
  • AG Walmart collab proves scalable US production at $13 price point

Side Effects

wallet lighter but ancestors stop filing complaints

Buy Instead

Skip Gildan blanks. Buy American Giant tees — domestic jobs, better drape, no global labor arbitrage.