[DHT]Osiris
Lifer
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Realistically, the cost of the materials is an exceedingly small percentage of factory -> floor costs. Most of it is shipping.That doesn't really seem fair, does it? A 4X t-shirt probably needs 3 times more cloth than an XS... why should it cost the same?
I guess that the material doesn't really matter all that much, as almost everything at Old Navy is made in an Asian sweatshop. The cost of goods sold probably varies from $2.50 to $3.50.
It's seriously like 10c of fabric. It's basically free to manufacture.
EDIT: Sorry, I was wrong, it's ~33c as of 2018.
How much does it cost to manufacture a t-shirt?
Answer (1 of 21): Everlane responded to this by saying that it really does bring them this quantum and that other brands charge much more when they're subject to the same costs. So this got me allowing. Is this how most people view the fashion assiduity? That it costs next to nothing to manufact...
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