10 Best American Clothing Brands

A list of the ten best American clothing brands reflect America's tastes throughout the years. Several brands currently for sale in the U.S. have a rich history of providing quality clothing for decades while others are relative newcomers to the clothing scene.

Levi Strauss. This American clothing brand is the great granddaddy of the blue denim jeans. Though some of the things are now made in foreign nations and the company no longer operates a plant in its hometown of San Francisco, plenty of the clothing is still stitched in the North American Southwest. Levi is understood throughout the world and the idolization of vintage jeans illustrates just how high on the list of the 10 best American clothing brands this firm ranks.
L.L. Bean. Another American classic from the turn of the century in America's economic period. Think barn coats and cruising shirts and you have the foundation of the L.L. Bean firm.
Brooks Brothers. The Brooks men started off in 1818 with a singular item for America's dress for success crowd, the off-the-rack quality suit. No necessity to go through the large measuring deal and wait for the suit, the company offered a place for men to simply drop by, try on a suit and pay for it. One or two adjustments could be necessary, but most of the time, it was off the rack.
J. Crew. America's First Lady wears J. Crew fashion on official state visits and functions and due to this, the company must make the 10 best American clothing brands list. Most items are imported, but the brand styling is still there for classic, standard wear, but with a touch of flash thrown in on the side. An upmarket dress-for-success kind of work clothing was introduced by Crew in the latter 1980's.
Abercrombie & Fitch. This company opened in the U.S in 1892 and offered conventional and casual wear. The company has moved to more hot, popular offerings including jeans, sweaters and polos and has taken on advertising with near-nude men. With its modern stance on marketing, the company went worldwide.
DKNY aka Donna Karan New York. Donna is an American designer with a line of clothing sold at stores throughout the world. Set up in 1984 as an inexpensive designer line of both casual and formal wear, the company continues morph with the clothing trends. DKNY offers jeans, accessories and high-end runway designs.
Wrangler or Lee. These people are the Western branch of the denim wear. While Levi & Corp. made robust employee clothes, Wrangler and Lee made an American name in the western wear industry. We are speaking top-stitched, snap-front shirts with the pearl inserts. Hold on to your hats for the boot-cut jeans and the cowgirl gear that offered the western shirts with a little flirty action. Both firms still offer western wear, but the lines have extended to include less western-type clothing.
Hollister. A more recent entry to the 10 best American clothing brand list, Hollister is named for a town in California. If you have ever been to Hollister you might wonder why the name, but the clothing line is hip and ultra casual. The sales stats notch up an annual total to take on the big dogs on this list with 1 or 2 decades of expertise and products.
Dickies. People who enjoy street wear could not do without a couple of Dickies brand chinos. Dickies opened their doors in 1922 with a catalogue that featured strong work wear. While many employees wear the brand today for the sheer tough guy quality, the quality is the same for people who desire strong wear or just are making a style statement. As well as the quality, costs for Dickies are reasonable.
Pendleton or Woolrich. These 2 firms tie in the American wool clothing brand class. Pendleton is known for the trade blankets and morphed into a clothing company known since the 1930's for the hot, cottage wool shirts and jackets. Both corporations today offer full lines of casual clothing and Pendleton tends to conventional business wear, too.

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10 Best American Clothing Brands