# Where was your shirt made? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137 "2010-07-27T02:01:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/41 "2010-07-27T23:28:49Z")
Made in Egypt, sold in the USA. Doesn’t mention if any mummies were unwrapped to get the “sateen” cloth. ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/42 "2010-07-28T01:09:04Z")
Northern Mariana Islands? The tag says USA but it turns out we have a working contract with the people to make clothing for us. I could only find a leather jacket made in the USA and my Talbots clothing is still made in the states. Just for the heck of it in my closet I found the rest to be from: Peru, Turkey, Macau, China, Indosnesia, India, Jordan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bagladesh, and Thailand. Some of the poorest places on the planet are making our clothes for pennies a day. It’s sad to think of how hard people have to slave for us. So we are basically exploiting the worlds poor. It really makes you realize how little of our clothing is made here. My better stuff is mostly from India and Sri Lanka and Peru. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/43 "2010-07-28T01:10:44Z")
Last month while in the store, I started looking at the country of origin of shirts, and found a new one, so I had to buy the shirt just to have something different: Lesotho ! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/44 "2010-07-28T04:18:33Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > Northern Mariana Islands? The tag says USA but it turns out we have a working contract with the people to make clothing for us. I thought I recalled the US territory of Guam being part of the Marianas, so I looked it up and see that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is under US jurisdiction. So “Made in the USA” is technically correct. ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/45 "2010-07-28T04:46:07Z")
Made in Honduras, given to all the volunteers at an event at my New York synagogue. It’s a Hanes Tagless line shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/46 "2010-07-28T06:15:06Z")
Made in Australia ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/47 "2010-07-28T07:36:06Z")
Hecho en Mexico, purchased in Tennessee. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/48 "2010-07-28T08:35:45Z")
Made in India. Bought in USA. In the lead so far with 8 points is USA (including Guam etc.) In the silver medal position is China with 5 In third with 4 points is Houduras Hot on their heels are Mexico, India and Indonesia with 3 Sri Lanka have 2 Bringing up the rear are Thailand Australia Lesotho Haiti Egypt Dominican Republic Peru Greneda Korea Cambodia El Salavador Phillipines Mauritius Jordan Kenya Finland Pakistan Vietnam ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/49 "2010-07-28T14:44:34Z")
Made in USA by The Cotton Exchange, bought at the University of Wyoming bookstore. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/50 "2010-07-28T15:42:57Z")
No indication of origin. I will assume it has always existed. Bought in MN. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/51 "2010-07-28T15:49:35Z")
> [@Trom](#): > > No indication of origin. I will assume it has always existed. Bought in MN. No, shirts are too complex to have arisen spontaneously. Therefore, by the Intelligent Dress theory, we must assume that in fact an invisible clothing factory arose spontaneously in order to make the shirt. You wouldn’t expect such a stealth factory to use tags. ---
**Author:** ![LegsAkimbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@LegsAkimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegsAkimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/52 "2010-07-28T15:54:39Z")
Made in Cambodia, bought in Tallahassee. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/53 "2010-07-28T23:09:13Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Made in India. Bought in USA. > > In the lead so far with 8 points is USA (including Guam etc.) > In the silver medal position is China with 5 > In third with 4 points is Houduras > Hot on their heels are Mexico, India and Indonesia with 3 > Sri Lanka have 2 > > Bringing up the rear are > > Thailand > Australia > Lesotho > Haiti > Egypt > Dominican Republic > Peru > Greneda > Korea > Cambodia > El Salavador > Phillipines > Mauritius > Jordan > Kenya > Finland > Pakistan > Vietnam Nice! Thank you for summarizing, I was gonna do that. Meanwhile, mark one up for Guatemala…and John Galt, if I saw a shirt made in Lesotho I’d probably buy it too, regardless of what it looked like! ---
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/54 "2010-07-28T23:17:40Z")
purchased in Canada at Mountain Equipment Co-op. Made in India. ---
**Author:** ![InterestedObserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/55 "2010-07-28T23:19:39Z")
The shirt I’m wearing now doesn’t have a tag (bought it second-hand) but my best guess, based on lots of experience reading labels and knowing fabrics/styles, is that it was made in India. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/56 "2010-07-28T23:23:30Z")
I ran and put on my mudcloth shirt so I could be the only person to say “Made in Mali”. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/57 "2010-08-02T15:39:38Z")
The bathrobe I’m wearing was made in China, purchased in New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/58 "2010-08-02T21:48:17Z")
Made in New Zealand (out of sheep!). Purchased on the internets. ---
**Author:** ![rayman5321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@rayman5321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayman5321)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/59 "2010-08-02T22:18:10Z")
> [@GHO57](#): > > Made in Finland… > > Not only is it domestic, it’s made right here in town. You live in Finland. I’m sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137/60 "2010-08-03T01:18:10Z")
> [@rayman5321](#): > > > [@GHO57](#): > > > > Made in Finland… > > > > Not only is it domestic, it’s made right here in town. > > You live in Finland. I’m sorry. Good point. They’re only the [2nd-happiest](http://www.tripbase.com/blog/top-10-happiest-countries-in-the-world/) country. It must be miserable coming up short of first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-your-shirt-made/548137.md?page=4)