Fashion Alert: Allison Parris is Made in America
The "Made in America Agenda" is gaining popularity, and the fact that Allison Parris produces their collection entirely in the United States has become more important to the brand and it's followers.
Allison Parris committed to producing the collection in New York City at its inception in 2008. At the time Parris was concerned about the inability to check on labor standards in overseas factories. "I did a stint designing for a mass market label that produced almost entirely in China before starting this company and the horror stories I heard about the working conditions completely put me off. The more I looked into local production for my own label, the more benefits I found. Local production enables us to have faster turnover, better quality control and we feel it's imperative to support the American economy."
Although the brand has been utilizing domestic production since its start in 2008, only recently have they advertised this aspect of their business. With big names like Dianne Sawyer backing the movement to support products that are made in America, fashion labels like Allison Parris have garnered a lot more attention. "It's not something we really saw coming, but it's been a very happy accident."
Allison Parris New York is an eco-friendly and socially conscious women's contemporary line which is made in the USA. The ready to wear collection recently showed its fifth season at New York Fashion Week in February and is sold in boutiques across the USA as well as Mexico, Australia, Indonesia and
