Reshoring, an awkward word for an essential concept: bringing manufacturing back from overseas. Instrumental in this process are new agile factories, able to produce at low cost in smaller quantities. One company creating such factories, and making a major difference for a lot of emerging desingers and even established brands adapting to new market conditions, is Kathryn Hilderbrand’s Good Clothng Company, on Cape Cod and in Fall River, Massachusetts.

In the studio for this episode are Kathryn Hilderbrand and two of her advisers: a public policy expert who served in the Obama Administration, Mark Linton, and fashion industry veteran and Project Runway superstar, Tim Gunn.“Well, I think Kathryn is beautifully addressing our biggest challenge, which is to re-shore.” – Tim Gunn

What is different about these new more agile factories? What can a home sewer learn in 12 weeks that makes them ready to sew in a factory? Is the capacity for re-shoring to the United State ready, or will it be ready?Denovation – abandoning an idea or technology, which had formerly, perhaps wrongly, been seen as progressive.

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<p>Reshoring, an awkward word for an essential concept: bringing manufacturing back from overseas. Instrumental in this process are new agile factories, able to produce at low cost in smaller quantities. One company creating such factories, and making a major difference for a lot of emerging desingers and even established brands adapting to new market conditions, is Kathryn Hilderbrand&#8217;s <a href="http://www.goodclothingcompany.com/" target="_blank">Good Clothng Company</a>, on Cape Cod and in Fall River, Massachusetts.</p>
<p>In the studio for this episode are <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynhilderbrand" target="_blank">Kathryn Hilderbrand</a> and two of her advisers: a public policy expert who served in the Obama Administration, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-linton-7096aa30" target="_blank">Mark Linton</a>, and fashion industry veteran and Project Runway superstar, Tim Gunn.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Well, I think Kathryn is beautifully addressing our biggest challenge, which is to re-shore.&#8221;</em> &#8211; Tim Gunn</h2>
<p>What is different about these new more agile factories? What can a home sewer learn in 12 weeks that makes them ready to sew in a factory? Is the capacity for re-shoring to the United State ready, or will it be ready?</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Denovation</em></strong> &#8211; abandoning an idea or technology, which had formerly, perhaps wrongly, been seen as progressive.</h3>

Exploring fashion as an art and a business. American Fashion Podcast is the fashion show for fashion people, diving deep into the designing, making, and selling of garments and accessories through long-form interviews with people at all levels and in all corners of the business, with an emphasis on sustainability and innovation, since 2014. Hosted by Charles Beckwith and Cathy Schepis.

<p>Exploring fashion as an art and a business. American Fashion Podcast is the fashion show for fashion people, diving deep into the designing, making, and selling of garments and accessories through long-form interviews with people at all levels and in all corners of the business, with an emphasis on sustainability and innovation, since 2014. Hosted by Charles Beckwith and Cathy Schepis.</p>

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In the studio for this episode are Kathryn Hilderbrand and two of her advisers: a public policy expert who served in the Obama Administration, Mark Linton, and fashion industry veteran and Project Runway superstar, Tim Gunn.

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