Episode 60
You Can’t Make Real Cloth at Fake Prices
Why Energy Costs, Global Sourcing, and Imitation Goods are Squeezing Heritage Textile Mills
About This Episode
Real suiting cloth manufacturing is far more fragile than most buyers realize. Between energy costs, raw material volatility, and imitation goods labeled as “Huddersfield,” competing on price alone is impossible for genuine mills.
In this episode, Rian Taylor from Huddersfield Textiles explains what it actually takes to maintain authentic British cloth production, why false economy hurts both tailors and customers, and how technology like blockchain may be needed to protect origin and quality in the future.
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