I am starting to make headway in launching my own women's business wear brand, specifically women's work pants. I always felt that there were not enough comfortable ladies office trousers after sitting in them for 20 years and they chafed my inner thighs and pinched me in all the wrong places.
Alot of them also didnt look great, I may have had like 2 pairs that flattered my hips and tummy but it's hard to get through a whole work week with just a few pairs of pants isn't it? So I thought okay I am going to pick one product and go for it.
Here's the problem I am getting a lot of pushback about sourcing. I mentioned that I would obviously be sourcing from wholesale sites in order to make sure the pants are affordable for everyone. The only problem is that whenever I mentioned Alibaba, Amazon, or AliExpress I am labelled with using unethical practices, or child labor and this is just not true.
I am not defending these companies but there are thousands of suppliers listed on their site, I am sure not all of them is guilty of this. So I wanted to ask advice concerning this keeping in mind a majority of apparel comes from China and I am sure many US retailers are well aware of the what kind ethical practices their suppliers are using, and I am in the process of vetting and using one as well.
But how do I get over this general misperception that anything that is sourced from China is inferior quality or made with child labor? This reaction honestly surprised me. I do want to priortize ethical sourcing requirements and making sure that suppliers are paying staff equal and decent wages, and that the quality of the fabric is better than what is available in US retail stores. How do I address these concerns without coming across defensive? How do other ethical fashion brands balance affordability and transparency?
Submitted September 20, 2025 at 10:42AM by Prettynails_gal https://ift.tt/3TDARJ9
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