DORAL, FL – MARCH 06: Donald Trump on the 18th hole during the final round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral Blue Monster Course on March 6, 2016 in Doral, Florida. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

Source: Huffington Post

Donald Trump has a lame excuse for outsourcing the production of his clothing brand. The North Face, meanwhile, is proving that it’s possible to keep business local.

The Republican presidential front-runner has been criticized for using overseas manufacturing for items in his Donald J. Trump Signature Collection of suits and ties. When pressed on the issue during the GOP debate in Detroit on March 3, Trump said it’s cheaper to produce clothes in, say, China and Mexico, than in the United States.

“They [these countries] make it impossible for clothing-makers in this country to do clothing in this country,” Trump said.

While he’s right that it can be pricey to make clothes in the U.S., often because of high labor costs, there is a growing demand for locally sourced goods. Americans want to buy domestic — and apparel companies like The North Face, which recently expanded its made-in-America offerings, are listening.

The North Face’s newest clothing line, which launched March 1, is made entirely in the states. It’s the second iteration of the company’s Backyard Project, which “is about connecting with local artisans right here in the U.S.A. It’s about knowing which farms grew your cotton, who spun the yarn, or how your product was dyed,” Sumi Scott, The North Face’s director of sportswear, said in a statement.