Wythe Official Thread - this ain't your meemaw's yeehaw

[Donut]

I love Wythe and the sweaters are nice but I must say that it would feel weird to purchase a Cowichan not from the indigenous from Cowichan. Perhaps its no different than buying a "shetland" sweater that's not made in Scotland. At this point its a design reference or type of sweater.

I know there has been some great discussions on this topic on this forum in the past but I haven't come up with a thoughtful or well-informed opinion yet. I've seen some solid points on each side.

I will admit that there might be a bias here as Cowichan Valley is local to me.

 

[shortlefty]

I love Wythe and the sweaters are nice but I must say that it would feel weird to purchase a Cowichan not from the indigenous from Cowichan. Perhaps its no different than buying a "shetland" sweater that's not made in Scotland. At this point its a design reference or type of sweater.

I know there has been some great discussions on this topic on this forum in the past but I haven't come up with a thoughtful or well-informed opinion yet. I've seen some solid points on each side.

I will admit that there might be a bias here as Cowichan Valley is local to me.

Maybe I am ignorant but wouldnt this be in the same vein as refusing to purchase sushi or support sushi restaurants that are not made in Japan or by Japanese people?

I also feel like your viewpoint will lead you to too many inconsistencies, unless you're only focused on clothes. But then again, you probably would have a hard time maintaining it, depending on how deep you want to go.