Hey all, Mike here from allamerican.org and today we're talking about how to find swimwear made in the USA. Summer is fast approaching so it's a great time to pick up a new pair of swim trunks and today we're going to go through how to find all of those swimsuits that are made in the USA, highlight some great American-made brands and cover some of the big brands in the swimwear industry and where they're actually made. Also written about this topic so links in the description below per usual to that article and other related research on allamerican.org, which you can visit to see all of our regulatory research brand investigations and everything else related to supporting American manufacturing. Alright, let's start off with a couple of usual tips on material sourcing when finding American-made swimwear. Swimmers pretty basic in terms of the types of materials that are typically used in a bathing suit. The most popular one is going to be nylon. China is the top global producer of nylon. They occupy the majority of the global market share production but the US does produce a lot of nylon so you should be able to find a lot of brands that are sourcing from US suppliers. You'll also see spandex and lycra as part of the material mix likely for a lot of the bathing suits that you're looking at. Again, China produces about 75% of the total global production of this material but there are still some US suppliers so you may have to do a little bit tougher searching to find those brands that are using those suppliers but they are around. Other than that, you may have some other proprietary synthetic fabrics that a lot of brands are using and putting some confusing branding or labeling on so just make sure to hit the brand up and see where they're sourcing those materials and that production from and of course you can always should as a note at allamerican.org and we'll help find out for you. Lastly, for Shopping and Store, we have some US legislation on our side that dictates the country of origin B on the product or packaging so make sure to check that tag if you are shopping in store and then if you're shopping online again calling a brand or just hitting us up can be a great solution find out where those materials are coming from and where the country of origin is. All right, let's shift through some of the great American Mates win-wear brands. Now I don't have time to cover every single one in this video per usual so leave a comment below with your favorite American Mates win-wear and like I said earlier link in the description below for all of our research on this topic. First up is for-low. For-low is based in whitefish Montana and is typically known for their hunting and outdoor apparel and gear but they also make great swimwear for men and women. Everything is 100% US source they use a lot of proprietary synthetic materials but they gather everything from domestic sources and generally makes them really high quality products. Their swimwear is also UPF 75 plus soap you'll be protected from those sun rays. Next up is Bort short's world. Bort short's world is based in Tampa, Florida and they're a retailer carrying exclusively American Mates win-wear brands. You can place an order in their online store and even get custom orders if you have specific requirements for the outseam and inseam of your new bathing suit. They have a ton of styles to choose from so make sure to check out Bort short's world. Next up is Slippins. Slippins is based in Newport Beach California and they make some really great heavy coverage swimwear. So check out their dive skins as well as their surf skins if you're looking for more full coverage across your entire body. Next up is Birdwell. Birdwell is based in Santa Ana California and has been around since the 1960s mostly known as a surfing brand. Not everything that they produce is made in the USA but they do have a made in the USA section on their website with a lot of good swimwear. It's mostly Bort short so if that's your style make sure to give Birdwell look. Next up is Mangrove Monkey. Mangrove Monkey is based in Naples, Florida and they make custom Bort shorts based on your specifications for whatever design you want. Their typical turnaround time is about seven to ten days which is not bad for a custom order so if you're looking for something that is super unique and have some specific requirements around sizing, Mangrove Monkey can be a good option. And the last brand I'll cover in today's video is Los Angeles Apparel. Los Angeles Apparel is a big clothing manufacturer in Los Angeles, California and they make a lot of different clothing options for men and women. But their swimwear is really popular too. I have this really basic option from them which is my go-to during the summer months and they have a lot of bikini options and other great swimwear for women as well. Alright now let's get into some of the big brands in the swimwear industry and where they're actually made. First up is Everlane, a swimwear made in the USA and the answer is no Everlane has not made in the USA. Most of their manufacturing happens in Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Peru and other countries. They say they're on a mission to clean up the dirty fashion industry but it doesn't really seem like they're following through in terms of manufacturing practices so they're a brand that I would probably avoid. Next up are Made Well bathing suits made in the USA. So Made Well is kind of a crazy story. This brand got started all the way back in like the early 1900s. They were a family owned business for a really long time and then Jay Crew bought the rights to their brand in logo and everything else in 2004 and completely flipped the script on manufacturing. Now what's even worse is they used a lot of their logo in history and all of that other stuff in their marketing. So it sort of feels like it's the same brand that's still manufactured in the USA but it's actually not at all. So this is one that I would avoid. It's generally kind of a crazy situation. I have a write up on Jay Crew on allamerican.org that you can check out but I'm currently doing another one on Made Well specifically just because there's a lot of insane details in this story. So more to come there. Next is Viori swimwear made in the USA. So Viori is a really popular new clothing brand that's come onto the scene. They make some swimwear but pretty much everything is manufactured in China and other countries. There's obviously a bunch of other brands in the swimwear industry. We have a lot of different write ups on a ton of apparel and clothing brands that produce swimwear on allamerican.org so make sure to check out our brand investigations on folks like Pinobos, Patagonia, Nike and tons of other brands. And that's it for today's video on how to find swimwear made in the USA. If you have any questions drop a comment below or shoot me a message on allamerican.org and I'll hit you back. If you like this video remember to like and subscribe and as always thanks for supporting your country and shopping american made. See y'all next time.