Radmor Rages tawm tsam Golf's Fast Fashion Machine

Kev ntaus golf yog kev ua kis las ntawm kev txiav txim siab zoo: kev tswj hwm kev tswj hwm kev tswj hwm tuaj yeem txiav txim siab qhov kev teeb tsa lossis "kev nyab xeeb" ua si ntawm qee qhov thaum ntawm lwm tus neeg muaj kev phom sij tuaj yeem them nyiaj ntau.

Mindful kev xaiv yuav them tawm thiab Seattle-raws li kev ruaj ntseg golf zam upstart Radmor yog banking ntawm cov kev xaiv conscientious txuas mus rau lub tsho golfers xaiv hnav ntawm lawv nraub qaum. Los ntawm kev tsim cov saum toj thiab hauv qab uas yuav biodegrade los yog los ntawm cov khoom siv rov ua dua tshiab lossis rov ua dua tshiab, Radmor vam tias yuav txo qis kev cuam tshuam ib puag ncig ntawm 81lbs ntawm textile pov tseg Nws yog kwv yees tias qhov nruab nrab Asmeskas pov tseg txhua xyoo uas tom qab ntawd hlawv lossis nrhiav nws txoj hauv kev mus rau hauv qhov chaw pov tseg.

Cov tuam txhab tsim Scott Morrison thiab Bob Conrad ob leeg ua si hauv tsev kawm qib siab golf rau University of Washington rov qab rau xyoo 1990, tib txoj haujlwm uas tau txhawb nqa Joel Dahmen thiab Nick Taylor mus rau PGA Ncig Saib Xyuas Stardom. Ib tug qub tub rog kev lag luam zam, Morrison siv ob xyoo dhau los ua nthwv dej hauv ntiaj teb denim. Nws tau nthuav tawm peb lub npe: 3 X 1, Earnest Sewing thiab Denim thiab Cloth, tag nrho cov uas nws tau tawm txij thaum ntawd los. Lub caij no, Conrad khaws nws txoj haujlwm golf dov tom qab nws lub sijhawm nrog Huskies. Nws tau sib tsoo ntawm kev ncig xyuas kev loj hlob rau rau xyoo, tau txais kom deb li deb li qhov uas tau hu ua Nationwide circuit ua ntej nws mus ua haujlwm muag khoom vaj khoom tsev.

Lub tswv yim ntawm kev koom tes ntawm golf threads venture tau Ameslikas tau rov qab los thaum cov phooj ywg nyob hauv tib lub tsev so, tab sis rov qab los nws tsuas yog qhov kev xav zoo. Thaum ntxov 2020 thaum Morrison tsiv rov qab mus rau Pacific Northwest, lub log pib tig.

"Peb xav ua ib yam dab tsi tshwj xeeb, ib yam txawv. Peb nyiam kev zam tab sis nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb golf, peb tsis tau pom leej twg hais txog kev ruaj khov uas yog ib yam uas Scott tau qhia kuv txog rau lub xyoo dhau los ntawm nws txoj hauj lwm denim, "Conrad hais.

"Txhua qhov kev lag luam zam, tsis yog cov khoom kim heev denim thiab kev zam siab, tab sis Levi's, Gap'sGPS
, Banana Republic's, H&M's-txhua tus tau pib tsawg kawg tham txog lawv cov kev cog lus yav tom ntej nyob ib puag ncig kev ruaj ntseg thiab yuav ua li cas nyuaj thiab ua paug rau kev lag luam khaub ncaws, "Morrison piav qhia. "Virgin polyester tseem yog cov khoom siv thiab siv ntau tshaj plaws thiab cov khoom siv hauv golf thiab tsis muaj ib lub npe tiag tiag los tham txog kev siv cov khoom siv rov ua dua lossis biodegradable," Morrison hais ntxiv.

Cov duo xav tsis thoob tias feem ntau, kev lag luam golf tau ua rau muaj kev sib tham tsis txaus ntseeg txog cov pa roj carbon ntau ntawm cov roj av nkauj xwb, micro-plastic shedding fabrics. Tus neeg ua txhaum cai tseem ceeb yog plaub txoj kev ncab, tawm hws wicking polyester thiab spandex polos uas yog tus tswj hwm lub khw muag khaub ncaws golf.

Ib yam li lub hom phiaj uas tau tsav lub hom phiaj tau txais lub pob dov, Covid thiab cov khoom lag luam cuam tshuam thiab cov khoom siv sib txuas tau raug mob hnyav thiab Radmor tau xaus rau ncua lawv qhov kev tshwm sim mus txog Lub Ob Hlis 2021, tab sis ob xyoos rau hauv qhov kev ua si tam sim no lawv tau txhawb lawv txoj hauv kev thiab tau pib. mus ua ib lub niche.

Kev siv zog ua tus saib xyuas zoo dua ntawm ib puag ncig, Radmor tau cog lus rau kev coj ua kom ruaj khov thiab ua ntau dua li kev hais lus. Lawv cov khaub ncaws siv cov nyees khawm lub plhaub thiab yog tsim los ntawm cov cellulose fibers xws li ntxiv-ntev staple Peruvian pima paj rwb. Thaum lawv siv cov khoom siv hluavtaws, xws li hauv lawv cov khaub ncaws los nag, cov khoom siv rov ua dua yog siv thaum twg los tau. Cov ethos txuas mus rau lawv cov ntim khoom, xaiv kom tau txais cov nqi ntau dua los xa lawv cov khoom hauv cov hnab yas rov siv tau thiab lawv cov hangtags thiab cov hlua uas txuas rau lawv yog tsim los ntawm 100% cov ntawv siv dua tshiab.

Feem ntau ntawm cov khaub ncaws ntaus golf uas tau tshwm sim nyob rau hauv ob peb xyoos dhau los tau tso nyiaj rau cov qauv luam tawm funky lossis streetwear los thov rau cov tiam tshiab ntawm cov neeg ua si uas nyuam qhuav tau txais qhov kev ua si. Thaum Radmor tseem ua si rau qhov kev ntxias thiab nce-rau-tuav cov pej xeem pawg, lawv sawv tawm los ntawm tsis yog lwm lub npe nrov polo. Hloov chaw, qhov zoo li ntau ntau muted thiab rooted nyob rau hauv 1990s nostalgia. Morrison ntseeg tias lawv cov qauv tsim tsis zoo nkauj, qhov kev tiv thaiv ntawm qhov lawv cov neeg sib tw ua lag luam ceev ceev muab, caters rau cov neeg uas txaus siab rau qhov zoo uas nkag mus rau hauv kev tsim cov khoom tsim kom kav ntev thiab muaj kev ntseeg siab txaus kom hnav tau ib yam dab tsi nrog ntau dua. hloov maj mam vibe uas tsis hu rau koj tus kheej.

"Ntau tshaj lwm yam, qhov peb txaus siab heev yog cov khaub ncaws golf uas tsis tas xav lossis zoo li khaub ncaws golf. Peb cov xim palette nyiam los ntawm Txiv neej txoj kev ua yeeb yam thiab European fashions ntau dua li koj cov xim liab, dawb thiab xiav Americana hom uas kev lag luam golf zoo nkauj paub nrog, "nws hais.

"Peb cov tsho, polos, ris thiab sweatshirts yuav luag tsis muaj caij nyoog. Qhov ntawd yog ib feem ntawm kev ruaj ntseg zoo ib yam, ua ib yam dab tsi zoo uas yuav kav ntev, ntev, lub sij hawm uas lawv yuav tsis tau dhuav thaum cov xim ci tom ntej tuaj rau lub caij tom ntej. Cia siab tias peb cov polo tuaj yeem nyob tau ntau xyoo hauv [peb cov neeg siv khoom] txee dai khaub ncaws, "Conrad ntxiv

Tsuas yog nyob rau hauv ib nrab ntawm Radmor qhov muag yog ncaj qha rau cov neeg siv khoom nrog qhov nyiaj tshuav los ntawm 75-100 cov khw muag khoom thoob plaws lub tebchaws nrog rau Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue thiab ob peb tus neeg muag khoom hauv online uas tseem nqa cov khoom lag luam.

Radmor ntiav peb tus neeg muag khoom puv sijhawm ob peb lub hlis rov qab los tsom mus rau kev loj hlob ntawm lawv cov nyom ntsuab uas lawv xav tias yuav ntaus 200-250 nyiaj los ntawm xyoo kawg 2023. Lub hlis tom ntej, lawv cov poj niam cov khoom sau cia tau pib los ntawm theem nruab nrab. ntawm PGA Cov Khoom Muag Khoom Muag yuav los tom ntej hauv Lub Ib Hlis thiab dhau los ua qhov tseem ceeb hauv txhua qhov kev lag luam hauv cheeb tsam.

"Muaj tiag tiag tsis yog hom golf tshwj xeeb rau cov poj niam uas siv cov fibers ntuj. Yuav luag txhua lub npe yog polyester, nylon lossis hluavtaws raws li. Yog li, tsis muaj kev xaiv hauv khw muag khoom thiab peb tau kawm tias nyob ntawm txoj kev los ntawm cov neeg yuav khoom sib txawv, "Conrad hais.

Radmor vam tias lub hom phiaj ua piv txwv uas lawv tau teeb tsa tsim kev hloov pauv dej hiav txwv hauv kev lag luam kom cov hom lag luam tsis tsuas yog them cov kev pabcuam di ncauj rau cov khaub ncaws ruaj khov tab sis txiav txim siab ua kom muaj txiaj ntsig ntau ntawm lawv cov kev tshaj tawm.

Morrison hais tias "Kuv xav tias qhov koj yuav pib pom tiag tiag yog cov npe loj dua pib siv cov kev coj ua thiab cov ntaub ntawv muaj txiaj ntsig ntau dua rau hauv lawv cov khoom sau," Morrison hais. Nws vam tias txhua qhov kev coj ua uas lawv tau ua tiav tau teeb tsa tus qauv kub ntawm qhov kev lag luam tuaj yeem zoo li hauv kaum tsib xyoos.

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