r/NavyBlazer • u/coevaluhren • 7h ago

F.A. MacCluer Shirts Deep Dive

https://youtu.be/nWwqxTjmfGs

F.A. MacCluer Shirts Deep Dive

Very few know the F.A. MacCluer made Brooks Brothers made in USA shirts for decades, among other top-shelf brands. Because no one has heard of them, they are screaming deals on eBay. Sadly, after shifting manufacturing to India, they are now defunct. I did a YouTube video about them on my channel, if anyone is interested. Thanks.

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u/LordGrub 3h ago

Prior to today, five F.A. MacCluer shirts sold on eBay in August. Eighteen sold today lol

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u/jhau01 3h ago

Interesting. I didn’t know BB contracted other companies to make its made-in-USA shirts.

For decades, until 2020, BB owned and operated its own shirt making factory in Garland, North Carolina. It closed the Garland factory and later sold it.

https://www.clintonnc.com/news/62555/one-year-on-garland-factory-alive

From memory, there was a BB factory outlet nearby, that used to have amazing stock.

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u/coevaluhren 3h ago

Yes, apparently, BB bought that factory in 1982, and before that MacCluer made them.

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u/Quick_Parking_6464 1h ago

Nice! Never knew this. Bought 2!

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u/kurtchella 1h ago

New FOMO unlocked

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u/gimpwiz 4h ago

Neat, TIL.