As a creative, I had to raise my prices on CHEAP builds when I did costume commissions between 2016-2020

It got cheaper to buy certain bridal fabrics than it did to buy patterned cotton, and that only got worse during covid bc of the increase in demand for fabric/custom face masks
Reposted from derek guy
Joann had a sprawling retail footprint and was a victim of the slow US decline toward cheaper, more disposable clothing, but they also suffered a blow during Trump's first term. Trump's 2018 tariffs increased cost of imports and US equivalents were too expensive for customers.

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