[Mr. Jeeves]

Big hit to what's left of the California apparel industry, especially since domestic buying is off. Could be a nice boost to Mexican manufacturing, however, since it doesn't apply to them - US companies can just shift operations south and have their illegal employees do the work at home instead of forcing them to sneak all the way up to L.A. :)

Europe is broke, and doesn't seem to mind risking a trade war later if they can grab a little quick cash now. I think the 38% duty matches what China assesses on imported luxury goods. Perhaps that number is becoming the new "world standard."

[bigheadfred]

thought it said eu slaps big booty at first blush

[elkfersupper]

Fine. I see big duty on women’s jeans every single day and I don’t like it.

[Lent]

I wonder what import duties the EU is imposing on the massive amount of Chinese junk imported into the EU?

[Paladin2]

Maybe the fems should lose the big butt and wear guy jeans?

[DJ MacWoW]

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[Venturer]

When a Company states that their Jeans are expensive and that they cost $260 dollars a pair I have a hard time feeling sorry for them.

Jeans are Jeans and anything over $50 bucks a pair is robbery, over $100 dollars a pair is just a plain rip off..

People are nuts to buy a label. My idea of clothes is to cover my butt , not to advertise a label for a company getting rich by ripping off the rich.

[familyop]

That’s what our international business and government leaders call free trade, when their foreign nations of choice do it. And it’s done on many other products.