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...company, but he didn't close the factory. Instead, he plowed millions of dollars into improving it. Now every single Brooks tie, whether sold in Detroit, Milan or Dubai, starts there. "Of course we could go to China and make a tie much less expensively," says Joe Dixon, Brooks' senior vice president of production and technical services. "But that's missing the whole point...
...year but makes only about 250,000 at its factory, which is reserved for higher-end wares such as made to order and the Golden Fleece brand. Most of the others come from Malaysia. "Part of it is the prestige of having shirts handcrafted in our own factory," says Dixon. "It's a marketing initiative." The tie factory, though, offers no such appeal. Even most apparel insiders don't know that all 1.7 million Brooks ties produced annually are made in New York...
...take second place.The Crimson walked away with four event wins in a meet that featured three Ivy League opponents, which bodes well for the upcoming Ivy League competition—next weekend’s Harvard-Yale meet and the Penn Relays following that. —Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...
...ANGELES Handmade by master craftsmen in India, Tom Dixon's Beat Lights ($420 each) stand out to Twentieth clients looking for something distinctive...
...Favermann launched the javelin 37.75 meters to finish sixth in the event.“We’ve got some good momentum with our spring break trip and these meets going into the rest of the outdoor season,” Saretsky said.—Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...