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Pretty sure they won’t drop ship. It is a beefy journey, but it comes on a ship via snail mail, so it’s not as bad. It will obviously be flown to you though, if that’s something that concerns you.
I am NY based, yeah. I’ve been buying a bit of vintage since being here, all of which has been MiUSA, New Balance’s and Alden’s are MiUSA and I’ve bought a load of Engineered Garment’s stuff which is all made in New York. But, it all comes at a price - obviously. Vintage can be cheap though - there’s 8 decades worth of US made clothing just hanging around all over the country. For example I just got an early 1960s Made in the USA Brooks Brother’s sack suit in brown corduroy in fantastic condition for $200...
I’m trying to buy less new clothing generally but sometimes there’s no pre owned substitute. Still have a lot of Japanese stuff, too....
Have you considered used for your coat? Perhaps something made out of Ventile if you want it to be a bit more casual? If you’re not aware of it, take a look at marrkt.com - some good deals on there for quality, pre owned menswear. I’ve got a couple of Vancloth (American version of Ventile) jackets and the water repellency has been really good.