To understand why handmade products including apparel are priced at a point higher than machine-produced items available in bulk, it is important to take a look at what are the different things that amount to the price of any product. Typically what makes up the final price of any product are the various steps involved in making the product including sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, shipping, and so on. When it comes to handmade items, each individual item requires effort and time for the artisans to craft them with care. The fine output of an item crafted by hand is unparalleled and cannot be compared to bulk-produced fast fashion products. The steps involved in making products by hand are also then more nuanced than other items. Time spent making it Artisan-made apparel requires a certain amount of mastery of a skill. Often, these skills have been passed down generationally, and serve as a preservation of cultural heritage and knowledge that would be lost wit...