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Article: DOLLARS & SENSE; Fine China? You can drop big fashionista bucks on a Coach handbag, a St. John dress or an Armani jacket, but the label (usually hidden) reads "Made in China.".(SOURCE)(DOLLARS & SENSE)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- August 30, 2007
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Byline: John Ewoldt; Staff Writer
Gail Simons of Edina remembers when the leather signature tag dangling from the strap on her Coach handbag said "Made in the U.S.A." But as she digs to find her car keys, she'll have to dig deeper still to find the "Made in China" label. Nearly all of Coach's handbags, including pricier bags costing more than $800, are manufactured in the country whose exports of toys and food have recently been the subject of safety scandals. Coach is hardly alone. A random check of clothing racks at some of the Twin Cities' finest clothiers easily produced garment after garment made in China - a Dana Buchman jacket for $500 at Macy's, a St. John Couture ...
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