These are American Apparel shirts. They are more expensive than a lot of shirts, because they are sweatshop free. Those of us at Ashmont endorse their mission, which is as follows: American Apparel is the most passionate and innovative wholesale blank T-shirt manufacturer and distributor in the world. We are committed to leveraging art, design, and technology to produce garments of the highest quality, while pioneering industry standards of social responsibility in the workplace.