təbi pɹədˈuːst dəmˈɛstɪkli ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, dʒˈiːnz hæv təbi pɹˈaɪst æt "dˈɑːlɚ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪdplˈʌs," sˈɛz ʃˈɛldə hˈɑːɹtwɛlhˈeɪl, ɐ vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt æt dᵻɹˈɛktɪvz wˈɛst, ɐn ˈɛl.ˈeɪ.bˈeɪst dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌv fˈæʃən kənsˈʌltɪŋ fˈɜːm dˈoʊndʒɚ ɡɹˈuːp.
To be produced domestically (in the United States), jeans have to be priced at "$200-plus," says Shelda Hartwell-Hale, a vice president at Directives West, an L.A.-based division of fashion consulting firm Doneger Group.