How we check every brand

Where the brands come from

Our store crawler records public facts about online stores: the words on their own pages, the apps they have installed, prices and shipping countries. Each list starts from US clothing stores whose own words match the list, sorted by size.

Own words only

A brand gets a label only when its own website uses that wording, and we keep the sentence and the link to the page it is on. We never infer a label from a logo, a name or a guess. A wrong label is the worst mistake we can make, so when the wording is unclear the brand stays off the list.

No dropshipping apps

A brand is left out if our crawl or its live store shows a dropshipping or review-import app: DSers, CJdropshipping, Zendrop, AutoDS, Spocket, Syncee, Oberlo, EPROLO, Zopi, Dropshipman, Kakaclo, BigBuy, Modalyst, Ali Reviews, AliExpress Reviews and Trustoo. Stores tagged as dropshippers in our crawl are left out too. This is a check of the tools a store uses, not a verdict on the business.

Still trading

On Oct 30, 2026 we loaded every storefront. Stores that showed a password page, a "store unavailable" page, an error or a redirect to someone else were removed.

Print on demand is shown, not removed

Small brands often print to order, so a print-on-demand app (Printful, Printify, Gelato, teelaunch, Gooten, CustomCat and SPOD) does not remove a brand. It is marked on the listing.

Prices and shipping

The price band is the average price of products we sampled from the live store, in US dollars. Ships outside the US comes from the store's own list of shipping countries. The returns page is the store's own returns or refund policy page.

Where a brand is based

We only show a state when the brand's own site says where it is based or made, and we quote that sentence. Addresses from business registries can point to a registered agent instead of the brand, so we do not use them.

Online since

This is the year our crawler first saw the store. Older stores share our crawler's start date, so read it as online since at least that year, not as a founding date.

What we never publish

Estimated sales, estimated visits, email addresses, phone numbers and street addresses.

What each list requires

• Christian Clothing Brands: Its own website calls its clothing Christian or faith-based. Left out: Designers who are named Christian (such as Christian Siriano), jewelry-only stores, and “Jesus piece” hip-hop jewelry.
• Made in USA Clothing Brands: Its own website says its clothing is made in the USA. We report the claim; we do not certify it. Left out: “Designed in USA” or “printed in USA” on imported blanks, and brands where only one collection is made in the USA.
• Western Boutiques Online: Western, cowgirl or rodeo styled clothing is most of what it sells. Left out: Boot-only makers, boot repair, feed and ranch supply stores, and boutiques with a single western collection.