American handcrafted jeans with Norman Porter Co.

A Stitch in Time by William Beisley With garment manufacturing in Philadelphia at an all-time low, a brand like Norman Porter Co. appears like a denim-clad apparition from the past.  The company’s jeans and other products have all been designed and produced with an almost bygone craftsman approach. Michael and David Stampler, brothers and co-owners

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Denim Dreams: Local merchant and denim maker partner for exclusive, Philly-made jeans line

Art in the Age—creaters of Pennsylvania-inspired spirits like Root, Snap and Rhuby—have launched yet another local collaboration. This time they’ve teamed up with Norman Porter, a Fishtown-based denim and leather goods maker, for a special exhibit and limited edition denim series. The exhibit, on display at Art in the Age, features the Norman Porter denim

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