/fa/ - Fashion

>>15277650
>little known brand
>under $100
>Preferably made in the USA

These don't exist mate. America used to have a lot of footwear manufactures in the North East (New England area). The best you can do is New Balance Made in America which is gonna be $190+, and the materials and outsole still come from China, its just assembled in America really.

Despite mass market shoes having poor quality control. Its quite expensive and complex to make modern shoes and massive companies have buying power since they make hundreds of thousands at a time, the cost can be spread out. Your not just making 1 pair, you need tooling, machines, and lasts, to make several different sizes.

A little known company would end up having to pay far more per pair since they don't have the capital like these large corporations. Not to mention the actual cost of labor difference between America & China.