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Each marker describes a reviewed evidence or catalogue outcome; it is not a quality, ethics, or impact rating.
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Price position
Evidence details
Budget-priced, based on 75 current CAD-priced products across 5 comparable categories. Compared with similar product categories.
Price position: 1/5 · Medium confidence
From 1 (budget) to 5 (luxury) within comparable categories. 0 means the price position is unmeasured.
Environmental source review
Evidence details
King Athletics describes a recycled polyester and cotton blend and says its knitting, dyeing and production take place in Canada.
Documented environmental actions: 1/5 · Medium confidence
From 1 to 5 by the breadth of documented actions. 0 is an evidence gap, not a measured environmental impact.
Canadian production
Evidence details
King Athletics says its U.S. cotton yarn is knitted in Montreal, dyed in Quebec or Ontario, then cut and sewn in Calgary and Toronto. It describes every garment in its catalogue as made in Canada.
Canadian production scope: 5/5 · Medium confidence
Documented scope: 0 unknown, 1 foreign manufacture, 2 item-dependent, 3 some Canadian products, 4 named Canadian collection, 5 all reviewed scope. No production percentage is inferred.
Manufacturing disclosure depth
Evidence details
King Athletics describes employee safety training, equipment and flexible schedules, and offers visits to its working manufacturing facility. These are first-party operational disclosures.
Disclosure depth: 2/4 · Medium confidence
From 1 (product details) to 4 (formal reporting). 0 means no comparable disclosure was established.
Size range
Evidence details
Trendsly reviewed the current catalogue for King Athletics, but did not observe normalized selectable size options in a comparable apparel, footwear, intimates, or kids’ scope. This is not a fit or inclusivity score.
The first marker records an evidence gap; it does not mean a specialized range or rate size inclusivity.
Observed size range: 0/5 · Low confidence
From 1 (specialized) to 5 (extended), based on comparable observed sizes. 0 means the range is unmeasured.
Verified facts
The King Athletics story
Phong Vu transformed a Calgary garment company into King Athletics in 2007, keeping its sweats, tees, workwear, and team uniforms connected to Canadian knitting, dyeing, cutting, and sewing.
Manufacturing evidence
All products in the reviewed scope made in Canada
King Athletics says its U.S. cotton yarn is knitted in Montreal, dyed in Quebec or Ontario, then cut and sewn in Calgary and Toronto. It describes every garment in its catalogue as made in Canada.
- Reviewed scope
- Every current King Athletics garment; United States yarn origin remains separate from garment manufacture.
Sources and review
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