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#1 2007-01-08 16:37:46
- Marc Grayson
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Made In England...Or Romania
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6225145.stm
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#2 2007-01-08 18:27:48
- Twin Six
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
Is it true that we don't care where products come from as long as they're well-made?
#3 2007-01-08 18:53:44
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
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#4 2007-01-08 22:42:17
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#5 2007-01-08 22:46:36
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
And if Savile Row tailors farm out suits to subcontractors who aren't English, is the resulting product still an English-made suit?
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#9 2007-01-09 06:08:17
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#10 2007-01-09 06:40:59
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#12 2007-01-09 17:47:11
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These are still made in England...
http://www.chrysalisclothes.co.uk/
I think these guys, too, although I haven't verified...
http://www.musto.co.uk/
http://www.purdey.com/ca.php?d=menswear
Not made in England, but good stuff...
http://www.schoffel.co.uk/
http://www.lechameau.fr/
Last edited by Marc Grayson (2007-01-09 22:43:15)
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#13 2007-01-09 18:12:58
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#14 2007-01-10 00:57:38
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
I think and hope that all of Barbour's oilcloth offerings are still made in England. It appeas they've sold off all their old stock hats through discounters, which is a pity, and now go the horrible S, M, L, XL et al labels for hats too!
I have some of their socks (bought a few years ago) that I really love. All sizes and styles. Good stuff. Best color args (in the contry style) I ever bought.
To repeat via paraphrase what someone else said on another thread: what really gets me is when a company continues to sell something at a premium price and that something is made in Estonia or wherever. Not to say that the Estonians aren't capable of quality, but I'm not paying $400 for a quilted jacket from E. Europe that was the same price made in England the year before.
off-shoring passes on the savings to the customer. Indeed.
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#15 2007-01-10 05:59:17
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
I understand that wages are so high in the U.K. that the British feel forced to outource labor abroad.
#16 2007-01-10 06:01:26
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"One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing"
#18 2007-01-10 06:23:21
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#19 2008-02-24 23:26:58
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""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#21 2009-01-25 02:54:07
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Re: Made In England...Or Romania
Contrary to lies of FNB and Woofboxer, I (and most of the other "Buff Bastards") have been banned from posting on this forum. There are only a few posters left so don't waste your time on here. This forum is dead and nobody cares.