Just because it's a French House doesn't mean the cloth is milled in France. Same could be said for Scabal, famous for not putting the country of origin on the selvage.

I should have definately been more clear.
I meant local production, design, etc.
For some reason, the colors from the French (some say French/British) house of Dormeuil-hell, the French palette-always look so much richer(to me, anyway) than Italian or English-produced cloth, or those who claim to be produced by the I&Bs. It's like many of the D navy blues have a purple cast, a personal fave of mine, as it really compliments my skin color.
I was wondering if there were any other companies that produce fabrics with those richer colors and textures, particularly those who are or claimed to be French. Considering that those colors, shades, etc., are usually from French boutiques(from what I've seen), that's why I asked about French fabric houses, but FNB, you're totally right. Which is more important, the location or the supervision? I'd say location only if it has something to do with the water, as they say with Biella's mills. Otherwise, I'd probably go with supervision, so long as it's not from China. Then again, how would I know where it's from?
However, if there are other houses that produce similar colors and textures, I'm all ears.

My problem isn't with China, so much as those who use their services and why. To my mind, those companies don't do it because the Chinese produce higher quality goods(it's changing, I know), but because they do it cheaperand will give the co. a higher profit margin. When I see Chinese goods made for foreign-owned companies (who put their own countrymen out of work) w/ foreign customers, I feel like that co.'s giving a great, big "SCREW YOU" to all of the people who buy their products and don't give a crap about their fellow citizens. I say that if it's good enough to be bought in America, Europe, etc., then damn it, it's good enough to be made there-unless the quality is indeed better somewhere else.
Of course, I don't count foreign products that were never made in those countries in that mini-rant.
You know what I mean.

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