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Burberry's Trench Coat - Made in the U.S.?

ProfessorShak

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...EOIBSA:US:1123

Just got this classis Burberry's coat. It looks like everything is in order and in good condition. I found the tag however and it says on a small silver tag "Made in the U.S.A. ; ACTWU; Amalgamated; Clothing & Textile; Workers Union". Does that say anything good or bad?
 

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Ok since this is the third time you've asked the question, I'm sure no one knows what significance the label has. However, logic suggests that if someone were to produce a fake burberry coat, they would not have produced an old "Burberry's" style label. It's probably fine.
 

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And FWIW, many Burberry items are made in the US, including trench coats (others are made in England and Turkey).
 

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Burberry's Trench Coats have been made in the US for many years.-Dick
 

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I can't believe some fool paid that price for that moth-eaten thing.
 

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Originally Posted by Cary Grant
And you say this on what proof?

I don't know how about:
LINING HAS TINY COUPLE OF MOTH HOLES OTHER THEN THAT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
 

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I don't think they are made in the US anymore. Some trenchs are made in England and some in Turkey.
 

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I don't know about trenches specifically but Burberry has been exporting production for years now. I'm sure they thought they'd save money by producing in the US.
 

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At one time, believe it or not, the USA put a tariff on trench coats. To get around it Burberry cut the material, pre assembled part of the coats and sent them to the USA for final assembly avoiding the tariff.
 

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Originally Posted by PocketCircle
I don't think they are made in the US anymore. Some trenchs are made in England and some in Turkey.

Good. Two democracies
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