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VOTE NOW! Poll: If you could buy clothing made only in one country, and its brands, what country wou

VOTE NOW! Poll: If you could buy clothing made only in one country, and its local brands, what count

  • Switzerland

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Italy

    Votes: 11 27.5%
  • France

    Votes: 2 5.0%
  • Germany

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Spain

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Austria

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • United States

    Votes: 8 20.0%
  • China

    Votes: 4 10.0%
  • United Kingdom

    Votes: 14 35.0%
  • Japan

    Votes: 1 2.5%
  • Others

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    40
  • Poll closed .

cptjeff

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USA, just for the sheer variety. It's a giant country with lots of different styles available, and there's everything from top end tailoring to jeans to experimental ceramic tile kilts. Other countries may do particular styles or items much better then you can find here, but for somebody like me who likes a huge range of stuff, that isn't enough. We are talking about a whole wardrobe here.
 

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Not even The Netherlands in the poll? But i would go for the US. Just because of the fact the that the have the most brands that i like to wear.
Ralph lauren
Tommy Hilfigher
Hugo Boss
 
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I would say United Kingdom, for the tailoring & shoes. But, I would hate to miss out on all the rest of the world has to offer.

This is really a stupid thread, because one of the great joys in life is traveling to Italy and bringing back some local shoes, shirts, ties, a bit of local booze, some pasta, and maybe placing an order for a suit, etc. We all have access to travel, and when we can't be traveling there are trunkshows that come to us, and the of course the internet (or telephone, if necessary).

I've always hated ranking, and generalisations...
 
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Thinking about it just now, I realised that maybe two-thirds of my wardrobe is made in the UK; that probably rises to 90% for the more formal stuff. All my suits and dress shirts are made here, and all my shoes bar a couple of pairs of trainers - I even have various jeans in denim and canvas that were made here. I don't think it would much of a sacrifice in terms of style to have a wardrobe entirely UK-made, though it might cost a bit more.
 

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This is really a stupid thread, because one of the great joys in life is traveling to Italy and bringing back some local shoes, shirts, ties, a bit of local booze, some pasta, and maybe placing an order for a suit, etc. We all have access to travel, and when we can't be traveling there are trunkshows that come to us, and the of course the internet (or telephone, if necessary).

I've always hated ranking, and generalisations...


it´s not about generalisations, is to see what is really important to each member, not a ranking either.
 

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Italy does it for me. In fact my wardrobe is 90% Isaia as it is. However, I'd hate to give up British shoes.
 

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China. Life is so much easier since 90% of stuff is from China anyway.
 

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China. Because that's pretty much all that is available to me, and it's the country I live in.
 

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Not even The Netherlands in the poll? But i would go for the US. Just because of the fact the that the have the most brands that i like to wear.
Ralph Lauren


Are you sure you don't mean China?

Lifshitz the outsourcer.
 
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after casting your vote you might explain why.


Thank you for allowing me to post in your thread, because without your express permission, I would not be able to post this:

I chose USA, because I love Ralph Lauren.


Are you sure you don't mean China?

Lifshitz the outsourcer.


Pretty sure not EVERYTHING RL is made in China. Sure as hell most of the items I own from RL are not. Two Suits from USA, One from Italy, One Blazer from Macau...A shirt from Sri Lanka, One from Pakistan, Pants from China, Polo Shirt from Peru, another from Taiwan...

I'd say it is pretty diverse man.
 
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