tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post999722748219879511..comments2023-12-30T03:10:28.275-06:00Comments on Style...A Work In Progress: "He's aware that games can be won or lost in the trenches." - Al LangHebdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17160555954425132663noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-86893682984853002572012-04-21T18:29:43.032-05:002012-04-21T18:29:43.032-05:00This will not have effect as a matter of fact, tha...This will not have effect as a matter of fact, that's what I suppose.theguildedpagehttp://www.theguildedpage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-48959051228203801572009-09-18T10:01:56.889-05:002009-09-18T10:01:56.889-05:00That's a great-looking coat. Now if they'd...That's a great-looking coat. Now if they'd only do it in a color I can actually wear.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406942482508439839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-45303985341384587542009-09-17T22:29:55.003-05:002009-09-17T22:29:55.003-05:00Hmph. So they widen their profit margins by exploi...Hmph. So they widen their profit margins by exploiting the "cheap labor" (human workers, that is) opportunities in Asia and still get to use their "classic" reputation to exploit consumer loyalty to the brand-- win, win!<br />I guess they're all doing it now. We need a revolution. This stuff breaks my liberal bleeding-heart.annemarienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-77858056041495528142009-09-17T21:01:48.352-05:002009-09-17T21:01:48.352-05:00Well...according to their website..."Today Ba...Well...according to their website..."Today Barbour's headquarters are still in Simonside, South Shields. Although it sources products from around the globe, Barbour's classic wax jackets are still manufactured by hand in the factory in Simonside".Hebdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160555954425132663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-6073165345390650382009-09-17T09:43:38.850-05:002009-09-17T09:43:38.850-05:00Are all Barbours still made in England, do you kno...Are all Barbours still made in England, do you know? Because I have been seeing lots of them on various discount shopping sites and wondering if they've begun to import them from China. I am a sucker for the provenance that comes with old labels, but always feel that they are cheating when they begin outsourcing like that.annemarienoreply@blogger.com