Loving this thread and will be getting my three out tomorrow for a good look, but what is "The Duck"?
The Duck! See what I mean about English quirkiness?
Loving this thread and will be getting my three out tomorrow for a good look, but what is "The Duck"?
Wouldn't it be great if they started making bespoke bags again when they open the new factory?
Plemont said:The Duck! See what I mean about English quirkiness?
Hi everyone
A little thumb twiddling tonight, what with the anti-climax after Murray's sensational Gold Medal (and the crappy weather!), so I just thought of a (potentially) interesting topic and would love to know other's opinions on it.
I recall, quite recently, that we had a similar, albeit brief, discussion somewhere about "Made in" - and touched on the obvious political/economic/ethical reasons for not wholly agreeing with Mulberry's ethos of outsourcing (to China, for instance).
But these issues aside, (and I know we are prohibited from discussing anything controversial and inflammatory - and of course we all know that Mulberry is now half owned by Chinese billionaires) - do you have any specific preferences as to where your Mulberries are produced. Of course, we all know and love English Mulberry at it's best - but what of Turkey, Spain and China - does the quality differ, or do you think it is consistent across the board?
That said, I have examples from all places (with the exception of Spain), and I am really undecided as to whether one is obviously better than another - but I must say that the finishing on my dear old Black Roxy (England) is immaculate and stitching perfect, but my Turkish examples are also gorgeous, ditto my Chinese Elgin.......
Comments/views much appreciated!....xx
Must say I'm surprised my Darwin bags aren't made in England.
Wouldn't it be great if they started making bespoke bags again when they open the new factory?
Nothing like a bit of thumb twiddling to set of a very interesting thread, well done Rox
This is really interesting Plemont and if I wasn't so blinking tired I'd be rooting out all of my bags to check on their origin, most of which are Turkey and England
Madmadmo - now you're talking, but hey what a blinking long waiting list they would have.
That said Rox my ostrich iphone cover is made in Spain but this thread has now encouraged me to get all of my babies out tomorrow and compare quality, stitching and leathers, ahhhhhhhhh you've saved me from a housework day whilst princess is with nanny................oh I do like you Rox!!!
Ostrich made in Spain is fitting in with my theory nicely (but reminds me that I STILL don't own anything in ostrich, grrrr)
DP, I'm torn between telling you to have a shopping day while you've got a bit of freedom, and encouraging you to have a Mulberry day because hopefully there'll be some lovely lovely photos taken as evidence...... Definitely no housework though!