Paris

Paris…

Another four inches of snow in Richmond on Saturday, but somehow the airport was functioning and managed to get on a plane and head back across the Atlantic. Arrived in Paris this morning and its good to be back on this side of the world for a couple of days.

In Paris for Premiere Vision, one of the year’s big textile trade shows. Looking forward to spending a little more time with our fabric suppliers and catching up with my mentor and a few friends over what I am sure will be multiple bottles wine. Also looking at tie and bathing suit fabrics for next spring.. should be interesting...

A number of people ask why we use European based fabric suppliers and manufactures, particularly with the Euro where it is and with so many cheaper options in Asia. And a couple of thoughts come to mind.

First, and foremost is quality. The Italian fabric mills are consistently putting out the best shirting fabrics in the world. When we started Ledbury, we wanted to blow people away with quality and to do that successfully, we needed to use the best. I think it’s something people notice immediately when they put on our shirts.

Secondly, and perhaps most importantly/selfishly, it gives us chance to get back over here every few months…. There have to be some perks…

More to follow…