Would you pay more for British made undies?

Pennylane

peachyprice wrote: »

So I was right in my first post, her claims that she's training seven apprentices in traditional lace making techniques to make her undies is misleading. She's training them in sewing and overlocking, not the same thing, is it.

No. What I meant was I cannot remember her saying she would train them in "traditional lace making". That would take much more than weeks anyway and it wouldn't be economical as I've already explained.

Did you read that on the Liberty site? They have said that on there which is incorrect and that does need correcting. I will look at the prog again and confirm that MP did not say that.:)

j.e.j.

Well, having clicked on the link earlier and had a look at these knickers, I don't think they're anything special. They look cute, I suppose, but you can tell by looking at the back bit that they're going to be so-oo uncomfortable (riding up all the time).

TBH nylon's not the healthiest fabric for intimate wear, anyway, IMO. She should have gone for cotton :rotfl:We used to have cotton mills in the north of England, probably sadly all gone now.

I'm now just getting the feeling M.P. is milking this for what she can while she can. I can't see this lasting. The range is too narrow, and gimmicky.

peachyprice

Pennylane wrote: »

No. What I meant was I cannot remember her saying she would train them in "traditional lace making". That would take much more than weeks anyway and it wouldn't be economical as I've already explained.

Did you read that on the Liberty site? They have said that on there which is incorrect and that does need correcting. I will look at the prog again and confirm that MP did not say that.:)

Yup, it's right here.

http://www.liberty.co.uk/fcp/product/Liberty/Kinky-Knickers/Pink-and-Peach-Scalloped-Lace-Knickers-Kinky-Knickers/72375

Pennylane

Peachy - yes, that's what I thought but I've looked at the prog again and she didn't say it herself, so I can only think that Liberty have got that wrong.

claire16c

Yeah she didnt say that on the show, the website is wrong. Also it says on the website a size L is a size 16-18 so it does go up higher than a 14.

Zoe.

fattybumble85 wrote: »

Moonraker is a name given to people from Middleton ( a "Moonraker" - after the legendary local poachers who threw their plunder into a pond if police were nearby and then later rake back their booty by the reflection of the moon in the water!)

Thought that was the story for Slaithwaite :rotfl:

busiscoming2

I watched the programme and like her idea of everything British, but I don't wear lace knickers because I can't abide nylon! If she made some very nice cotton ones I'm sure she'd sell to a much wider market.

colino

Unfortunately that woman now has the oxygen of publicity and gives good consultants (a word she throws around but doesn't begin to understand) a bad name.
Sure Keynesian economics does work, subsidise people here to produce the goods and balance the economy, but we have a tory government who don't believe in it!
It's certainly possible to create a niche brand in anything, but is a jingoistic, union-jack knicker brand one that many will buy in to?
Realistically the market has been tested and over the past three decades we as consumers have voted for the cheap prices that imported textiles bring and retailers just love the increased profits international outsourcing brings. (You simply would not believe the landed price for foreign made-up goods against the retail price).
Feel sorry for the people employed, they probably don't realise the effort was put in to make a TV entertainment show, not genuinely create a sustainable business.

easilydistracted

I only buy fairtrade/ ethical and second hand clothing so am used to paying almost this price for cute but sometimes very cotton underwear (obviously not something on the second hand list!). I wasn't convinced at first when the materials were being sourced outside the uk as you don't know how ethical the manufacturing is. However on seeing the barge guy and the apprentices I was pretty convinced and went for a google to find them.

Was rather surprised to see the materials involved but would be nice to have some funky undies. But I would want to make sure they're not too skimpy and why oh why has she called them 'kinky knickers'. They don't seem that kinky to me and it cheapens the whole product.

Will probably buy some if I can see them in a shop though, I know they are being rolled out to other department stores later in the month.

BlondeHeadOn

colino wrote: »

Feel sorry for the people employed, they probably don't realise the effort was put in to make a TV entertainment show, not genuinely create a sustainable business.

But ... it's a job, and the opportunity to learn a new skill, and experience in the workplace, and something to put on your CV that will really make you stand out from the crowd - all fantastic for those people who've been unable to find work for so long. To me that would be worthwhile, even if the venture does fold after a while.

I would grab it with both hands if I was in the position of those trainees, and bless Mary for giving me the chance, however it works out in the end!

I really wish them all well, and am looking forward to the next episodes.