How Italy's 'clothes system' works

Following up to B Vaughan<me@> :

> It's only a few empty-headed people in
>Italy[*] who judge other people's worth by their wardrobe.

[*] Replace Italy with the country of your choice.


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Tim C.

Following up to Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:

>> It's only a few empty-headed people in
>>Italy[*] who judge other people's worth by their wardrobe.
>
>
>[*] Replace Italy with the country of your choice.

to be honest, of the countries I've been to, Italy seems *very*
conscious of dress. I reckon its much more common there that a lot of
countries. That's my impression.
--
Mike
(remove clothing to email)

Following up to The Reid <mikereidclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> :

>Following up to Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:
>
>>> It's only a few empty-headed people in
>>>Italy[*] who judge other people's worth by their wardrobe.
>>
>>
>>[*] Replace Italy with the country of your choice.
>
>to be honest, of the countries I've been to, Italy seems *very*
>conscious of dress. I reckon its much more common there that a lot of
>countries. That's my impression.

Sit down to breakfast with a busload of Italians in the Dolomites and you
might change your mind.
--
Tim C.

Following up to Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:

>>to be honest, of the countries I've been to, Italy seems *very*
>>conscious of dress. I reckon its much more common there that a lot of
>>countries. That's my impression.
>
>Sit down to breakfast with a busload of Italians in the Dolomites and you
>might change your mind.

I've not been to the Dolomites, sadly, but in cities people seem very
clothes conscious.
--
Mike
(remove clothing to email)

Following up to The Reid <mikereidclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> :

>Following up to Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:
>
>>>to be honest, of the countries I've been to, Italy seems *very*
>>>conscious of dress. I reckon its much more common there that a lot of
>>>countries. That's my impression.
>>
>>Sit down to breakfast with a busload of Italians in the Dolomites and you
>>might change your mind.
>
>I've not been to the Dolomites, sadly, but in cities people seem very
>clothes conscious.

I tend to avoid cities, given the chance, and Italian ones even more. I
don't think there's a whole lot more fashion than here or the UK, it's just
that the styles are different, so maybe you tend to notice it more than the
same old stuff at home.
--
Tim C.

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:58:19 +0200, Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:

>Following up to The Reid <mikereidclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> :
>
>>Following up to Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:
>>
>>>> It's only a few empty-headed people in
>>>>Italy[*] who judge other people's worth by their wardrobe.
>>>
>>>
>>>[*] Replace Italy with the country of your choice.
>>
>>to be honest, of the countries I've been to, Italy seems *very*
>>conscious of dress. I reckon its much more common there that a lot of
>>countries. That's my impression.
>
>Sit down to breakfast with a busload of Italians in the Dolomites and you
>might change your mind.

LOL in industry they either over dress or turn up to work in Mixi working
clothes.
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Martin

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:13:16 +0200, Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:

>Following up to The Reid <mikereidclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> :
>
>>Following up to Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:
>>
>>>>to be honest, of the countries I've been to, Italy seems *very*
>>>>conscious of dress. I reckon its much more common there that a lot of
>>>>countries. That's my impression.
>>>
>>>Sit down to breakfast with a busload of Italians in the Dolomites and you
>>>might change your mind.
>>
>>I've not been to the Dolomites, sadly, but in cities people seem very
>>clothes conscious.
>
>I tend to avoid cities, given the chance, and Italian ones even more.

We are not attracted to metropolises of more than 10,000,000 people.

>I
>don't think there's a whole lot more fashion than here or the UK, it's just
>that the styles are different, so maybe you tend to notice it more than the
>same old stuff at home.

The shirts I bought in an expensive shop in Milan were probably the poorest
quality I have bought anywhere.
--

Martin

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:06:50 +0200, in .europe, B Vaughan<me@>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:20:22 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
...
... >The shirts I bought in an expensive shop in Milan were probably the poorest
... >quality I have bought anywhere.
...
... I have also found the quality of clothes made in Italy to be a bit
... substandard at times. My husband bought a rather expensive shirt whose

Does the shirt have name, address & social security number?

... colors ran the first time it was washed (by hand in lukewarm water). I
... wanted him to return it, but he refused. He said you couldn't return
... something after you've worn it. With attitudes like that, there's
... nothing to prevent clothing manufacturers from fobbing off substandard
... goods on the customers.

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:06:49 +0200, in .europe, B Vaughan<me@>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:03:26 +0100, The Reid
... <mikereidclothing@freedomnames.co.uk> wrote:
...
... >Following up to Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:
... >
... >>> It's only a few empty-headed people in
... >>>Italy[*] who judge other people's worth by their wardrobe.
... >>
... >>
... >>[*] Replace Italy with the country of your choice.
... >
... >to be honest, of the countries I've been to, Italy seems *very*
... >conscious of dress. I reckon its much more common there that a lot of
... >countries. That's my impression.
...
... There are some very elegant and fashion-concious people in Italy. (The
... two things are quite different.) Much more so in the cities than in
... the countryside. Where I live, I sometimes see people out shopping in
... their bathrobe and slippers and many people buy all their clothes at
... the weekly market.

When I was living in Perugia I would see women wearing skirts, stilettos and fur coats
shopping for meat & fruit/veg at the street market. Granted, it was a very long time
ago...

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:39:59 +0200, Magda <12@34.56> wrote:

>On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:06:50 +0200, in .europe, B Vaughan<me@>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:20:22 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
> ...
> ... >The shirts I bought in an expensive shop in Milan were probably the poorest
> ... >quality I have bought anywhere.
> ...
> ... I have also found the quality of clothes made in Italy to be a bit
> ... substandard at times. My husband bought a rather expensive shirt whose
>
>Does the shirt have name, address & social security number?

Are you confusing the man with his clothes?
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Martin