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Quality Suiting Fabrics? Here's something I gave to our salespeople to use when selling our clothing. What Constitues A Quality Fabric? There has been a great deal of confusion regarding the quality of fabrics. The world seems to have been sold a bill of goods regarding 'super' fabrics...

Spent 20 years living in Texas (Coppell). Went from Yankee (visitor) to a Damn Yankee (resident) to an accepted member of the Republic of Texas. Been gone from Texas for 7 years but the folks here in Georgia know that I'm still a Texan. Rich :cool2:

Carroll County GA Rich :cool2:

The name on the bands of cigars that I usually smoke, became my handle on a few cigar websites. :cool2:

Physically back from the RTDA covention in NOLA and the Menswear show in Dallas. Wow, smoked a ton of cigars while at the convention enjoyed the company of many friends in the cigar world. Louisianna ATF created a stir by requiring all who were giving out samples to pay tax on them. This...

ITG While you are correct that cigars are not made for enhaling...there are some that exhale through the nostrils. I've watched Carlos Feunte Jr do that often. I prefer the old exhale through the mouth way myself. In regard to some of the comments earlier in this thread regarding...

Well the trip to NOLA is fast approaching and CAO has announced another new release... they have licensed the Soprano's name from HBO for a new cigar series. Rich :cool2:

More Pre RTDA Info Besides the double camaroon wrapped cigar from CAO there will be a number of other new cigars released at the convention. Ashton will introduce a few new sizes of the powerful VSG and Estate Grown series. Fuente will offer the God of Fire by Carlito 2005 and the God of...

Check the country of origin on the suits mentioned above. The BB will probably be US or Canada while the Joe Banks will be far east. The quality of fabric will be similar, unless Banks is using a Poly Cotton Blend. If we didn't make seersucker suits I would look toward the Brooks for myself...

Thanks, Very Helpful Rich :cool2:

Can anyone post a picture of the Pinks and Greens Uniform? I am working on sketches for a new Dress Uniform for the US Army and want to use the Pink and Green for inspiration on one of the designs. Thanks in advance, Rich :cool2:

RTDA Approaches The Retail Tobacco Dealers Association annual convention will be in NOLA this year and the Lovely Mrs Fuente and I are looking forword to seeing alot of our friends in the Cigar Business. Aug 6-10 it'll be rather smokey in the Big Easy. Usually a few new releases at the...

More Thoughts (Spoiler Alert) Yawn, just OK. The original was better, never thought I'd be singing the praises of Gene Barry's acting. I wanted the aliens to grab the little girl to end her incessant screaming. The lovely Mrs Fuente felt that the Tim Robbins Character was a gift from...

Sellers in an interview about the film said that he based alot of Chance's mannerisms on Stan Laurel. Rich :cool2:

LMK if you need a resource for clothing labels to be sewn into members vinatge apparel. Fuente :cool2: