User talk:VesperLynde

Huddersfield
Please refrain from persistently reverting back your deleted statements on the Huddersfield article. Additionaly note that using an Anonymous IP address IE:- 205.205.232.2 to make the same edits is called Sock puppetry and frowned on. Huddersfield is no longer the centre for the Worsted Wool industry in the UK and traditional weaving went out a long time ago, with the mills now converted into luxury accomodation and small business units. Living in Huddersfield and having a family who were mostly employed in the local mills, when it was a major producer, and also having worked in both a weaving shed and the Finished product warehouse myself I am fairly well qualified to know that. Additionally please note that Huddersfield is not a 'City', as you stated in your edit summary, it is a Market town. If you feel that to be incorrect please discuss it on the talk page. simply replacing your unreferenced and incorrect claim will be taken as Bad faith editing. Richard Harvey (talk) 22:37, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Response for Huddersfield
I encourage you to read a 2003 report written by the UK Government's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) called "A Comparative Study of the British and Italian Textile and Clothing Industries." It is available at the following link: http://www.bis.gov.uk/files/file14772.pdf.

Here are several quotes from the paper:

"The British worsted industry is centered in Bradford and Huddersfield. Its counterpart is located in the Biella district, North West of Milan, so it is there that we look for comparisons in worsted fabrics." Page 7.

"The Italian criticism of the British woolen and worsted producers is that they are slow to change their fabric designs and that they do not promote their products as vigorously do the Italians. In part this may be due to the fact that the British producers have less to offer than the Italians that is new, reflecting a cultural difference: the British consumer's traditional approach to a suit is that the fabric should endure for years, whereas the Italian approach is that the suit is worn out after being dry-cleaned only five times." Page 5.

The view that Huddersfield is a center for the high-end worsted wool industry is echoed in:

1)The 2006 book entitled "The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style" by Nicholas Antongiavanni. Nicholas Antongiavanni is an author under Harper Collins Publishers and is described by the publishing house as "a leading expert on men's tailoring" according to his biography on their website. In his book, Antongiavanni also goes into some detail on the difference in weaving methods between British and Italian mills. He concludes that Italians are known for focusing on handle, lightness, and design, while the British are known for traditional weaving methods (meaning 2 ply instead of 1) and cloth durability.

2) An article in the Savile Row Style Magazine from 2008 entitled "Wool - The Golden Fleece for Suits" that can be viewed here: http://www.savilerow-style.com/issue009/textiles.htm. Quote: "A Savile Row suit made in lycra might hit the headlines but it is the finest wool cloths from Huddersfield and other centres of cloth excellence that provide the raw material for the artists of Savile Row to mould..."

3) An article in The American from 2007 entitled "The Controversy Over Super Wool" by Nicholas Antongiavanni that can be viewed here: http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/the-controversy-over-super-wool. Quote: "...the city of Huddersfield dominated the world wool trade for 150 years. While still an important center, its market share has declined precipitously and is still dropping. Nonetheless, Huddersfield techniques and terminology still rule the industry worldwide. And the very concept of 'Supers' originated right here."

4) Through discussions with people who work in the apparel/textiles industry. A trip to Savile Row will certainly reinforce the notion that Huddersfield has been and remains a center for high-end worsted wool production.

The Wikipedia entry for Bradford cites the word "wool" 16 times and goes into depth about the role wool played in the history of the area. The Wikipedia entry for Biella also cites wool in the opening summary section and then has a section entitled "Wool in the Life of Biella." It would be misleading to mention "woollen products" only once in the entry for Huddersfield as it has been and remains a center for high-end worsted production according the UK Government and various experts in the apparel/textiles industry.

Before altering the edits of others, it is important for users to do research on whether or not edits have merit and not simply base that decision on their own personal experience. It is also not conducive to a respectful Wikipedia environment to be accusing users of editing in Bad Faith before doing one's own research should the topic edited be outside the person's realm of expertise.