BIFL ("Buy It For Life")
BIFL cashmere brands (Twitter thread)
- “On eBay, search for brands such as Barrie, John Liang, Ballantyne, Peter Scott, Alan Paine, Hawico, Pringle, William Lockie, Johnstons of Elgin, Malo, Fedeli, Della Ciana, Cruciani, and Gran Sasso (…) some of these names used to be Scottish mills that have since closed. Their company now just operates as a fashion brand. Pringle used to be a mill and now sources its knits from a variety of places. When shopping on eBay, see if the knit was made in Scotland.”
Paul Graham BIFL brands list (Twitter thread)
- “Brands I love: Lego, Leuchtturm, Oxford University Press, Pentel, Schöffel, Aqualung, Paradores, Staedtler, Birkenstock, Braun, Knoll, Patagonia, Herman Miller, Iittala, L.A. Burdick, Artemide, Aman, Thames & Hudson, Yeti, Rimowa, L.L.Bean, Timbuk2, Eschenbach, Ridge, Maui Jim.”
- “Brands whose old stuff I love: Penguin, Apple, Land Rover, Hewlett-Packard, G Plan, Porsche, Raleigh, Poole, Disney, Dent, and about 10 golden age watch brands.”