someone told me before that BritishIndia is a malaysian brand..

http://www.britishindia.asia/aboutbritishindia.html

i guess its true?

yeap padini and seed clothes....in fact stuff from the padini family most of the time have very bad quality.....threads here and there mostly....and sometimes the colour will bleed when washing....

Well, I've never had any problem with Padini stuffs. They seem pretty okay so far with a pretty decent 'lifespan'. But I know ALL my shoes from Vincci (subsidiary of Padini Holdings) NEVER lasted long! Either that, or it'll get veryyyyyy uncomfortable after a few wears - totally unlike other better brands which the shoes feels more comfortably snug as it gets seasoned. Vincci is overrated! 

Braun Buffel IS a German brand under the company Braun GmbH & Co. KG  (not to be mistaken with another household and medical manufacturing company with similar name founded by inventor Max Braun) mainly ran by Johann Braun's descendants with Christiane Brunk at its helm currently. I think most of you are in doubt because you can't find much information about the brand or rather found it difficult to reach their official international site since the spelling of their web address is different (included below). Anyway, as most of you might know, Braun Buffel is currently mainly marketed at the European, Australian and Asian market currently with Lianbee-Jeco Sdn. Bhd. (since 1993) as the exclusive distributor of this brand for our small segment of the market (Malaysia). I wonder when will they start playing in the US market.

Below are the the regional websites for Braun Buffel:
International / Germany: http://www.braun-bueffel.com/en/home.html (note the different spelling)
Asia: http://www.braunbuffel-asiapac.com
Australia: http://www.braunbuffel.com.au

Perfect thats the reply i needed. I knew it was not a local brand lol, their workmenship and quality is just too good to be local.

Glad it helped. Besides the exquisite quality of Braun Buffel's accessories, their storefronts in highstreet shopping complexes says everything.
On second thought, ignore my latter point as looks can be deceiving: like the example of our local brand Polo Haus with their premier store in Sunway Pyramid which appears to the uninformed shoppers as a foreign brand related to Ralph Lauren Polo.


Speaking of look-alike brands, there's also our local Crocodile which I think was inspired by the world renowned Lacoste.

wow that shop looks amazing..

hmmm i thought crocodile was from hong kong, or is it singapore?

http://www.crocodilehouse.com/

Lacoste to pay $1 in Chinese trade mark ruling
31/03/2004

A Chinese court last week considered the case of two crocodiles – the trade marks of French clothing manufacturer Lacoste and Singapore-based Crocodile International – and ruled that the Lacoste brand could not be used in China.

Lacoste and Crocodile International have been disputing their respective rights in the crocodile logo for almost 40 years, ever since Lacoste moved into the Asian markets. Lacoste has now been ordered to apologise and pay its rival the nominal sum of $1 in compensation.

Both logos use a similar looking crocodile, except that they face in opposite directions. The question for the court was to decide which one was registered in China first.

Lacoste first registered the logo in France, in 1933, when founder and tennis star Rene Lacoste incorporated the emblem onto his range of clothes.

Anyone had any idea about Ben Sherman this brand ? Was it originated from UK? I found none of this brand appearing in Malaysia Market at the moment. I have one of their signature polo which is white red blue stripes.

So many ppl using Bonia some more, probably because of its low prices.

knew Bonia was local ^^ they are doing great! i love their specs! Very durable got kicked in the face but specs intact bt face not intact! XD well done Bonia!