No, you didn't accuse Lady Christel of false advertising, but you did make an accusation of theft in a public forum.

What you did then, and what you've done here is a blatant and absolutely transparent attempt to create ill-feeling toward these people in a very small community. Any person with any semblance of integrity or who was genuinely a ting in good faith would have pursued these matters privately, NOT in a public forum.

If Paul made a claim as to the provenance of these jackets in good faith accepting the information of his suppliers the yes, he has beennegligent in checking and being certain. To accuse him of knowingly and willingly defrauding his customers with no grounds is disgusting and makes you no better than the person you claim he his.