http://www.kitchencountereconomics.com/2009/12/05/building-more-utility-into-a-coat-with-the-lining/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:58:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.kitchencountereconomics.com/2009/12/05/building-more-utility-into-a-coat-with-the-lining/#comment-657 cheryl Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:43:12 +0000 http://www.kitchencountereconomics.com/?p=853#comment-657 Great post! I read somewhere that you should always make the lining first, so you don't get bored when doing it, and so you can double check the fit of the garment. The lining is my favorite part, because in most garments, that is where the personality is. (especially coats, because there are so many options!) Great post! I read somewhere that you should always make the lining first, so you don’t get bored when doing it, and so you can double check the fit of the garment. The lining is my favorite part, because in most garments, that is where the personality is. (especially coats, because there are so many options!)

]]> http://www.kitchencountereconomics.com/2009/12/05/building-more-utility-into-a-coat-with-the-lining/#comment-654 Toby Wollin Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:14:43 +0000 http://www.kitchencountereconomics.com/?p=853#comment-654 "Almost offensive"? Not almost at all - VERY. In any manufacturing process, the vast majority of the cost going into the garment (even in China) is the labor cost. Not the fabric for the coat and not the lining. I will not enumerate the number of times I have looked in what are considered 'good' coats (ok, I've never been to Barneys, so I've never gotten to look into coats at that price point but I'm going to bet that their linings are not much better for what people are paying for the coat) and found sleazy acetate lining. That stuff will not last a season and does nothing for the coat itself. “Almost offensive”? Not almost at all – VERY. In any manufacturing process, the vast majority of the cost going into the garment (even in China) is the labor cost. Not the fabric for the coat and not the lining. I will not enumerate the number of times I have looked in what are considered ‘good’ coats (ok, I’ve never been to Barneys, so I’ve never gotten to look into coats at that price point but I’m going to bet that their linings are not much better for what people are paying for the coat) and found sleazy acetate lining. That stuff will not last a season and does nothing for the coat itself.

]]> http://www.kitchencountereconomics.com/2009/12/05/building-more-utility-into-a-coat-with-the-lining/#comment-653 Millineryman Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:06:13 +0000 http://www.kitchencountereconomics.com/?p=853#comment-653 I couldn't agree more about the lining. I find it almost offensive as a consumer at some of the fabric choices that are made about coat linings specifically. It's a huge factor in my decision to purchase. I couldn’t agree more about the lining. I find it almost offensive as a consumer at some of the fabric choices that are made about coat linings specifically. It’s a huge factor in my decision to purchase.

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