Swede question and shirt altercation question

[dapperdondublin]

Hello,

Is authentic swede an expensive fabric? I notice the jackers are expensive...
Also in terms of dress shirts that have french cuffs; is it posible to get them altered to normal cuffs?

Thanks,

D.

 

[Leiker]

Hello,

Is authentic swede an expensive fabric? I notice the jackers are expensive...
Also in terms of dress shirts that have french cuffs; is it posible to get them altered to normal cuffs?

Thanks,

D.

Do you mean suede? If so, suede is leather.

 

[dapperdondublin]

Do you mean suede? If so, suede is leather.

Yes I mean suede; but is is a certain type of leather right? Anyone know where to buy the fabric?

 

[dapperdondublin]

Yes I mean suede; but is is a certain type of leather right? Anyone know where to buy the fabric?

https://www.moodfabrics.com/italian-dark-brown-suede-fringe-with-knots-8-5-114547

THe fabric is quite inexpensive to buy; any idea why the jackets are soo expensive?

 

[dieworkwear]

The price of a garment is more than just the cost of materials.

 

[dapperdondublin]

The price of a garment is more than just the cost of materials.

Of course but it still does not justify the cost difference. Suede jackets are particularly expensive and I'm not sure why...

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Of course but it still does not justify the cost difference. Suede jackets are particularly expensive and I'm not sure why...

because they are. Buy some suede and make your own jacket.

 

[dapperdondublin]

because they are. Buy some suede and make your own jacket.

Yeah I plan too

 

[breakaway01]

https://www.moodfabrics.com/italian-dark-brown-suede-fringe-with-knots-8-5-114547

THe fabric is quite inexpensive to buy; any idea why the jackets are soo expensive?

you're linking to suede fringe -- if you're planning to make a shirt out of 2.5" x 8.5" pieces of fringe, go ahead. Pieces of suede large enough to actually make a shirt from will be more expensive than this. If you're seriously wondering why suede is more expensive than cotton shirting than I don't know what to tell you.

 

[dapperdondublin]

you're linking to suede fringe -- if you're planning to make a shirt out of 2.5" x 8.5" pieces of fringe, go ahead. Pieces of suede large enough to actually make a shirt from will be more expensive than this. If you're seriously wondering why suede is more expensive than cotton shirting than I don't know what to tell you.

What the difference? Sorry I'm not up to speed with this fabric. I'm looking to make a jacket. Why is more expensive than cotton? Genuinely I know why its soo expensive

 

[breakaway01]

What the difference? Sorry I'm not up to speed with this fabric. I'm looking to make a jacket. Why is more expensive than cotton? Genuinely I know why its soo expensive

suede is leather. from a cow. you're wondering why leather is more expensive than cotton? really?

 

[dieworkwear]

Cotton jackets can also be quite expensive, some more expensive than a low-end leather jacket.

I don't think it's fruitful to try to dissect pricing like this.

 

[bicycleradical]

you're linking to suede fringe -- if you're planning to make a shirt out of 2.5" x 8.5" pieces of fringe, go ahead. Pieces of suede large enough to actually make a shirt from will be more expensive than this. If you're seriously wondering why suede is more expensive than cotton shirting than I don't know what to tell you.

"La moda italiana is a “'buttery soft'” faux synthetic suede which will add a lot of drama and movement to the waist, hip or hemline area of so many fashionable garments. “ "

Is this even real suede?

 

[breakaway01]

Cotton jackets can also be quite expensive, some more expensive than a low-end leather jacket.

I don't think it's fruitful to try to dissect pricing like this.

While I agree that the price of high-end clothing is not necessarily a function of material, the price of the material necessarily sets a lower bound on the price of an item. You yourself have written many times that good cashmere is necessarily expensive. Why would that same principle not apply to a suede shirt? Or cordovan shoes?

 

[dieworkwear]

While I agree that the price of high-end clothing is not necessarily a function of material, the price of the material necessarily sets a lower bound on the price of an item. You yourself have written many times that good cashmere is necessarily expensive. Why would that same principle not apply to a suede shirt? Or cordovan shoes?

I put fairly minimal thought into it. I have some cotton jackets that cost me over $1,000, and some leather jackets that cost me less than $1,000. I looked at the item and tried to figure out whether the price was worth paying given how it made me look and feel. Personally, I think this is the only sensible way to shop.