https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unlined-winter-coats Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 02 May 2026 16:08:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unlined-winter-coats#post-1758042 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:38:35 +0000 barbaraq 1758042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a sewist, I am totally in awe of double cloth wool coats. &nbsp;The hand work involved is huge! &nbsp; I have a couple of pieces that I cannot get up the nerve to take on. &nbsp;These fabrics are very warm in and of themselves. &nbsp;The interior beauty of the finished coat stands by itself. &nbsp;I am guessing that sleeve linings are only added for "slip" so they don't bind on blouse sleeves, etc. &nbsp;I doubt the fabric would pill in the interior of the coat. &nbsp;Every piece of double cloth wool I have ever seen is of very high quality.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unlined-winter-coats#post-1758038 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:29:40 +0000 Diana 1758038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, that's crazy and yeah, total dealbreaker. No lining means the wool is likely to pill really fast, and will also cause your sweaters etc to pill faster too. I could see it on an "indoor" type jacket (although I still prefer them lined) but definitely not an overcoat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unlined-winter-coats#post-1758037 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:27:01 +0000 JAileen 1758037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My Gloverall duffle coat is double faced wool, with no lining whatsoever. It's very warm but I don't know if it's warm enough for a Canadian winter. I wore it on a trip to NYC and was fine, but it wasn't below 0F.</p> <p>Supposedly alpaca is warmer than wool due to the structure of the fiber. Others here have said they haven't experienced that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unlined-winter-coats#post-1758035 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:19:31 +0000 Marilyn 1758035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perhaps the coats you are looking at are made of double faced wool.&nbsp; It has two right sides and garments made with it are not lined.&nbsp; A special seaming technique is used to provide a finished seam on both the outside and inside of the garment. No, it's not cheap.&nbsp; Often lining is used to cover unfinished seams inside a garment.&nbsp; I don't imagine that a thin layer of lining adds much warmth.&nbsp; </p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_cloth">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_cloth</a></p> <p>A double faced wool Theory coat....<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theory.com/oaklane-df/G0701407.html">https://www.theory.com/oaklane-df/G0701407.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unlined-winter-coats#post-1758030 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:10:29 +0000 gradfashionista 1758030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&nbsp;Diana, the ones I'm looking at have no lining at all. Puzzling, right? </p> <p>ETA: Just double-checked. One has an "upper lining" and a "sleeve lining" but is still referred to as "unlined."</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unlined-winter-coats#post-1758028 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:05:59 +0000 Diana 1758028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are you talking about no lining at all? Not even the silky acetate or similar material? That would be a TERRIBLE idea. Warmth aside, a totally unlined winter coat would not hang well over winter clothing at all. Imagine the arm bunchiness! :Z</p> <p>Or do you mean no thinsulate/down/quilting or other insulation? I don't find the lack of those things so strange as no matter how thin they do add bulk and stiffness. For me it's not a deal breaker because I find myself plenty warm by adding extra layers underneath. </p> <p>FWIW, my Burberry wool coat (Brit, so the "cheapest" of the burberrys) is fully lined with silky acetate but does not have additional insulating materials. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unlined-winter-coats#post-1758024 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:57:39 +0000 gradfashionista 1758024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been looking for a nice, non-puffer winter coat for awhile and was surprised to find high-end designers (Sentaler, Burberry, etc.) making winter coats unlined. The coats I was considering were made from either pure cashmere or alpaca/wool. I understand that a lining might add slight bulk to thicker coats, but omitting one strikes me as really cheap. I can't imagine that unlined cashmere or alpaca coats would be warm enough for typical Canadian winters. Or am I wrong? </p>