Officer Dibley
Well-Known Member
I recently bought a beautiful old seal ELC A-2 that had been re-lined in black nylon (yuk!). It was very cheap and is wearable as is but i thought i'd look at getting it re-lined, which also means all new knits.
I sent it off to get a quote: £300 !
Now there's an ELC Monarch on ebay right now that the seller has the bill for a re-lining and knits done in 2016 that cost £137. A significant increase.
There is a lot of work involved in carefully unpicking and re-doing the lining, no doubt. However, the massive increase in new jacket prices means that if the re-lining takes a day, that is a day the craftsperson is not making a new £1300 jacket. I appreciate more than most on here that ELC are in the business of making money but also that they repair their jackets - although what nut would buy a jacket at current prices knowing eventually the lining will wear and not be repairable ?
My point is that when there is a money making machine in operation, any activity that stops that needs to be accounted for. The increase in prices has a huge knock-on effect.
In the meantime i'll wear that goat as is and start saving !
Dave
I sent it off to get a quote: £300 !
Now there's an ELC Monarch on ebay right now that the seller has the bill for a re-lining and knits done in 2016 that cost £137. A significant increase.
There is a lot of work involved in carefully unpicking and re-doing the lining, no doubt. However, the massive increase in new jacket prices means that if the re-lining takes a day, that is a day the craftsperson is not making a new £1300 jacket. I appreciate more than most on here that ELC are in the business of making money but also that they repair their jackets - although what nut would buy a jacket at current prices knowing eventually the lining will wear and not be repairable ?
My point is that when there is a money making machine in operation, any activity that stops that needs to be accounted for. The increase in prices has a huge knock-on effect.
In the meantime i'll wear that goat as is and start saving !
Dave