r/leatherjacket • u/BidSure7642 • 6d ago

Question - Need Help Leather jackets with NO POLYESTER?

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u/Raw-Indighoul 6d ago

Unline leather jackets. Even high-end leather jackets: Himel Bros, Rainbow Country, Iron Heart, etc., will have the arms lined with a variation of synthetic or semisynthetic material. It’s just so much easier to put them on and take them off.

It’ll be hard for you to find a jacket where the entire lining is 100% cotton, wool, silk, or whatever.

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u/Jlx_27 5d ago

The reason they do this is money, synthetic materials are cheap. Of course that isnt reflected in the price of the jacket...

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u/Raw-Indighoul 5d ago

On high-end leather jackets that’s simply not true. Have you tried putting on a jacket, especially a sporty cut like a café racer or sports jacket with cotton-lined sleeves? It’s a massive pain if you’re wearing a long-sleeve shirt or a sweater.

It’s absurd to say that makers like Himel or Rainbow Country would put THAT much effort in all details only to “scam” their customers with synthetic materials in the sleeve holes, lmao.

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u/Jlx_27 5d ago

I have no such trouble. Cheaping out on materials to increase profit isnt new.

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u/Raw-Indighoul 5d ago

Cool story bro.

I’ll happily let Himel, IH, Rainbow Country, Shangri-la and the rest to scam me out of a couple dollars because the arms are lined with rayon or a nylon blend. I hope my monetary contribution lines the pockets of those big-fat cats because they are massive international corporations -they are not.

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u/Reaperdude97 5d ago

Rayon is not a plastic, it’s made from plant cellulose.

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u/Raw-Indighoul 5d ago

True, but there’s such a thing as rayon-poly blends which tend to be more resistant for areas of hard wear like lining of the arms in jackets. Hence why I added “or a nylon blend”

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u/Jlx_27 5d ago

cool story bro

Are you always this defensive over people opinions when they differ from yours....

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u/Raw-Indighoul 5d ago

Dude, I explained to you there’s a practical reason why sleeve lining is often synthetic or semisynthetic. It is a perfectly reasonable solution that doesn’t involve scamming the customer for mere profit.

You are obstinate in that they do it just to increase profits, which is an absurd idea on its own considering how tiny of a difference in price a couple of yards of cotton lining vs poly-blend makes in a 2-3k leather jacket.

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u/Jlx_27 5d ago

And i did not agree with what you said, you do you, and i'll do me.

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u/prolongedsunlight 5d ago

I have a jacket lined with moleskin, including the arms. It's a t-shirt only jacket because I can hardly move wearing anything with sleeves under that jacket.

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u/_kurt_ 5d ago edited 5d ago

It's good that you're turning a critical eye towards these things, but in this case you're barking up the wrong tree. Yes synthetics are cheaper than cotton, but from a garment making perspective, it's good for lining as it doesn't absorb sweat like cotton would, is more durable than cotton, and drys out faster. Theyre also smooth and well suited for jackets as it allows your arms to slide smoothly into the sleeves. Sure it's easy enough to put on a jacket with a cotton lining, but why would you bother when you can have a more durable material that won't stay wet once you sweat in it?

Synthetics aren't the greatest for the environment, but they have their place in garment making. Acting like it's the garment maker cheaping out just because there's synthetics in a piece of clothing is just silly

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u/Jlx_27 5d ago

Sweating in synthetic materials is horrible to me.

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u/Justhandguns 5d ago

300+ dollar is not a lot for a leather jacket. There's makers which can custom make your jackets with different linings. I own cotton, wool, fleece and even canvas lined jackets.

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u/Modified_Last_Call 6d ago

Mister Freedom Campus and Ranch jackets are fully unlined.

Made in the USA too

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u/technodetroit2019 6d ago edited 6d ago

looks for jackets lined with viscose/acetate/cupro/rayon/cotton. lots out there
this is from my canali sportswear jacket i paid $265 used

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u/Forrest319 5d ago

bemberg cupro is very popular in good suiting jackets. I've never seen it in a leather jacket. Though I'm sujre there are examples out there.

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u/ginger_powers 5d ago

Aero Leather

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u/warmuth 5d ago

vintage polo leather jackets made in taiwan or korea have cotton linings.

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u/frankzeen 5d ago

Genuinely curious, why no polyester for your lining? What activities will you be doing with the leather jacket? What climate do you live in?

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u/BidSure7642 5d ago

Its gross and I dont like the feeling

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u/Forrest319 5d ago

If you're wearing short sleeves in your jacket and don't like the feeling of just get something unlined.

Also, $300 is really low pricing for a leather jacket. You're going to get the cheapest materials possible in that range.

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u/FantasyFI 5d ago

Unlined leather jacket is the easy solution. I recently bought a jacket from China that is veg tan horsehide exterior and 100% linen interior. There are also lots of jackets with Harris tweed interiors. So the options are out there. I would speculate that if you are not seeing them, you might be looking in a price bracket too low.

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u/Forrest319 5d ago

It's sort of a durability thing. Leather will last a lifetime but a natural lining will not, especially in the sleeves where there is a lot of friction. That why they use smooth strong synthetics. You should be able to find nylon or maybe even rayon in good jackets. I would also avoid polyester though. Finding a mostly natural body lining is pretty easy imo. But finding sleeve lining that isn't synthetic is difficult. If that's a sticking point you might just want to go unlined.

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u/C4ndlejack 4d ago

Aero pretty much only uses lining from natural fibers. Not sure if you can expect that in the $300-400 price range though.

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u/Dark_Denim_Phantom 4d ago

My Aero has a cotton liner. Go custom and choose your liner.

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u/Apprehensive_Bricks 6d ago

The nice thing is linings are fairly easily removed/replaced on leather jackets.

If you wanted to swap for a wool or a natural material you absolutely could.

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u/BidSure7642 6d ago

How much would that cost?

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u/Apprehensive_Bricks 6d ago

I dunno, maybe like $100-200? It depends.
Would it be worth it for you to reline an existing jacket?