Traditional (Regulation) Doublet

[Highland Logan]

Wow, you definitely went all in with this project! Well done! I like to see people taking the long approach to custom work like this, rather than the quick "gotta have it now" approach of off-the-rack.

I'm curious on your statement about quilted lining being a hallmark of older jacket construction. A couple of my vintage jackets have quilted lining, and I was curious if you had a time frame in mind as to when this died out.

Thanks, and to your question... I really can't say. I know it had, it was an 19th century thing. It helped in making the fit of a jacket conform to the body, well allowing the "right" hang off of the body. It showed off the skill of the tailor and shop. To the best of my knowledge, and I'm no clothing historian, sometime in the early 20th century, with I imagine holdouts to the older style lasting into the mid-20th.

If OCR is kicking around, I'm sure of any of us, he has the right answer.

Frank