Hello everyone,
My aunt shared this link with me. My name is Nicola and I’m the founder of The Curated. I hope it’s okay to write here. I really love customer feedback. Helps us improve.
I’m not a big company trying to rip people off. So I hope that this post perhaps gives you a more personal touch.
I’m South Korean adopted Australian living in Norway and I lived in a shanghai for 5 years working in design development.
Yes you are right there are coats online that look the same and are very cheap.
I would never want to sell a coat to other women that was based on false promises. I’ve spent months researching and developing.
We use only fabric remaining from past seasons for sustainability. It’s organic cashmere and wool. We are going through processes to have the right certifications on these.
We don’t use lining simply because I’m a curvy bigger girl and I find that with lining I end up looking “thicker” and frumpy. It’s hard to go through winter and look stylish instead of a stuffed turkey. A lot of brands use coats because they have cheap fabrics and static.
We are currently implementing free returns and exchanges and also DDP (prepaid taxes) for our european friends so that they don’t get hit with nasty taxes.
Our coats cost $200USD in raw material and labour because they are 30% cashmere. Most you will find are 10% and I can tell you they cost $100USD or less at cost price.
Inner Mongolia is part of China demographically and where the Himalayan mountains produce the coldest wind hence the best cashmere. We want to reduce carbon emissions and environmental waste which is why we work with vertical mills and ship direct from Inner Mongolia.
We have honest pricing because most brands make hundreds on their “cashmere” coats. We want all women to have access to luxury coats
If you ever want help with sizing just email us I’ve become quite the expert at it. We love to help!
I hope this answers all your questions and feel free to email me
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