Why 5 of The World's Priciest Fabrics Are So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider

From muga silk and leavers lace to Japanese denim and vicuña wool, we unraveled the stories behind the world’s most expensive fabrics and textiles.

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[startrunning]

Well... this is more important than sleep.

[johnpartridge]

It's a real shame that the local makers/producers of all these wonderful products earn so little

[catofthecastle]

One of the more interesting aspects of the story of French lace, I’m an avid collector of French lace, is the reason why so many machines are gone. Many of these border areas were bombed by Nazi Germany, destroying hundreds and hundreds of the buildings and machinery. I have many hundreds( at least 800)of patterns for different laces of different widths and a recent survey found that there are only about 340 different machines still in production.

[raccoon]

Muga silk is stunning, so is orange Eri silk also from the Assam region both so soft and shiny compared to regular Tussah silk. I love using it in my wool blends despite it being pricey!

[sophiaisabelle]

Textiles take a whole lot of effort, determination and hard work to get through. The whole process itself wears you out instantly, and yet these workers continue to be more self sufficient in everything that they do for a living.

[marlyg.]

My Goodness!! The kimono process is so complex, detailed and so pretty that I cried, like real tears streaming down my face. I wish all of the workers (for me they are out of this world artisans, the epitome of dedication and love for what they do) involved in the manufacturing of this fabrics and Textiles, from the silk in India to the Vicuña producers, got paid fairly!!

[MrAsingh]

To all the people producing all fabrics shown… you guys Amaze and I appreciate you for your patience perseverance and skills… I am not going to take my clothes or the little things for granted even if my clothes come from a mass production… i am absolutely humbled

[grovermartin]

What an EXTRAORDINARY video! I feel that I have just taken a masters' class in these amazing products, about which I knew so little. So humbling. Thank you for your close attention to the details of each of these processes.🙏

[beataplaya]

Reality between fast fashion and niche market. If rarity (and quality, labor) is to be a consideration as it is with diamonds, these niche markets should command fair prices.

[LVXMagick]

I want to buy a yard of each to put in my fabric stash to hold adore and smell but never ever use 😂😂😂

[CROWMOTHERmusic]

I love the Muga performance, I genuinely want more of her in my life. I bet she’s a great auntie or gramma 🥰 I was tryina use this to fall asleep but she energised me! 😊

[itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe]

i appreciate fine artistry and craftsmanship, but it's a shame that only the very rich can afford it. I am grateful that the quality of mass-produced goods is good enough that a working class person can still have beautiful things. i'm also grateful for thrift stores that don't charge an arm and a leg and free piles. I bought a beautiful vintage silk brocade Japanese Obi when I was in college in 1990 for $25-- a lot of money for me then as a 19 year old. The store was going out of business and it was originally marked $400. I have displayed it as a wall hanging in every home I've lived in for over 30 years. I treasure it's beauty and workmanship

[ayeshaclassesgk]

Business insider❤️Congratulations ! You truly deserved it. You always work so hard on your videos and you truly do put so much effort and work into what you do

[jojosg]

I had to take care of a baby vicuña once... for a day (and that was enough, such nervous creatures) His name was Fidel and he was an orphan, he was the cutest thing on earth 💖. Hope you are doing well Fidel 😊

[cindyrissal]

So interesting! Thank you for posting this. And thank you SO MUCH for hiring an actual person to do the narration. I really don't like those fake sounding computer generated voices (or whatever they are). Your narrator does such a good job. Adds so much to the enjoyment of the video.

[jesseholder]

I like seeing the people who harvest or make the super expensive textiles are wearing some of it too.

[TwospotzArtAndCraft]

Such a fantastic story to follow along on here.

I love my collection of vintage kimono and several of them are just absolutely breathtaking, and most of them handsewn. The paintwork and embroidery is beyond amazing and wearing them is such an honour and absolutely amazing. (I do not own any made by this company... I think. Many of them are unmarked altho three or four of them have artisan signatures on the fabric. .

[dhanslee]

I have Momotaro jacket and jeans.. They're truly masterpiece!

[MrAsingh]

This is extremely interesting.. to the lady fixing the errors she has a lot of patience and a keen eye

[KristiContemplates]

My maternal family history has a story about some ancestors being two families of Noble lace makers hightailing it to Ireland and becoming Irish linen makers. Devereux and Courtney families combined, supposedly, their names to Devney, which was similar sounding to an already established Irish name.