The Ratias' original design business started in Helsinki, commissioning local artists to design inexpensive block-printed fabrics (Marimekko is still silk-screened by hand).

English style was defined by simple practical garments, made of inexpensive and durable fabrics, catering towards a leisurely outdoor lifestyle.

They wore suits made from inexpensive fabrics that, after a few weeks of wear, began to sag and bulge around the elbows and the knees.

Almost all the showroom employees were friendly and extremely adept at suggesting durable, subdued and inexpensive fabrics suitable for my tastes, even if they wouldn't quote exact prices.

In 18th-century Poland, the żupan became even lighter, with long and narrow sleeves, while the unseen back was tailored from some inexpensive fabrics such as linen or cotton.

Modern shade sails came into wider use with the invention of a far more durable and relatively inexpensive fabric called shade cloth.

Outfits range from the very simple made with inexpensive fabrics to elaborate creations in silk.

The trick is to buy lots of inexpensive sheer fabric and drape it with great abandon around the windows.

Price-Tag Shock Shoppers who remember rayon as an inexpensive fabric now have to look twice when they read some price tags.