Study 158: What a Silk Scarf Costs to Make: The 4.5 Multiple

This study computes what a luxury ninety-centimetre silk twill scarf costs to make, as a conservative lower bound from public references. Retail rests on public price guides (400 euros to 780 dollars documented; the 450-dollar floor is used). The making side: about 25 dollars of silk fabric with grading waste; the hand-rolled hem documented at thirty minutes, forty-five minutes, and about one hour on the Como maker Mantero’s own craft page, priced at the series’ set-wide atelier rate per the standing rate policy; print-run share and finishing. Make-cost near 100 dollars, a 4.5 multiple. The st