2009 is not — we repeat — is not the year of the hobo. (It’s actually the year of the ox but whatevs.)

Our point is that it’s time to ditch that dingy duster and get yourself a couture coat from new line Lia Lintern. The brains behind the beauty belong to Julia Lintern, who has another career as an aerospace engineer at JetBlue (for real, yo).

And her acute attention to detail is what makes her coats so special. They don’t come small, medium, large; every coat is custom-made according to the following measurements: bust, waist, hips, and arm length. Made of cashmere and wool and embellished with cording, piping, trapunto, quilting, and ruching, each one is a work of art lined in silk.

And while they’re not cheap, they are totally affordable when you consider the work that goes into them.

And that’s no bull.

Available online at lialintern.com.