I am always a bit surprised to hear that tailors let customsers choose their jacket lining, since it doesn't show or shouldn't show, and I think in many cases the tailor should not let the customer choose anything for safety reason. (That "whooshing" sound you hear is FNB rapelling down from his Blackhawk to post that the British love using jacket linings as personalization.)

I like to personalise my jackets by choosing my jacket lining :-)

And it is bound to show at times.

I became interested in linings as material and performance after rereading research into George Mallory's climbing kit. I have a modest collection of vintage outdoor gear including ventile cloth and Lifeboat Service oilskins.
I don't plan on strolling the Himalayas, but if any attention is given to linings it's either Austin Power's fun or Amish modesty. I've noticed vintage clothing suffers torn or seperated lining at stitch points.
My next purchase will be a field sportscoat in tweed. The quality of outdoor recreation gear with the false promise of Goretex assembled in the PRC leaves me cold, literally and ethically.
Maybe, when I next hike our Sierras I will meet the anonymous party James Hilton did.

On my most recent *ahem* 'commission' which is a grey chalkstripe from the Harrisons Frontier book I've chosen a grey lining not to far removed from the colour of the cloth; reason being that the  cloth looks porous.

I like fancy linings and I don't see why choosing one causes the commotion it does. I also sometimes have the inner neckband and inside of my french cuffs on shirts done in a different fabric. Why not? I mean, who gives a f**k if you're the only one who sees it, I'm the only one who's gunna be wearing it anyways....

Formby- Thanks for the link. I am slowly using it as reference to research each one.
Big Tony- I've felt the difference in lined and unlined outerwear.
I figure a lining colour is a personal matter, as long as horses don't rear or women go into early labour.
I am working out details on a hunting jacket, yes from Bookster. There will be no alcantra patches or overwhelming plaids. I have a Filson's packer coat, good for pushing packstrings into wild places but not appropriate for some semi dress activities I enjoy. I am nauseated by modern synthetics and my leather flying jacket and peacoat days are long over. Think grenadine tie, tweed jacket on a cold night at an outdoor concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

^The suits and jackets don't last long, you will get a season and the next if you're lucky. The shirts use to be good about five years ago and more when they use to have interesting Autumn colours and very bright stripes, similar to what Duchamp does now. Etro was really, really good around 2002.