Despite the insistence of his family and friends that his new overcoat suits him perfectly, Chimp dislikes it so much that he finds a way to get rid of it.
When Joseph's overcoat becomes old and worn, he makes it into a jacket, then a vest, and so on until nothing is left, and he even makes something out of that.
A little girl reminisces about the beautiful coat she owned which, as she grew, became in turn, a jacket, vest and cap, a knapsack, and finally, a beautiful coat for her doll.
When Lola's best friend Lotta gets a fluffy new coat, Lola borrows it and proceeds to almost ruin and lose the fluffy, pristine garment while running errands.
Although Tippett the tailor has trouble getting around to returning farmer Clancy's old winter coat, he is quicker to take advantage of the opportunity to mend a broken friendship.