Wedding Dresses

Types of fabrics for wedding dresses

Nothing seems to be more important to start with when choosing a wedding dress than the fabric or the material that sets the designs, the styles, the theme, the patterns, the embroideries, the embellishments, the color and therefore the final aspect of the dress.




But even so, most brides are not very interested in the fabric when going shopping for the wedding dress. This case is refers in general to those brides who are not planning the wedding dress in advance, but simply decide to go with the flow, hunt down as many bridal stores, trying on as many wedding dresses as possible until they find the one of a kind wedding dress they were subliminally looking for in their hearts and minds.

There are a few brides who like to plan every single detail of the dress before they go shopping, and simply follow a pre-established pattern. Those who choose to buy a custom-made or a designer personalized couture wedding dress are also planning the fabric, the design of the neckline, skirt and sleeves, the patterns, the color accents and the adornments of the dress in advance.

It’s very important though to know what types of fabrics for wedding dresses are nowadays used in order to know what material can be more suitable for your wedding, considering the season, the location, the formality and the style or the theme. The texture of a fabric can make your body sweat more than other fabric or it can make your figure more curved, more or less attractive and beautiful.

Choosing the right fabric might be a faster way in highlighting properly your body assets and your personality. But let’s see what types of fabrics for wedding dresses are now popular on the market in order to help you choose the right one for your wedding dress.

Silk is definitely one of the most common fabrics used in wedding dresses – mostly formal ones, and it embodies several blends of fabric recalled as the Duppioni silk, the Shantung silk, the China silk, the silk Mikado, the Gazar, the charmeuse, the duchess satin, the georgette, the illusion or the organza silk.

Batiste is a great material used for summer wedding dresses due to its light weight and its transparent and soft texture, feel and look. The chiffon fabric is also a transparent, delicate, soft and sheer fabric that is made form silk with additional rayon. This fabric is often used in creating sheer sleeves, necklines, wraps or overskirts. The illusion net fabric is also used in creation of sleeves and necklines because of the sheer, refined and soft texture.

Layered chiffon wedding dresses are the most popular ones featuring this fabric, where the layers are meant to gather the transparency of the fabric and hide it. The crepe fabric is special because of its crinkled surface and its softness. This material is very thin and light weighted.

Damask wedding dresses are also suitable for summer wedding days due to the light brocade design. The faille material is another interesting, unique and one of a kind fabric that can be defined as a structured substantial fabric finished in a grosgrain ribbon. Other types of fabrics used for wedding dresses are: gabardine, Jersey, Moire, Organdy, Peau de Soie, Bamboo, Pique, taffeta, tulle or velvet.

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