Chiffon - Market Research - A/W 2013

Chiffon Is a balanced tabby woven sheer fabric.

Woven from S and Z twist crepe yarns, the twist in the crepe puckers the fabric in both directions after the weave giving it strength and rough feel

Its constructed from cotton silk and other synthetic fabrics, and can be dyed to almost any shade.

It resembles mesh when magnified giving it transparent properties. Traditionally it is used in evening wear to give a float to gowns as well as bridal dress' and home decorating.

It can be difficult to work with due to its light and slippery texture and it must be hand washed.

In the 1700s it was used as a status symbol of the wealthy.


Barbara Casasola - A/W 2013 RTW
pants and shorter dresses with mesh and mix-matching colors. The use of chiffon is more prominent in this collection

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Christopher Kane - A/W 2013


NYFW A/W 13: Hervé Leger by Max Azria
Chiffon Pleated skirt

 Chanel 2013 A/W- chiffon dress


Sand-colored chiffon and jersey caped dress with ostrich feather embroidery.

 
'Still Grew the Beat of Our Wings' was inspired by the Old Irish Tale of the Children of Lir. - Kaitlin McGrath
Kaitlin is based in Ireland. She studied at Limerick School Of Art And Design and graduated in2012. Her collections are produced in Ireland.

 
Themed “Romancing the Lace”,  - Meli Bondre

DEMELZABUCKLEY - Dive into the Tranquility of Blue

Demelza is based inIreland. Her collections are produced in Ireland. 

PINK CHELSEA GIRL LACE INSERT CHIFFON TOP

You can never go wrong with a feminine chiffon top and this vintage-inspired Chelsea Girl number in light pink will take you from desk to dinner and everywhere in between. Features cream lace inserts with a cinched in waist and rolled boxy sleeves.

€26.00

100% polyester

 

CHESCAPintuck Chiffon Trouser

Product code: D443357

£ 125.00

Shibori chiffon dress - Dolls

€295.00 €177.00

Silk chiffon dress from Indian design and textile pioneer, Neeru Kumar. Features 15 panels at  both front and back to create a beautifully flowing a line shape, calf length hemline and black cotton slip. Shibori is a traditional Artisan dying process where the fabric is pleated, stitched and fastened by hand before dying, meaning no two items will ever be the same.


Rick Owens  at Havana, Dublin
Rick Owens reversible chiffon skirt (front view)
€955

RYDER

Leather panelled bodice with sun ray pleated chiffon skirt.

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HARVEY NICHOLS - DUBLIN
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 Dublin 16

Sinead Doyle A/W 2013


 Hannah Furlong

 

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Trend: Men's Velvet Jacket


Piped velvet suit and velvet sport jacket from Paul Smith and Tom Ford,


Velvet coats from Etro and Dries Van Noten A / W ’12


Shanghai Tang 2013 Fall Winter Ad Campaign

 
 

Irish designer Ciaran Sweeney's Paris Collection featuring velvet.

 

Clara Bella - Opus of we who are not as others - Clara is based in Dublin, Ireland. She studied atLSAD. Her collections are produced in Ireland.

BLACK VELVET WAISTCOAT

Put a luxurious twist on formal dressing in this retro-inspired black velvet waistcoat. Featuring button fastening and pocket detail.

€65.00

100% cotton

 

BIBAVelvet Animal Print Kimono Jacket

Product code: D325580

NOW £ 50.00

WAS £ 169.00 THEN £ 84.00




 

Climbing Daisy Velvet Grosgrain Strappy Dress - oral kiely

£358.00

Strappy dress in an exclusive daisy design velvet jacquard fabric. The dress has wide contrast grosgrain ribbon straps and waistband, a fitted bodice and a full pleated skirt. This versatile dress works well as partywear or looks great teamed with a blouse underneath for day. Fully lined. Zip at centre back to fasten.

Length: 70cm

Pile: 100% Viscose
Base: 10O% Polyester

 

Rosin Linnane for The Design Centre, Powerscourt Townhouse -


This Irish blog has featured a recent post on velvet: http://townmousecountrymouseireland.wordpress.com/tag/velvet/


Haider Ackermann Ash velvet zip jacket
€1,695
at Havana, Dublin

Anita Sadowska

 Eider is wearing Simon Carter Navy Velvet Jacket (€210), Simon Carter Shirt (€90), Gagliardi Dicky Bow (€45) and Remus Uomo Trousers (from €69.95) for Arnotts a/w 2013

velvet (cotton)

Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it a distinctive feel.

The word 'velvety' is used as an adjective to mean "smooth like velvet." Velvet can be either synthetic or natural.

Velvet is woven on a special loom that weaves two thicknesses of velvet at the same time. The two pieces are then cut apart to create the pile effect, and the two lengths of fabric are wound on separate take-up rolls. Velvet was expensive to make before industrial power looms became available.

Velvet pile is created by warp or vertical yarns and velveteen pile is created by weft or fill yarns.

Velvet can be made from many different kinds of fibers, traditionally silk. 

 Cotton can also be used, though this often results in a slightly less luxurious fabric. Velvet can also be made from fibers such as linen,mohair, and wool.

A cloth made by the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo from raffia is often referred to as "Kuba velvet"

 More recently, synthetic velvets have been developed, mostly polyester, nylon, viscose, acetate, and mixtures of different synthetics, or synthetics and natural fibers (for example viscose mixed with silk). A small percentage of spandex is sometimes added to give stretch.

Velvet Loom

Types[edit]

• Chiffon (or transparent) velvet: Very lightweight velvet on a sheer silk or rayon chiffon base.^[2]

1920’s Velvet Chiffon and Gold Lamé Party Dress

• Ciselé: Velvet where the pile uses cut and uncut loops to create a pattern. Cisele velvet is a satin weave fabric. A velvet pattern is woven in
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• Crushed: This type of velvet can be produced by pressing the fabric down in different directions. It can also be produced by mechanically twisting the fabric while wet. The result is patterned appearance that is very lustrous.^[3]
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• Devoré or burnout. A velvet treated with a caustic solution to dissolve areas of the pile, creating a velvet pattern upon a sheer or lightweight base fabric.^[3]Burn-out printing describes a process in which a fabric consisting of two differentfibers is treated with chemicals partly take away one fiber to create a structure on the surface of the fabric. For example, sculptured velvet is produced with this method.

 

 

• Embossed: A metal roller is used to heat-stamp the fabric, producing a pattern.^[3]

 

• Hammered: This type is extremely lustrous, appears dappled, and somewhat crushed.^[3]

 

• Lyons: A densely woven, stiff, heavier-weight pile velvet used for hats, coat collars and garments.Velvet originally made of silk in Lyons, France. Lyons is a thick, stiff velvet with a very short pile. Today, this type of velvet (often called Lyons-type) is made ofman-made fibers. It is used for home furnishings as well as for evening wear. 

• Mirror: A type of exceptionally soft and light crushed velvet.^[4]Velvet with the pile pressed flat to impart a shimmering appearance

• Nacré: Velvet with an effect similar to shot silk, where the pile is woven in one or more colours and the base fabric in another, creating a changeable, iridescent effect.^[4][2]

 

• Panné: Also a type of crushed velvet, panné is produced by forcing the pile in a single direction by applying heavy pressure.^[5] Sometimes, less frequently, called paon velvet.^[6] 

• Pile-on-pile: A particularly luxurious type of velvet woven with piles of differing heights to create a pattern.^[7][8]
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• Plain: Commonly made of cotton, this type of velvet has a firm hand and can be used for many purposes.^[3]

 

• Utrecht: A pressed and crimped velvet associated with Utrecht, Holland.^[2]

• Velveteen is a type of imitation velvet.^[5] It is normally made of cotton or a combination of cotton and silk. It has a pile that is short (never more than 3mm deep), and is closely set. It has a firm hand and a slightly sloping pile. Unlike true velvet, this type has greater body, does not drape as easily, and has less sheen.^[3]

 

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• Wedding ring or ring velvet: Another term for devoré and/or chiffon velvets which are allegedly fine enough to be drawn through a ring.