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Although the general idea of ​​how to choose the fabric of our costumes can be rapidly expressed, there is actually a lot to know to make the right choice.
Because the fabric is the first support of your costume!
Of course, the cut is paramount ...
but even if it would be fabulous, we never would carry costume paper.
Once these articles read, you choose your costumes knowing what you buy.

This section is cut it into three sections:

• Generalities about the tissues (which you are reading),
• Tissues to avoid
• Wool and the weavers!

The plan announced, back on topic ... or at least their wool!

What is the matter of my costume?

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• The exterior of the suit: the fabric of which we speak;
• Lining: the soft material that may sound like silk but is very often 100% viscose.

What fabrics are available?

Natural fabrics

Natural fabrics have the advantage of removing all sweat easily see to be thermo-regulators.
Tailors only work with natural fabrics.
Note: it may be that the tissues contain a little less than 1% elastane to gain flexibility.

• Flax: a plant, it is worn only during the summer or all year in warm countries. Very light, the great advantage of easily releasing perspiration .. but unfortunately wrinkle easily.
  Note that they give a look a little more "sport" a fine wool suit that will be more refined.
• Cotton: plant, it bears in spring, summer and early fall. Like flax it allows perspiration to evacuate easily, but still a little warmer.
• The thick wool (tweed): animal (sheep), wool thick (photos) are commonly used for jackets called "sport" (not in a whole jacket / pant suit-type).
  They were worn in the fall, winter or during the cool evenings.
• Wool flannels: Fabric originally wool-looking fluffy and soft to the touch, the flannel is made by crushing. The most commonly used for costumes is the gray flannel. Providing warmth and softness it goes in winter.
• The Fine wool (Super 100'S, 120'S, 150'S etc..): Animal, the tissue "four seasons" par excellence. A suit in a fine wool perhaps, by its color , used all year.
  IF you must first buy a costume, choose the fine wool.
  An entire article will be devoted to fine wools.
• Wool blended with wool "noble": eg cashmere, wool / mohair, wool / alpaca
  This mixture usually changes the look of wool by making or choice or simultaneously silkier, thicker, softer ...

Synthetic fabrics

They have the advantage of not wrinkling, and be very inexpensive.
Unfortunately ... they are seen as a kind of plastic, they do not help to wick away perspiration.
So if we have few resources and little that we sweat, they can be a choice.
By cons, if we tend to have heavy perspiration, or to wear a suit in summer it is better to try to save a little for a 100% wool suit.

• The polyester: linear macromolecules, having in the chain at least 85% by weight of a diol ester and terephthalic acid
• The polyviscose: Polyester (generally within 60%) + viscose (40%). It is the vast majority of suits that can be found in stores such as Zara.

Let's be smart, let's be smart, know the fabric of our costumes!

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