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The Importance of Choosing the Right Suit Fabric
The suit you wear probably makes as much a statement these days as the car you drive. Whereas the color and style of your suit is important, equally the suit fabrics have much to do with both feel and appearance.
Men?s suits are either wool or non-wool. Regardless of whether you are buying ?off the peg? or tailor made, choosing the correct fabric is the right place to start.
Non-wool suits consist of mainly polyester, linen or silk. Polyester is a man-made material and it would certainly not be most peoples first fabric choice. It can (and often is) used with wool to help lower the cost of buying a pure wool suit.
A good summer suit would be linen because it is quite lightweight and cool, often chosen by those living in warm climates or as a summer choice. Linen works up into some very nice finished products, but it will wrinkle and requires a little more care than polyester. Linen is also easily soiled and a little bit pricey to keep laundered.
Men often dream about owning a silk suit. Hong Kong is famous for stories of travelers who buy made to measure silk suits and have them delivered to their hotel room in record time. Silk has the advantage of strength and softness, and can be blended with linen or wool. A pure silk suit is cool and beautiful, but also very expensive.
The best fabric to choose for a men's suit is wool. Wool blends (usually using Polyester) can reduce the cost and also make the suit less likely to crease but for the best experience you should choose 100% pure wool.
Tweed is a choice that many older men like, and almost everyone can identify this material. Tweed is warm in the winter, and very heavy. It is a good idea to get a second opinion on tweed because many of the styles can be unflattering.
Worsted is very hard wearing, making it an ideal choice. Depending upon the weave it can be made into light or heavyweight suits which are resistant to creasing, and can be worn year round. Of all the popular suit fabrics, Worsted has proved itself to be the best choice.
About the Author Thanks for reviewing this piece on suit materials. Searching for more information on men's suit fabrics? Please visit our site to read more about the silk, cashmere, poplin, and cotton suit today!
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