Chiffon fabric is an airy, sheer plain weave cloth created out of highly twisted filament yarns. Such technology provides exceptional fineness and a slightly textured hand. Most commonly made of silk, it is used both for special occasion and casual outfits, such as dresses, skirts and blouses, all especially popular in summer.
Despite its airiness (17-50 g/m 2), chiffon is worn not only in summer, but the whole year round. Its popularity is explained by a number of its awesome properties, such as elegant drape, soft touch and moderate sheen. Chiffon fabric can be woven from natural fibres, like silk or cotton, or man-made fibers, like viscose. Traditionally, silk chiffon appears to be the most luxury, precious and renowned sort.
Silk chiffon fabric collection at Tissura online store
There is a rule in the fashion world: the more popular this or that kind of fabric is, the more types of it emerge with time. Given the enormous popularity of chiffon, there’s no surprise it comes in various sorts. The most luxury ones are represented in the table 1:
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chiffon type |
properties |
clothing ideas |
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Silk crepe chiffon |
Voluminous, opaque, thin, slightly crispy, grainy texture |
Lightweight and airy dresses, skirts, costumes, decorative finishings |
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Jacquard chiffon |
Thin, airy, opaque, weighty, smooth, drapable |
Scarves, stoles, designer clothing, exquisite wedding dresses |
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Double faced chiffon |
Has two contrast layers |
Dresses, skirts, blouses |
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Silk satin chiffon |
Lightweight, transparent, glossy finish on one side |
Evening and prom dresses, blouses, skirts |
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Chameleon chiffon |
Iridescent, transparent, impressive |
Dresses, blouses, airy skirts, pyjamas, stoles, scarves, dancer and scenic costumes |
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Chiffon with coating |
A golden or silver coating produces a prominent sheen |
Evening dresses, blouses |
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Pearl chiffon |
Chiffon fabric featuring pearly shades |
Dancer costumes |
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Chiffon with lurex |
Sheer, glistening, airy |
Insets, upper layers of dresses and blouses |
Soft, airy and sheer… These are the properties most fashionistas value chiffon fabrics for. At the same time, these textiles deserve much more to know about. Let’s review their positive and negative sides:
Pros:
Hypoallergency. Silk and cotton fibres are natural and feel sumptuous against your skin.
Air permeability. Regardless of the fibre type, chiffon is created with a plain weave always providing good ventilation properties.
Hygroscopicity. It absorbs water well and lets your skin breathe.
Softness. Chiffon feels tender against your body and creates soft silhouettes.
Drapability. As follows from the previous feature, soft chiffon structure makes elegant drapes.
Body temperature retaining. Silk fibres have outstanding thermoregulation properties, even in case of rather loose crepe-like weave.
Resistance to tearing. This is a typical feature of cotton chiffon fabrics.
Feminine and elegant. Sheer, flowy and tender, it is definitely one of the chicest textiles, imbuing any woman with a particular grace.
Cons:
Difficulty in processing. Chiffon fabrics tend to slide around and shift during sewing. Unprocessed sections of chiffon quickly begin to fray.
Low durability. This point applies to silk and viscose. Such fabric can easily wear out or get snagged if treated inaccurately or washed using the wrong washing programme. To extend your garment life, use a lining or backing.
Sunlight intolerance. If regularly subjected to ultraviolet, it can fade off.
Demanding in care. To save your chiffon piece of clothing, you have to observe many conditions.
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Having reviewed outstanding chiffon properties, we see no surprise these fabrics enjoy high popularity when sewn into various pieces of clothing and accessories:
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The collection of chiffon fabrics at Tissura is intended to impress the most refined fashionista. It comprises hundreds of solid and patterned textiles by the leading manufacturers from Italy (Taroni, Etro, Carnet, Ruffo Coli, Luigi Verga), Switzerland (Jakob Schlaepfer) and France (Sfate & Combier, Belinac). Our collection is regular, which means it gets constantly updated as soon as the manufacturer develops a new fabric design, often before the official release.
Check out our range to select from the following types of chiffon fabrics to buy online:
The pictures below will help you get a general idea of our chiffon range. To see the entire collection at Tissura, click on the corresponding button below:
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Silk chiffon fabric, 115 € (149 US$) per one running metre
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Silk chiffon fabric, 145 € (188 US$) per one running metre
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Silk chiffon fabric, 145 € (174 US$) per one running metre
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Silk chiffon degrade fabric, 90 € (117 US$) per one running metre
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