Clothing fabric is the material used to make clothing. As one of the three elements of clothing, fabric can not only interpret the style and characteristics of clothing, but also directly affect the performance effect of clothing color and shape.

In the clothing world, the fabrics of clothing are diverse and changing with each passing day. However, generally speaking, high-quality and high-grade fabrics mostly have the characteristics of comfortable wearing, sweat absorption and ventilation, crisp suspension, noble vision, soft touch and so on.

When making clothes for formal social occasions, pure cotton, pure wool, pure silk and pure linen products should be selected. Most of the clothes made of these four kinds of pure natural fabrics are of high grade. Sometimes, wearing clothes made of pure leather is also allowed.

We will briefly introduce the modeling characteristics of different materials and fabrics and their application in fashion design as follows.

1. Soft fabric soft fabric is generally light and thin, with good drape feeling, smooth modeling lines and natural stretch of clothing outline. Soft fabrics mainly include knitted fabrics, silk fabrics and soft and thin linen fabrics with fabric structure. Soft knitted fabrics often adopt straight-line and concise modeling in garment design to reflect the beautiful curve of human body; Silk, linen and other fabrics are mostly loose and pleated, showing the fluidity of fabric lines.

2. Cool fabric. Cool fabric has clear lines and a sense of volume, which can form a plump garment outline. Common fabrics include cotton, polyester cotton, corduroy, linen and various medium and thick wool and chemical fiber fabrics. These fabrics can be used to highlight the accuracy of clothing modeling, such as the design of suits and suits.

3. Glossy fabric glossy fabric has a smooth surface and can reflect bright light, with a sense of sparkle. Such fabrics include satin fabrics. It is most commonly used in evening dress or stage performance clothes to produce a gorgeous and dazzling strong visual effect. Glossy fabrics have a wide range of modeling freedom in the performance of gowns. They can have simple design or exaggerated modeling methods.

4. Thick and heavy fabrics are thick and scratched, which can produce stable modeling effect, including all kinds of thick woolen and quilted fabrics. The fabric has a sense of physical expansion, so it is not suitable to use too many pleats and accumulation. Type A and H are the most appropriate shapes in the design.

5. Transparent fabric transparent fabric is light and transparent, with elegant and mysterious artistic effect. Including cotton, silk and chemical fiber fabrics, such as Georgette, satin silk, chemical fiber lace, etc. In order to express the transparency of fabrics, the commonly used lines are natural and plump, with changeable H-type and round platform design shapes.

Next, the characteristics of common garment fabrics are briefly introduced.

1. Cotton cloth

It is the general name of all kinds of cotton textiles. It is mostly used to make fashion, casual wear, underwear and shirts. Its advantages are easy to keep warm, soft and close to the body, good moisture absorption and air permeability. Its disadvantage is that it is easy to shrink and wrinkle, and its appearance is not neat and beautiful. It must be ironed often when wearing.

2. Linen

It is a kind of fabric made of hemp, flax, ramie, jute, sisal, banana and other hemp plant fibers. It is generally used to make casual clothes and work clothes. At present, it is also used to make ordinary summer clothes. It has the advantages of high strength, moisture absorption, heat conduction and good air permeability. Its disadvantage is that it is not very comfortable to wear, and its appearance is rough and stiff.

3. Silk

It is a general term for all kinds of silk fabrics woven with silk as raw material. Like cotton, it has many varieties and different personalities. It can be used to make all kinds of clothes, especially for women's clothes. Its advantages are light, fit, soft, smooth, breathable, colorful, shiny, noble and elegant, and comfortable to wear. Its disadvantage is that it is easy to wrinkle, easy to suck, not strong enough and fade quickly.

4. Woolen

Also known as wool, it is a general term for fabrics made of all kinds of wool and cashmere. It is usually suitable for making formal and high-grade clothes such as dresses, suits and coats. It has the advantages of wrinkle resistance and wear resistance, soft feel, elegant and crisp, elastic and strong warmth retention. Its disadvantage is that it is difficult to wash and is not suitable for making summer clothes.

5. Leather

It is a tanned animal fur fabric. It is mostly used to make fashion and winter clothes. It can be divided into two categories: one is leather, that is, leather treated with wool in the past. The second is fur, that is, the treated leather with leather belt hair. Its advantage is light, warm and elegant. Its disadvantage is that it is expensive and requires high storage and care, so it should not be popularized.

6. Chemical fiber

It is short for chemical fiber. It is a fiber textile made of high molecular compounds as raw materials. Generally, it is divided into two categories: artificial fiber and synthetic fiber. Their common advantages are bright colors, soft texture, crisp suspension, smoothness and comfort. Their disadvantages are poor wear resistance, heat resistance, moisture absorption and air permeability, easy to deform in case of heat and easy to generate static electricity. Although it can be used to make all kinds of clothes, the overall grade is not high and it is difficult to be elegant.

7. Blending

It is a fabric made by mixing natural fiber and chemical fiber in a certain proportion. It can be used to make all kinds of clothes. Its advantage is that it not only absorbs the respective advantages of cotton, hemp, silk, wool and chemical fiber, but also avoids their respective disadvantages as much as possible. Moreover, it is relatively cheap in value, so it is very popular.