To customize a suit, how to choose the fabric is a key issue. Because the first step after coming to the custom shop (choosing fabrics) can often make you in a dilemma, difficult to make a decision.
How to choose the right fabric for your first customized suit? This must be collected!
- Fabric composition
The ingredients determine the comfort of the fabric, and good fabrics are basically natural, wool, cashmere, hemp, silk, cotton, or any blend of these.
The most used in the suit fabric is wool, wool resilience, good air permeability, soft touch, perfect sag, wrinkle resistance and durability are very high, also take care of
And wool comes in many forms.
Rough and casual, originally used as a fabric for rural activities, with a thick, rough texture and pattern, usually made of wool, cashmere, with strong warmth and durability.
Flannel fabric is soft and comfortable, the surface of the fabric has a short and dense pile, the greatest advantage is elegant.
Of course, wool is not just a winter fabric. Its water absorption is good, it can absorb 30% of its own weight of water and quickly volatilize, so it is also suitable for summer.
Linen is durable and easy to clean, making it a common fabric in Italian suits. It has good heat dissipation and moisture absorption, and feels cool and comfortable in hot weather, so it is also known as "natural air conditioning".
But linen is like cotton: it wrinkles easily. Some people prefer delicate and neat, others are rough and casual, love linen this crumpled romantic style.
Cotton is probably the highest use of a kind of fabric, light and not close, sweat absorption and ventilation, good heat dissipation. Among them, seersucker made of thin and thin cotton processed by special process, gram weight and light, wear not close, no ironing care, most suitable for hot summer.
2, gram weight
Gram weight determines the wearing season of the suit, that is, the thickness of the fabric. The fabric is marked with "gr", the higher the gram weight, the thicker the fabric, and the lower the gram weight, the lighter the fabric.
200-230 grams is recommended for spring and summer
It is recommended to choose 280-350 grams in autumn and winter
Four seasons recommended to choose 250-280 grams
- Count
Count is a measure of the degree of fabric delicate, the higher the count, the finer the yarn, the better the gloss, the more delicate and soft the feel.
However, the number of counts is not the only standard to determine the quality of the fabric, and there is no need to blindly pursue high counts. The higher the count, the easier the fabric is to wrinkle, difficult to take care of, choose the right one for yourself.
The daily suit fabric selection is between 100 and 130, and the fabric in this yarn weaving range feels comfortable, easy to preserve, and easy to take care of.
- Color
The shade of fabric color directly determines the degree of formality of the occasion, and also changes your temperament to a certain extent. The darker the color, the more formal, the lighter the more casual. For formal and serious occasions, black, gray and blue are the main colors
Blue, especially dark blue, is most suitable for occasions, especially business occasions; Black is suitable for grand banquets; Grey is suitable for both business and business casual occasions.
The pattern of the suit: plain is the safest and most versatile, followed by stripes, and finally plaid. The smaller and more hidden the pattern, the safer and more versatile, and the larger and more obvious the pattern, the more fashionable.
It is recommended that beginners just start to customize suits, start with cost-effective and classic styles, first meet initial needs, and then advance taste and style.
