{"id":5140,"date":"2019-07-12T11:21:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T05:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/?p=5140"},"modified":"2024-08-12T10:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T04:53:41","slug":"fabrics-weave-history-of-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/trends-and-analysis\/fabrics-weave-history-of-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Of How Fabrics Weaved The History of Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f94016eb8bd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f94016eb8bd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/trends-and-analysis\/fabrics-weave-history-of-fashion\/#thats-a-wrap\" title=\"That\u2019s A Wrap\">That\u2019s A Wrap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/trends-and-analysis\/fabrics-weave-history-of-fashion\/#faded-aesthetics\" title=\"Faded Aesthetics\">Faded Aesthetics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/trends-and-analysis\/fabrics-weave-history-of-fashion\/#pleasant-inventions-and-accidents\" title=\"Pleasant Inventions And Accidents\">Pleasant Inventions And Accidents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/trends-and-analysis\/fabrics-weave-history-of-fashion\/#threads-of-yarn-hold-the-power\" title=\"Threads Of Yarn Hold The Power\">Threads Of Yarn Hold The Power<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">7<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skim through any fashion journal, podcast, editorial or trend news alerts, chances are that you would find the term \u2018smart fabric\u2019 mentioned somewhere in the pages and voice notes. An adjective that is commonly used to describe a person who is intelligent and savvy, found its place next to an inanimate object \u2013 fabric. But can a piece of cloth be smart?<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><i>Only an excellent fabric can originate an excellent fashion &#8211; Nino Cerruti, founder of haute couture fashion house \u2018Cerruti\u2019<\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From haute couture designers to home sewists, from textile scientists to modern fashion brands, everyone attests that fabric can be smart, difficult, versatile, and moody and a lot more. The various personalities of different fabrics have influenced fashion trends for centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the adaptable and stretchable nature of materials like Cotton, Lycra, Polyester, and Nylon that has fuelled the current <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/podcast\/the-vue-podcast-leaders-in-retail-dave-palmer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tech-driven athleisure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trend. These fabrics have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t3.com\/features\/9-new-fabrics-and-technologies-changing-the-clothes-you-wear\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allowed innovators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to weave vibrating motors into them, embed e-ink screens &amp; activity sensors, and harvest energy. Electronic textiles along with biodegradable fabrics and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/trends-and-analysis\/convergence-fashion-technology\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">technological innovations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are collectively giving birth to new fashion trends that are tailor-made to suit the demands of eco-conscious designers, brands, and consumers of today. The work of designers like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/trends-and-analysis\/iris-van-herpen-fashion-technology\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iris Van Herpen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Stella McCartney is proof of it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5143\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HERPEN_WCFF16_524JPG-XL-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HERPEN_WCFF16_524JPG-XL-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HERPEN_WCFF16_524JPG-XL-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HERPEN_WCFF16_524JPG-XL-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HERPEN_WCFF16_524JPG-XL.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Iris Van Herpen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If polyester and lycra stretch fabrics are paving the way for the athleisure trend today, there is another stretch fabric that helped to create a dress that became a symbol of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/07\/22\/living\/the-seventies-feminism-womens-lib\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s Liberation Movement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (WLM) in the 1970s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"thats-a-wrap\"><\/span><b>That\u2019s A Wrap<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we know, women\u2019s fight for economic, psychological, and social freedom started in the 1960s, but it reached its peak in the 1970s. This is the time period when Belgian fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg invented the iconic wrap dress!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dress, which entered the industry in 1972, was made from \u2018jersey\u2019, a knit fabric made from wool, cotton and synthetic fibres. The material is known for being smooth, super stretchy and light-weight with a good drape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jersey was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">originally<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used to make only underwear. But legendary designer Coco Chanel, much to the dismay of many purists, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">infused the fabric into the mainstream<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> women\u2019s wear with her jersey dresses. She prioritized women\u2019s comfort over avant-garde fashion ideas. Chanel once <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com.au\/fashion\/news\/coco-chanel-was-the-original-jersey-girl\/news-story\/805ae884ab158711852cf19ee817ceed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cI make fashion women can live in, breath in, feel comfortable in and look younger in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u2018wrap style\u2019 existed even before Furstenberg launched her design. But it was her dress with long sleeves, collared deep V-neck, in bright hues and patterns that exemplified the effortless and feminine yet powerful style of the 70s women. Fitted at the waist, and loose from the waist down, the jersey dress made women feel confident and comfortable. By 1976, the designer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Diane-Von-Furstenberg-AndreLeon-Talley\/dp\/2843235243\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had sold 5 million pieces<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of her wrap dresses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe wrap dress made women feel what they wanted to feel like\u2026free and sexy\u2026. It also fitted in with the sexual revolution: a woman who chose to could be out of it in less than a minute,\u201d Furstenberg <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vervemagazine.in\/fashion-and-beauty\/the-defining-moments-of-fashion\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asserted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wrap dress trend is considered as one of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defining moments of fashion<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is still <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/fashion\/Flattering-Reformation-Wrap-Dress-2019-46301938\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relevant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, more than four decades later.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5144\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/10316DVFPARBU_A1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/10316DVFPARBU_A1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/10316DVFPARBU_A1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/10316DVFPARBU_A1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Diane von Furstenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was simple knit jersey fabric\u2019s flexibility that empowered designers like Chanel and Furstenberg to revolutionize women&#8217;s wear. On the other hand, it was denim\u2019s stubborn attitude that changed the fashion industry forever.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"faded-aesthetics\"><\/span><b>Faded Aesthetics<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeans transformed the fashion industry in a very big way. It is one classic fashion trend that has never gone out of style. And the credit belongs to the inimitable personality of the denim fabric.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original denim fabric is made from 100 percent cotton. What gives it a different characteristic is its weave. It is warp-faced textile, wherein the weft is drawn under two or more warp cotton yarns. This weave style creates a diagonal ribbing pattern that gives it a distinct look and feel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was Nevada-based tailor Jacob Davis and San Francisco-based merchant, Levi Strauss who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-17101768\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opened the doors of denim jeans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pants made out of denim started off as workwear for miners, farm labourers, and polo players. But Davis decided to add rivets to the pant pockets when a wood-cutter asked for a pair of sturdy trousers. The tiny metal bits increased the fabric\u2019s sturdiness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This genius trick worked its magic and soon Davis was flooded with orders. To meet the demand, Davis got in touch with his fabric supplier Strauss and asked for his help, who later patented the pants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, these trousers were made from canvas-like cotton duck fabric and denim fabric. But it was the denim version that eventually sustained because the fabric aged beautifully. Buyers realized that it softened as the years went by and didn\u2019t require constant washing and ironing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5145\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/H119_Levis_Premium_CMS_Modules_Img_Detail-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/H119_Levis_Premium_CMS_Modules_Img_Detail-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/H119_Levis_Premium_CMS_Modules_Img_Detail-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/H119_Levis_Premium_CMS_Modules_Img_Detail.jpeg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Levi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People were drawn to this piece of clothing because of its sturdiness and durability. But the appeal of jeans rested in the way it faded and frayed with time. Fashion lovers were enthralled by the fading quality of denim as it mirrored their life in a very artistic way. Every pair of jeans was and is unique to its wearer, which makes denim\u2019s personality the most enticing one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This personality trait got added to the classic blue denim jeans thanks to Indigo dye. While making blue jeans, the warp thread is dyed with Indigo, but the weft thread is left white. Therefore, the colour fades with time because the indigo dye doesn\u2019t penetrate beyond the outer layer of the fabric. It comes as no surprise that stone-washed faded and torn jeans soon became a rage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like how Davis\u2019 impressive craftsmanship and knowledge about tailoring gave the industry the classic blue denim jeans, other designers who experimented with fabrics too contributed to fashion by unveiling the different personalities of materials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"pleasant-inventions-and-accidents\"><\/span><b>Pleasant Inventions And Accidents<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take, for instance, <\/span>the 1950s Poodle Skirt<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevintagetraveler.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/28\/interview-with-juli-lynne-charlot\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juli Lynne Charlot accidentally designed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the poodle skirt when her financial condition and the social political climate restricted her choices. With no sewing skills and limited money, Charlot decided to make a skirt for a Christmas party from \u2018<em>Felt<\/em>\u2019 material that she had access to thanks to her mother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5146\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/x-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/x-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/x.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Slice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Made from natural and synthetic materials, <em>felt<\/em> is a non-woven fabric that is made by pressing fibres. It is light, airy and holds different shapes very well. While the fabric had been used to make hats and shoes earlier, not many had tried to make a dress out of it. But for Charlot, <em>felt<\/em> was the only fabric, which was large enough to cut a full circle to design a skirt without seams.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This unique design started Charlot\u2019s career as a designer. It is safe to assume, that if she had access to an expensive fabric or knew how to sew, poodle skirt wouldn\u2019t have been invented. The unique personality traits of <em>felt<\/em> started this quirky trend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the opposite end of the spectrum sits Spanish designer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\/articles\/secrets-of-balenciagas-construction\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cristobal Balenciaga<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A master craftsman with deep knowledge about fashion, structures, silhouettes, and fabrics, he invested in textile technologies to develop new fabrics with exceptional characteristics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 1960s, Balenciaga developed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018silk gazar\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fabric in collaboration with Swiss textile firm Abraham. This simple woven silk tissue was thicker and more flexible than regular silk. With high double-twisted yarn woven into one thread, it delivered what Balenciaga wanted. The designer created gazar because he was looking for a fabric that gleams, is light-weight and has clay-like ability to hold the shapes he sketched.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA large part of what he created in the 60s was possible thanks to a fabric that was specially conceived for him in 1958 by his titled textile producer, the brand Abraham from Zurich. This fabric, gazar, and later super gazar, was a silk as stiff as aluminum that lent itself to the creation of architectural shapes,\u201d a vintage Vogue issue <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icon-icon.com\/en\/gazar-balenciagas-iconic-fabric\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">revealed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His iconic creations in the late 60s explored the full potential of gazar. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right from<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordiu\u2019s wedding dress that featured diagonally cut ivory gazar veil to a cocktail dress that created a visual of a butterfly emerging from the cocoon with its sheer volume, he celebrated his newest invention to the fullest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balenciaga knew that the designs he wanted to bring to life required materials that had strong personalities. If he didn\u2019t find a piece of cloth in the existing samples\u2019 book, he went ahead and invented it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"threads-of-yarn-hold-the-power\"><\/span><b>Threads Of Yarn Hold The Power<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Cerruti said and Balenciaga practiced, exceptional fashion creations are an outcome of an exceptional fabric. The best of the sketches won\u2019t produce an excellent dress if a wrong fabric is chosen to materialize the drawings. How a piece of cloth reacts to the weather, how it behaves after a wash, does it ride up after being stitched or will it fall limp once worn, does it curl up when cut or will it stand stiff even after multiple presses, can it absorb dye and can it withstand hours of sewing \u2013 are just a few of the many questions that designers need to answer while working with fabrics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is why textile scientists of the past and present relentlessly worked to find new fabrics and reinvent the existing ones. The outcome of these experiments not only has the power to change the fashion industry, but also the economy of the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Case in point: In the 1990s, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/business\/1998\/04\/09\/the-changing-fabric-of-italian-fashion\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italian fashion industry\u2019s dominance was threatened by the American fashion industry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The threat didn\u2019t stem from designs and designers. It originated from high-tech fabrics like DuPont, Lycra, and Gore-Tex that were being produced in American textile labs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These new fabrics with new personalities like Gore-tex\u2019s waterproof nature or Lycra\u2019s comfortable stretch had the power to challenge Italy\u2019s dominance as the fabric sourcing hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the 1990s, the fashion industry witnessed a shift in power in the 1940s, courtesy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rayon<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It was the first manufactured fibre that could mimic silk, linen, cotton and wool qualities at a fraction of the cost.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5147\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BODE-1024x576-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BODE-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BODE-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BODE-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Business of Fashion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an emphasis on amalgamating the power of technology with the malleable nature of fabrics, the fashion industry is now going through a phase where optimization trumps production. Labs are busy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vue.ai\/blog\/trends-and-analysis\/the-rise-of-biodegradable-fashion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developing new fabrics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from existing raw materials, be it a fibre made from pineapple leaves or micro-organisms. Besides tech textiles, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessoffashion.com\/articles\/intelligence\/how-designers-build-big-businesses-out-of-old-fabric-bode-reformation-raeburn\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">old fabric, unsold clothes, and vintage textiles <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are making a comeback. The main mantra is to let the real personalities of fabrics shine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">7<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span> Skim through any fashion journal, podcast, editorial or trend news alerts, chances are that you would find the term \u2018smart fabric\u2019 mentioned somewhere in the pages and voice notes. An adjective that is commonly used to describe a person who is intelligent and savvy, found its place next to an inanimate object \u2013 fabric. 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