In Hong Kong, people come into contact with suits every day. It could be wearing a suit to work, attending a meeting, or passing by a bank and seeing a smartly dressed banker serving clients in a crisp suit. However, do we have a basic understanding of the fabrics used in suits and professional attire?

As a provider of suit and professional attire rentals in Hong Kong, KDL Wedding Suit Dress Wedding Gown Qipao Rental Shop has compiled some basic knowledge about the fabrics commonly used in suits and professional attire.

Common synthetic and blended fabrics for professional attire include:
• Melton: Made from imported or domestically sourced top-grade wool blended with a small amount of fine short fiber. It is known for its fullness, smoothness, tight structure, elasticity, and resistance to pilling and exposure. Ideal for making both men's and women's clothing and women's coats.
• Navy cloth: Made from first and second-grade domestic wool blended with a small amount of fine short fiber, it has a fine, soft texture with a solid and elastic feel. Some products may pill but its usage is similar to Melton.
• Uniform cloth: Made from third and fourth-grade domestic wool blended with a small amount of fine short fiber, it has a smooth surface but a slightly rough feel, prone to pilling after prolonged wear but very durable and suitable for making uniforms.
• Other synthetic and blended fabrics: Such as flannel, coarse tweed, pure polyester tweed, polyester viscose tweed (Kapok), knitted pure polyester, each with unique characteristics suitable for making clothing for different seasons and purposes.
• Polyester viscose tweed: A blended fabric made of 40% polyester, 30% wool, and 30% viscose, it has a neat surface, clear stripes, stiffness, and is cost-effective.
Woolen fabrics for professional attire:
• Worsted: An important variety of fine woolen fabric, it has a smooth, neat surface, does not pill, clear patterns, good elasticity, durable, abrasion-resistant, and a natural soft luster, suitable for making suits, Zhongshan suits, etc.
• Beagle: With wider stripes, a flat surface, soft and good elasticity, similar in usage to Worsted but not as thick and sturdy.
• Fancy wool: A variety of finely spun woolen fabric with various colors and rich textures, it has a smooth and lustrous surface, even color, good elasticity, and clear patterns, suitable for making various coats and suit jackets for men and women.
• Other woolen fabrics: Such as Taffeta, Velveteen, Paisley, and women's woolen fabric, each with unique textures and appearances suitable for making clothing of different styles and purposes like dual-use spring and autumn shirts, summer clothing, winter padded clothing, etc.
Additionally, there are heavy fabrics like coat wool, thick and warm, suitable for making long and short coats for both men and women; and cool wool for summer wear, which is cool, smooth, stiff, wrinkle-resistant, shrink-resistant, easy to wash, and quick-drying.