Wedding gown fabrics come in many different textures which can dramatically effect the look and feel of your gown.  Whether are looking for something light and sheer or silky and smooth, learn all about the fabrics you can choose for your perfect dress!

BATISTE A finely textured sheer cotton or cotton blend

BROCADE Fabric with interwoven raised designs in either damask or jacquard

CHARMEUSE A lightweight, smooth, semi-lustrous satiny fabric

CHIFFON A sheer fabric made of rayon, cotton or silk with a smooth soft finish

CHINTZ Cotton material with a slightly shiny finish

CREPE A silk or rayon fabric made with crepe yarn, and has a slight pebbly texture

CRINOLINE Stiff fabric used for underskirts

EYELET Open weave embroidery

FAILLE Heavy, crisp flat-ribbed rayon or silk fabric

ILLUSION Silk tulle or nylon material most often used for veils or necklines

LINEN Durable cloth made of flax

MOIRE Silk taffeta with subtle wave pattern

ORGANZA Sheer, almost transparent soft fabric like chiffon but with a stiff finish

SATIN Made of silk or synthetic fibre with a shiny surface

SILK Natural or manmade blend of fabric available in many weights

SILK GAZAR Four-ply silk organza with a box weave

SILK-FACED SATIN Smooth, lustrous silk woven with a glossy face and a dull back

SHANTUNG Irregular textured plain-weave silk or man-made fibre fabric

TAFFETA Crisp, shiny fabric made with a small crosswise rib

TULLE A fine, sheer, open weave net in silk, nylon or rayon

VOILE A very light, soft fabric that’s more like linen than cotton