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Examples of faille
faille
Women's Wear Daily put his one-shoulder red silk faille dress on its cover.
From the nytimes.com
The dress is an ivory silk faille and silk duchess satin gown.
From the mirror.co.uk
Faille is a soft light ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or taffeta.
From the mirror.co.uk
Fabrics include velvet, silk, faux suede, microfiber, chenille, linen, faille, cotton and wool.
From the washingtonpost.com
White blouses had complicated folds and dresses were adorned with floral details and silk faille bows.
From the online.wsj.com
Honestly, how many times will you wear gold faille pumps?
From the post-gazette.com
Posen will design 12 dresses in a versatile palette using materials such as lace, faille and jersey.
From the newsday.com
Grosgrain is a plain weave corded fabric, with heavier cords than in poplin but lighter than in faille.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Six French doors are fully dressed in chocolate brown faille with a 14-inch valance overlay of tangerine silk.
From the courier-journal.com
- A ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton
- A glossy, soft, finely-ribbed, silk-like woven fabric made from cotton, silk, or manufactured fibers.
- Pronounced "file", it is a soft, ribbed fabric, typically made from silk, cotton, or synthetic yarns, with a slight sheen. Similar to bengaline.
- Soft ribbed silk with wider ribs than seen in grosgrain ribbon. Slightly glossy.
- Is a light- to medium-weight fabric that is woven with extra yarns to make it thicker, stronger and smoother. These extra yarns also lend the fabric its graceful drape.
- Fabric with a flat ribbed weave. This fabric drapes and wears well, hence is ideal for slacks and dress wear. Faille was originally made of silk but for quality menswear is now most commonly made of fine woolens.
- A slightly glossy silk with strongly defined, soft, wide ribs. Heavy in weight yet maintains a shallow, graceful drape.
- Soft, slightly shiny, silk, rayon or cotton fabric in rib weave with flat crossgrain rib or cord made by using heavier yarns in filling than in warp; neckwear, lapels on evening clothes and other trimmings.
- A dressy, flat-ribbed fabric with a light luster that drapes and tailors well. The ribs are flatter and less pronounced than in grosgrain. Traditionally used for women's dresses, suits and coats.
