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Choosing the Right Fabric for an Office Suit

Which fabric should an office suit be made from? Mon Amie compares premium wool, cotton and polyester by climate, style and each fabric's merits.

First published on 24/03/2021 on the former monamie.vn. Prices and promotions may have changed — our stylists will confirm current details.

Which fabrics should be used to make an office suit? It is the question that makes most tailors spend a lot of time thinking.

The choice of fabric affects many factors, such as the weather, the fashion trend that suits, and, more importantly, the strengths and weaknesses of each fabric,... So let's find out in the article below with Mon Amie!

Choosing the right fabric for an office suit

Premium wool

The wool chosen here is premium wool of 100 to 170 count (Super 100s to 170s) with a light weight, which gives the suit a soft, refined feel. Tailors' experience also shows that 150-count wool is the most suitable for making suits, because a higher count makes the suit harder to hold its shape, given how thin the fabric becomes.

With excellent stretch and very high versatility, wool is the “popular” choice among tailors when making an office suit.

Choosing the right fabric for an office suit

Cotton

Alongside its outstanding comfort and excellent sweat absorption, cotton wrinkles more easily than other fabrics. However, you can rest assured: cotton today is often “transformed” by blending in modern fibres, which greatly limits creasing and wrinkling and makes it easier to shape an office suit so that it looks better.

Choosing the right fabric for an office suit

Polyester

As a synthetic fabric, polyester wins on price, but its quality is not as distinctive as cotton and wool. With fairly limited stretch, breathability and absorbency, polyester is usually chosen for winter or budget office suits .

Choosing the right fabric for an office suit

So Mon Amie has presented the fabrics suitable for making an office suit! We hope this will be one of your guides to owning a suit that looks its best!

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