As summer slowly draws to a nostalgic close, we can’t help but think of ways to incorporate some of fall’s projected trends into our closets. I’m especially excited to embrace velvet, which no longer carries a connotation of head-to-toe track suits or prepubescent holiday dresses.
Thanks to Alexander Wang, Dolce & Gabbana, and other designers’ youthful spin on the plushly padded textile, velvet is reinventing itself as a posh necessity for fall, and rightly so! The soft-to-the-touch surface of velvet’s dense pile exudes sophistication, whether you’re wearing it as a one-piece swimsuit, elegant top, or formfitting dress.
Before devoting my love to all-things velvet, I often used the terms velvet, velveteen, and velour interchangeably. However, knowledge is power, and with that I give you a brief breakdown of how each textile is different, despite their common prefix:
- Velvet is a luxurious, woven, typically polyester-blend textile with a cut pile.
- Velveteen is essentially “faux velvet,” usually made from cotton.
- Velour, like velveteen, is typically a cotton-blend textile, one that’s quite plush and always knit, most often used in upholstery.
What trends are you looking forward to for fall?