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How To Pick a Suit Fabric

Posted by Joe Button on

Choosing the right suit fabric is not as simple as picking a blue or grey fabric that feels nice (lots of fabrics can fell nice!). The rule should be that if it’s not a natural fiber, don’t wear it – but there’s more to it than that. You need to consider factors like the season, practicality and what you plan on doing in your suit! Here’s a brief summary of the pros and cons of the most popular suiting fabrics:

Wool

Wool is the most versatile fabric and also rates very highly in terms of comfort and durability. It is also quite wrinkle resistant so you’re not limited to being in a single position for fear of walking around with giant creases for an entire day. Wool also has the ability to absorb moisture, making it quite a breathable fabric.

Cashmere

Cashmere is renowned for its luxuriously soft feel, incredible comfort and quality of the fibers. Cashmere is very suitable for areas of changing climate and will keep you warm without weighing you down. The big downside to cashmere is the price tag!

Cotton

Cotton is a very durable fabric, and although not very common in European suits, is actually quite popular in the US. Cotton makes for a good summer suit as it can absorb moisture quite well and keeps you cool during the warmer months. The fabric itself is quite light, inexpensive and machine washable (save on dry-cleaning costs!).

Linen

Linen is quite a popular summer suit fabric – think Cuban gangsters with cigars dangling out of their mouths. Whilst it is lightweight and very breathable, it also creases EXTREMELY easily, so may not be very practical outside of a beach resort.

Polyester

Don’t go there. Suits are an investment and synthetic suits don't last very long.

Take a look at our chart below on all the pros and cons of different suiting fabrics. All of Joe Button's suiting fabrics are made from 100% Australian Merino Wool. If you're in Sydney, make an appointment through our bookings page to take a look and feel the fabrics we have on offer.

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