Crêpe

Fabric made of wool, silk, cotton or synthetic fibers, with a gathered and grainy look. Originally, it was only made of silk. It is used for Summer and evening dresses. It has several variants. Crêpe Georgette is smooth and transparent with a very fine grain. It is the most typical and the lightest of all crêpes, and was named after the French dressmaker Georgette de la Plante, who was famous for evening dresses. Morocco crêpe is the heaviest, with a thick grain and a weft in light relief that creates a thin-ribbed effect. Midway between the two, as regards weight, is crêpe de Chine, which is soft and smooth, either bright or dull, often printed, and non-transparent. In light wool, just slightly gathered, it is called crepella. A different fabric, which doesn’t belong to the crêpe family, is crépon, with irregular folds that give it an embossed look, similar to tree bark; it has the great advantage of not becoming crumpled.