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Oh are those their fancy names for taffeta and silk?
They're very different materials. Mine was taffeta and my friend's was silk. Taffeta is stiffer. My friend said her silk dress felt like "melted chocolate"...I think it really mostly depends on the style of the dress. Silk lays VERY differently than taffeta and vice versa.
Edit: the silk was definitely a shiny/glossy kind. Not "papery matte"
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i don't know if those are their fancy names lol
i am reading that the silk is like a dupioni kinda stiff & matte and i tried on the taffeta it had a stiff quality as well, which i like.
Eek....I dunno if the silk is what my friend had. It was definitely NOT stiff or matte. But i had taffetta, and, well, you know what that looks like! =]
Probably close enough that it's not worth spending the money, I"m gonna say. The difference wont' show up in photos I'd imagine. It may just feel slightly softer or smoother. Minimal, but I can't say for sure
i wonder if the silk is more matte than the taffeta, one lady at a store said it was. does anyone else have thoughts?
i tried on the both Summer (taffeta) and Summer Royale (silk), i personally liked the taffeta one better because it's not a lumpy (the fabric is more stiff) and it's not as shiny. i personally don't like the shiny-ness of silk when i saw photos of me in that dress. hope this helps :)
here's summer (taffeta)
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here's summer royale (silk)
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I tried on summer royale in silk and then couldn't go back to cheaper fabrics. love it! but honestly other peole probably won't notice the difference.
yes my main concern is which one is less shiny - thank you so much for including 2 pics of each fabric, i have been scouring the internet trying to find two pics...
so you felt the silk was more shiny then?
Taffeta can be made of silk but these days is more often woven of synthetic materials. Regardless of its composition, the fabric will have a higher luster and crisper texture than a Godavari silk, which is moderate luster and slubbed like dupioni silk. I've never seen a Maggie Sottero dress in person so I don't know if her taffeta is made of real silk, but if the price tag for taffeta is significantly lower than it is for her Godavari silk, then it's probably a synthetic material. Slubbed silk products are usually cheaper than non-slubbed silk products because the slubbing is caused by imperfections/breakages in the yarn that the fabric is woven with.
So yeah, I can't comment on the dresses themselves, just wanted to give that input about the differences in fabrics. Silk is a material, while taffeta is a fabric that can be woven from a variety of materials.
the maggie taffeta is synthetic, the girl in the store told me. i don't care so much about genuine so much as what looks the best to me. i guess i should try on a silk one, that would be the only way to know for sure right?
i've attached another photo of the silk one taken with camera flash. you should be able to see that it gets REALLY shiny with flash. i personally like the taffeta one better since it's not lumpy and less shiny, best of all, it's almost $600 cheaper ;)
i've attached another photo of the silk one taken with camera flash. you should be able to see that it gets REALLY shiny with flash. i personally like the taffeta one better since it's not lumpy and less shiny, best of all, it's almost $600 cheaper ;)
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coincedentally this is the dress i want to ge - did i mention that yet?
i LOVE it!!!!!!
haha, i kinda knew you are considering this dress when you asked about silk vs. taffeta!
Oh, I actually really like the silk in that photo. But I've never been a fan of taffeta, it reminds me of wrinkly bedsheets. Just a matter of personal taste.
ok, i ended up getting the silk, i felt like it was less poofy....and felt so nice
Yay! I like the look/feel of silk up close. It has sort of a natural, organic feel to it. I sew with it sometimes and it's really pretty nice.
Ting Ting, I really like your dress =]
i love the silk even though my dress is silky taffeta lol
I dont prefer the way silk dresses look in pictures. they can sometimes look cheap but are more expensive
Silk is expensive! The taffeta is pretty. :) I never thought about the shine-factor before.
in the end i see positives with both fabrics, but i liked the way the silk hung, and the zipper back only comes in the silk - which i wanted - and also the consultant told me the silk has the more papery effect i was looking for and the reception is on the beach, the silk is more breathable, although i'm sure i'll be hot no matter what.
oh and danielle i agree sometimes silk can look so cheap even though its the better fabric, but i liked this one.
I wore a taffeta gown and loved that I didn't have to worry about it wrinkling!
Hi Bungaloe!
I ordered the Maggie Summer dress (tafetta). Do you have any pictures of yourself in your dress?? :) I would love to see!:)
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i am in love with a maggie soterro dress and having a real problem deciding between getting the taffeta or springing for the silk. did anyone see both fabrics in real life? my store only had taffeta, which i liked, but i also like paper-y matte silk fabrics.