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What is your favorite fabric for wedding gowns

posted 4 months ago in Dress
  • poll: Which fabric do you like the best (main fabric and yes only one :)
    Satin : (15 votes)
    12 %
    Chiffon : (9 votes)
    7 %
    Taffeta : (12 votes)
    9 %
    Silk Charmeuse : (2 votes)
    2 %
    Dupioni Silk : (5 votes)
    4 %
    Organza : (21 votes)
    16 %
    Tulle : (16 votes)
    13 %
    Cotton : (2 votes)
    2 %
    Gazar : (1 votes)
    1 %
    Silk Shantung : (1 votes)
    1 %
    Velvet : (0 votes)
    dotted swiss : (4 votes)
    3 %
    lace : (38 votes)
    30 %
    other : (2 votes)
    2 %
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    unixfairy    April 14, 2012   Las Vegas

    Bored and this thought popped into my mind - so what is your favorite fabric for wedding gowns? What characteristic of it do you like?  I love tulle - it is light and frothy and fun and airy and moves

     
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    JustMarried51912    May 19, 2012  

    I love satin. The smooth and structured feel and look of it. It is a very rich looking fabric.

     
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    Olive12    October 6, 2012   Houston

    My dress is organza, silk, and satin, and I love all three. But if I had to pick one it would be organza. I love the frothy look of it.

     
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    SapphireSun    July 9, 2010   Vancouver, BC

    I love the whimsical appeal of organza - and it's what I ended up choosing.

     
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    CynthiaJ    September 2012   California

    Satin! it is so sexy feeling and silky.

     
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    galloway111    June 16, 2012   WI

    My favorite is silky satin, but I don't see it up there, unless it has a fancier name?

    I wanted a silky satin dress so bad- one made it into my top 2. But I ended up going with satin, I decided I liked the dress better overall.

     
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    bridetobe7844    September 30, 2012   Canada

    My dress is french tulle, its soft and flowy but has some body to it, love it.

    What is your favorite fabric for wedding gowns :  wedding DRESS

    I also really liked tulle dresses and almost ordered this one:

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    I didn't like chiffon as its usually used for BM dresses and I disliked the weight of satin gowns. I never found a lace dress I really liked however I've seen some WB that are just gorgeous.

     
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    PurpleUnicorn    April 19, 2011  

    taffeta, i liked how it felt, dont know how to describe it other than i felt like i was really wearing a wedding dress!

     
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    Bronte12    July 7, 2012  

    lace. so romantic and feminine

     
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    carrieknitscake    October 10, 2009   Chicago, IL

    I love organza. My dress had a light, airy, and comfortable quality to it. For me, satin made me feel too shiny and heavy. In organza, I felt like a beautiful bride.

    What is your favorite fabric for wedding gowns :  wedding Classic2

     
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    zippylef    October 30, 2010   Norfolk, UK

    Dotted Swiss!! I was absolutely obsessed with finding a dress with dotted swiss, but I had no luck. I wanted the Christos Maribel SO BAD, but couldn't afford it in a million years.

    I also really like chiffon and English net.

     
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    eagle    August 2012   Calgary, AB, Canada

    Lace!

     
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    DeathByDesign    February 18, 2012   Lives in Ontario, married in Quebec

    Chiffon! So flowy!

     
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    cardus    October 27, 2012   twin cities, MN

    i have a taffeta gown, so naturally i voted for silk charmeuse.  lol.  satin in general is my favorite, and the way silk charmeuse drapes just makes me swoon...it IS a specific type of satin, after all.  if i could have found the gown i wanted in silk charmeuse, i would have been all over that like breakfast on DS's face, lol.  as it is, i do LIKE taffeta (nice and crisp and shimmery and rustles a little when you walk!), even if it isn't my favorite, and the dress is damn near perfect otherwise

     
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    ella86    October 6, 2012  

    I pretty much like everything but taffetta!

     
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    ChemistryBride    June 2012  

    I voted taffeta, which is funny because going into dress shopping I didn't think I liked it, I was all set on satin. Come to try on dresses though, satin dresses were just way too heavy, I loved the taffeta could stiff hold structure while being light! And i like the soft rustle taffeta makes, it's fun!

     
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    Meowkers    August 27, 2011   Los Angeles, CA

    silk tulle.  it's light and airy and frothy.  Makes me feel so feminine.

     
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    Prewitt    June 19, 2011   England

    My faves are godavari silk (my dress), taffetta (love the softness of it) and lace

     
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    bearlove    July 1, 2012  

    I really love all the silks, organza, and tulle. My own dress is 100% dupioni silk (which I had never heard of before putting it on but now I love love love it!)

     
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    Ivorybuttons    September 22, 2012   Canada

    Lace! 

    Brings elegance  and demure charm to modern sexy shapes.

     
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    daybyday    November 11, 2006  

    In general, lace. My dress was silk tricotine and I really wouldn't have had any other. It's just shiny enough, weighty, slinky, hugged my body. I loved it.

     
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    mrscheetos    June 10, 2012  

    lace <3 probably because its my favorite fabric out of anything, ever.

     
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    Firefliesflash    May 5, 2013  

    LACE LACE LACE!!

    What is your favorite fabric for wedding gowns :  wedding Dress2

    What is your favorite fabric for wedding gowns :  wedding Lace Dress

    What is your favorite fabric for wedding gowns :  wedding LaY

     
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    cejo13    May 18, 2013  

    I thought I loved the look of lace the most, but my dress is mostly Dupioni Silk and I just remember loving the feel of it the first time I tried it on.

     

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