luxury fabric

Cashmere or velvet

Luxury fabric refers to textiles prized for their exceptional quality, rarity, or craftsmanship—silk, cashmere, velvet, fine linen.

The term appears in fashion and interior design contexts: The sofa was upholstered in a luxury fabric.

What qualifies as luxury shifts with availability and taste; once-exotic materials become ordinary as production scales up.

Related

evening gowns · designer gown · velvet · chiffon · kente cloth · organza · ikat · charmeuse · batik · bolt of cloth · alpaca wool · mohair · vicuña · bridal wear · haute couture · silk · upholstery · jacquard

Opposites
material quality and prestige

luxury fabricburlap

Coarse woven fiber

sackcloth · coarse cloth · hessian · canvas · denim

natural vs synthetic origin

luxury fabricpolyester

Synthetic petroleum-based fabric

nylon · acrylic · synthetic fiber · pleather · vinyl

intended use and context

luxury fabrictarpaulin

Waterproof protective sheeting

drop cloth · packing material · sacking · tent fabric

Family

fabric, luxury

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G