Fabrics, swatches, materials, hides, wools—we’re obsessed with them. I mean, not really. Technically we’re just obsessed with them once they’ve been manipulated and materialized into a very expensive set of sweatpants, but you get my point. And because I’m sure you don’t get enough of my uninformed, unsolicited opinions, I’m here to inform you of the steeziest fabrics of all time. We're clocking everything from endangered animal hides to shit made in a lab.
1. fabricslead
2. boro1
3. calfskinleather
4. cashmere
5. chambray
6. cordovan
7. corduroy
8. crocskin
9. denim
10. GORE-TEX®_Logo
11. Harris_tweed
12. egyptiancotton
13. herringbonetwill
14. linen
15. Herringbone Organic Wool Pillow
16. moleskin
17. neoprene
18. PertexLogo
19. ponyhair
20. ripstopnylon
Ripstop
Used by the military, ripstop poplin is basically a lightweight cotton poplin reinforced with nylon threads woven in at regular intervals. Together, like Voltron, the resulting fabric is a sturdy, but lightweight material that is suitable for getting your Apocalypse Now on at Trader Joes. The visible cross-hatching gives the clothing more depth and interest, while also protecting it from your innate clumsiness. Plus, you’ll have an uninteresting factoid about your field jacket to bore people with.