In today's world ofsophistication, a plethora of highly fashionable apparels are available in themarket. Consumers have an array of choices when it comes to the type of fabricsthey choose to wear. Adding up with man made fibres, a variety of synthetic fabricsare also seen in the store shelves. New ways of processing fabrics has broughta revolution in the clothing industry. Made from very rare and expensivematerials, these fabrics are exceptionally priceless and add a touch ofelegance to the wearer. Available in limited measures, these fabrics are wortha ransom due to its richness, and rarity.

 

Fabricsfrom Vicuña Wool:

 

Fabrics from Vicuña wool aremanufactured exclusively at par with the highest standards regardless of itscost. The fabrics are made from feather light wool and cashmeres which are verydelicate and extremely lightweight. Rare Vicuña wool with acute fineness isused to deliver substantial feel and comfort. Vicuñas are rare wild animalsliving in the slopes of the Andes Mountains, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. They produce very small amount of extremely fine wool, approximately one poundin a year. Due to its scarcity, it is very expensive, and its wool can be shornonly once in three years. Its fur is very soft and warm. During the period ofthe Inca's, Vicuñas were raised only for their wool, and it was consideredillegal for a person not from the royal family to wear a garment made fromVicuña's wool.

 

Attires tailored out of thisfabric are softer than cashmere. Only the best wool, satisfying high qualitystandards is used. These fine woollen fabrics, surpasses other fabrics in itsunique softness, while retaining all the practical properties of a genuinevirgin wool. They have a pleasant feel, and drapes well with an exquisiteappearance. They cost around UK 4,000 to 25,000 for a metre. These fabrics havea realm of reputed customers in the list; Bill Clinton, David Beckham, and TomCruise being a few to name. Overcoats and jackets were manufactured initially,and recently suitings are also manufactured with 100% Vicuña wool. Though thesefabrics are thin, they are made up of insulating hairs that are softer andwarmer than any other material. As many countries are taking initiatives torestrict the decimation of Vicuñas, this wool has become increasingly rare.

 

Fabricswoven with Gold Threads:

 

During ancient ages, people ofthe royal heritage wore clothes woven from gold threads during sumptuousweddings and other ceremonies. Imagine Rumpelstiltskin, spinning straws intostrands of gold in fairy tales. Current days clothing industry gives an optionfor the 'cream of the crop' people to live the life of a king. These fabricsare woven wholly or partly of gold threads. Gold or silver threads are drawnthrough holes, in a specially devised metal plate, and are used in a round orflattened way. Modern metallic clothing known as 'lame' is made by woundingthin metal threads or lame around a core yarn. In most cases, a core yarn,which is normally of silk, is wrapped with a band of high content gold file.Fine linen and wool are also used as core yarn. Gold, being a supple metalwould get twisted around the core yarn without breaking. These fabrics arewoven with a gold wrapped or spun weft, and are different from gold embroiderytechniques wherein a gold thread is passed through the cloth.

 

Clothwoven with Diamond fragments:

 

Though men are not fascinated byjewellery as much as women do, this diamond suit is for them. Diamond chips areprocessed into the woolen cloth after the fabric is cleaned and combed. Thusshining threads are woven into these unique fabrics. This is a billionaire'ssuit and has customers like Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson.

 

 

And, this one is for all womenfolk who love luxurious clothing. An Indian manufacturer has woven an exceptionally stunning sari worth of Rs.40 lakh INR, which has had its entry into the Guinness Book of World Records as the most unique and expensive sari. It is woven meticulously with 12 precious stones and metal, explicitly depicting 11 popular paintings of Raja Ravi Verma. The images are intricately hand-woven with gold and silver and embellished with jewels of diamond, ruby, emerald etc. A beauty bedazzled with 12 stones will obviously be the most preferred clothing in a 'would be' bride's trousseau.

 

A wide range of fabrics are being manufactured with finest and most luxurious fibres, with a commitment to elegance. Garments made from these fabrics are regarded as an 'icon of wealth' and will be a connoisseur's collection.

 

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