Chiffon Fabrics

Discover our collection of chiffon fabrics by the metre, featuring lightweight, floaty and fluid fabrics prized in fashion for their movement, sheer appearance and delicate finish. Explore viscose chiffon and natural silk chiffon alongside crinkled, iridescent, plain and printed fabrics.

At Ribes & Casals, you can buy chiffon fabric by the metre for dresses, blouses, skirts, occasionwear, eveningwear, flamenco fashion and flowing garments. You can also discover selected chiffon fabrics in our sale at special prices.

What is chiffon fabric?

Chiffon is a fine, lightweight fabric, usually sheer or semi-sheer, known for its airy appearance and fluid movement. Depending on the fibre, construction and finish, it can have a soft, dry or subtly textured handle.

Chiffon can be made from different fibres including polyester, viscose and natural silk, resulting in fabrics with different levels of transparency, drape, handle and price.

What is chiffon called in fashion?

Chiffon is the standard fashion and dressmaking term in the UK for this type of fine, sheer and floaty fabric. Other lightweight fabrics may share a similar appearance, but they are not necessarily technically the same as chiffon.

Crinkled fabrics and certain lightweight muslins, for example, can share its airy character while having a distinctly different construction and surface.

Natural silk chiffon

Silk chiffon is valued for its exceptional lightness, delicate handle and elegant movement. Natural silk gives the fabric a refined quality particularly suited to luxury dressmaking, eveningwear and occasionwear.

It is ideal for dresses, blouses, scarves, sleeves, overlays and delicate sheer details.

Viscose chiffon

Viscose chiffon combines a lightweight construction with a soft handle and fluid drape. It is an excellent choice for dresses, blouses, skirts and loose-fitting garments designed to move beautifully.

Crinkled and textured lightweight fabrics

Our collection also includes lightweight crinkled fabrics with a characteristic textured surface. Although they are not necessarily the same as classic chiffon, they share its light and airy appearance and work beautifully for dresses, blouses and summer clothing.

Iridescent chiffon fabric

Iridescent and colour-shifting chiffon fabrics can display different shades and reflections depending on the angle of the light and the movement of the fabric.

This makes them particularly striking for occasionwear, evening dresses, dancewear, stage costumes and statement garments.

Plain and printed chiffon fabric

Explore plain chiffon fabric in a wide range of colours, from timeless neutrals to on-trend shades, alongside printed chiffon fabrics featuring floral, abstract, graphic and seasonal designs.

What can you make with chiffon fabric?

• Evening and occasion dresses
• Wedding guest dresses
• Floaty blouses and tops
• Skirts and overlays
• Sleeves, ruffles and flounces
• Sheer layers and panels
• Flamenco fashion
• Scarves and accessories
• Dance and stage costumes
• Lightweight spring and summer clothing

Chiffon fabric for dresses and occasionwear

Chiffon fabric for dresses is a classic choice for creating lightweight, flowing silhouettes. Its movement works particularly well for full skirts, ruffles, sleeves, overlays and layered designs.

Depending on its transparency, chiffon can be layered over satin, crepe, lining fabric or other materials to combine colour, opacity and movement.

Which chiffon fabric should you choose?

For a very lightweight and floaty effect, classic chiffon is an excellent choice. Viscose chiffon offers softness and fluid drape, while natural silk chiffon provides a particularly delicate and luxurious finish.

Chiffon fabric sale

Explore our selection of chiffon fabric on sale, including selected colours, prints and seasonal fabrics at reduced prices. Sale fabrics may be available in limited quantities.

Buy chiffon fabric by the metre online

Explore our chiffon fabrics by the metre, including silk chiffon, viscose chiffon, iridescent, plain and printed designs for dresses, blouses, occasionwear, eveningwear and dressmaking.

Choose the right fabric for your project and buy chiffon fabric online by the metre, ordering exactly the amount you need.