**4.2 Clothing**

Microfibers are used in a variety of fabrics, but most commonly in dress and blouse weight garments. Suit jackets and bottom weights are becoming available. (Smith, n.d.). As the color, appearance resembles silk, these fabrics can be used for blouses, dresses, tailored suits, hosiery and evening wear (Basu, 2001). Fabrics produced with microfiber yarns are consequently softer and drape better than those made with normal fiber yarns. Even if tightly woven, microfiber yarns have a low weight per unit area and are not stiff. Polyester microfibers can be used to create fashionable women's outerwear fabrics with a new hand and smooth drape (Jerg & Baumann, 1990).
