Velour

Velour or velours is a plush, knitted fabric or textile. It is usually made from cotton but can also be made from synthetic materials such as polyester. Velour is used in a wide variety of applications, including clothing and upholstery.

Frequent uses

Velour is a knit fabric, allowing it to stretch. It combines the stretchy properties of knits such as spandex with the rich appearance and feel of velvet. Velour is used in dance wear for the ease of movement it affords, and is also popular for warm, colourful casual clothing. When used as upholstery, velour often is substituted for velvet. Plush velour seats are an option on many luxury vehicles. Velour is also widely used in the manufacture of theater drapes and stage curtains. Velours used for this range from 16oz per linear yard to 32oz per linear yard (0.5 - 1.0 kg/m). In the last decade, velour has been used for pillow covers and mattress coverings. Luxury memory foam mattresses usually come outfitted with Jacquard velour covers, for their comfort and elasticity, as well as their flame resistance. Cotton velour is treated with flame retardant chemicals when used in this application.

According to Billy Blackburn, the uniforms in "Star Trek: The Original Series" are made of velour. They were always riding up on the actors, and what we know as "Command Gold" was originally "Command Green" but the green velour became varying shades of yellow and light greens under the studio lights.

In the animated series, "Futurama," velour is Zapp Brannigan's material of choice for uniforms.

Translation

The word "Velour" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Danish, Italian, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Czech: Velur (textil), German: Velours, Icelandic: Velúr, Dutch: Velours, Polish: Welur.