My mother is a tailor. She alters and makes dresses for about 40 years. I’ve been assisting her for almost 20 years. When selecting bridemaid dresses, many bridemaids have no idea what fabric their dresses should be made out of. There are five common fabrics used for making dresses. They are taffeta, organza, elastic, chiffon and satin. For bridemaids, I suggest you adopt the fabric of satin. Because satin is a very formal, beautiful fabric that catches light nicely. So satin bridemaid dress is suit for formal occasions. But you should pay attention to the weight of this fabric. The bad part about satin is this fabric may not breath well. You can go look for a crepe-back satin, it will be light and will flow and drape nicely. Compared with taffeta, satin is better because tafetta doesn’t reflect light well and it is as heavy as princess satin.
Since satin is a totally formal fabric for dresses, it is a good idea to select satin bridemaid dress for the wedding. Aturally rather than the fabric, the style of the dress is what bridemaids should care about more.