Talk:Velour

Woven, not knitted

Velour is a woven pile fabric, not a knitted fabric. has a velvet-like, thick, short pile which covers its twill or satin weave. Is mid- to heavyweight and from single carded yarns. from http://en.texsite.info/Velours_%281%29 Velour - A medium weight, closely woven fabric with a thick pile. It can be made using either a plain weave or a satin weave construction. It resembles velvet, but has a lower cut pile. from: http://www.fabriclink.com/dictionaries/textile.cfm#V — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.148.130.250 (talk) 20:11, 2011 June 30 (UTC)

All the credible contemporary sources I can find say that Velour is knitted, not woven, but because the word is French for "velvet" it looks like the word originated as a synonym for velvet and was later used (and is used now) to mean a knitted fabric specifically. I can't find a source that confirms this, but have found some dictionaries that list "velour" as a synonym of "velvet" and say it's woven. -Tangledyarn (talk) 18:21, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Wikified

Why does this page need to be wikified? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajah (talk • contribs) 06:39, 2005 October 26 (UTC)

This page needs to be wikified because it is not currently in the format of most Wikipedia articles. --Alynna 06:44, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

What does this sentence mean?

One the largest velours of noble in Europe is the RG textile technique GmbH in Burscheid/Germany http://www.rgtt.de/

Translation? --Alynna 03:54, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Upon examination of the website, I'm going to interpret this as "One of the leading velour commission dye-houses in Europe is the company RG Textil Technik GbmH in Burscheid, Germany". --Alynna 05:15, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Velour in Pop Culture

I have to say, I don't really see this fitting into any of the suggested sections of wiki guidelines. If you think it is, please let me know! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mavzor (talk • contribs) 14:36, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

I just deleted the unnecessary Pop Culture section. It read:

Velour is the favorite fabric of the twenty five star Zapp Brannigan, of the popular TV series Futurama. His quarters (also known as the love-nasium) is host to a wide variety of velour made items, ranging from carpet, uniforms, bed sheets, etc.

This is a comedic reference to the usage of velour in Star Trek: The Original Series' television uniforms.

- Haunti Talk 03:44, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

I bet most people that visit this article are looking for the Zapp Brannigan reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.226.212.190 (talk) 21:51, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, The reason I actually came to this article was related to star trek, and the whole time futurama was in the back of my mind. I was hoping there would be more information here along these lines, imo pop culture is quite relevant to the article in instances like these. 72.251.18.228 (talk) 06:12, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

In contemporary fashion culture

As this page only goes into minimal detail about the fabric’s composition and its uses, the article would gain the most from expanding on the significant impact velour has had on contemporary fashion culture.

This will highlight its relevance and place in modern society and provide historical context. It will focus on the role of velour fabric in the late 1900s and 2000s, along with the impact it has on pop culture.

The following contributions are planned in this new section:

- Breakthrough in fashion in 20th century

- Rise in the early 2000s (ex: Juicy couture jumpsuit)

- Return through y2k fashion in 2020s

Muti-Media: 1 image per outlined period to visually convey the material’s role in fashion Eszter.anna.kovacs (talk) 01:13, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Potential references:

https://sewport.com/fabrics-directory/velour-fabric

https://www.vogue.com/article/y2k-fashion

https://www.instyle.com/velour-tracksuit-celebrity-trend-7105706

https://www.thezoereport.com/p/juicy-coutures-tracksuit-oral-history-of-the-blinged-out-era-defining-outfit-40078559 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eszter.anna.kovacs (talk • contribs) 02:02, 17 March 2024 (UTC)