Costume & Performance

Made for stage light.

Costume for opera, theatre, film, television and dance. A matte velvet that absorbs the spotlight instead of throwing it back, in colours that read from the back row.

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Green velvet cape on a costume rail on stage

Grand green velvet drapery in a stately hall

The fit

Matte under the lights.

Cotton does not shine: under stage lighting cotton velvet looks deep and matte, without the reflections of synthetic fibres that give the fabric away on camera.

Costume departments work to impossible deadlines and last-minute remakes: that is why we keep all 25 references in stock and send samples within 48 hours.

Typical uses

Period costume
Opera and theatre
Film and series
Dance and ballet
Capes, doublets and mantles
Curtains and set design

Why Velvetes

01
No reflections
The matte finish of cotton performs well under spotlights and on camera.
02
Fast remakes
Permanent stock to remake a piece mid-season.
03
A dramatic card
Reds, jewel greens and nocturnal tones that read from afar.

Period petrol-blue velvet doublet (ref. 3729) in a costume workshop

Recommended material

3000 Cotton Velvet

Dresses bodies.

Our reference velvet: combed long-staple cotton, 280 g/m², with a drape that is dense and fluid at once. Twenty-five colours in permanent stock for garments, ceremony and stage.

See the 3000 Download datasheet

Also available in 350 g/m² if the project calls for it.

280g/m²Weight
150cmTotal width · 147 cm usable
100%Combed long-staple cotton
25Colours in stock

Recommended colours

A selection to start with.

Six references that work especially well in this craft. All 25 colours on the card are in stock in both weights. Need another? We develop it to order from 300 metres.

See the full colour card