This is the fabric of the 1990's
It wrinkles, it's no bargain, it has to be dry-cleaned, it spots easily and trees die for its birth.
Rayon, once considered a second-class fabric to be used in lieu of silk, is showing up in every kind of clothing for both women and men. Designers talk ecstatically of its drapability, of the way it follows the line of the body.
"We all love rayon," said Robert Abajian, senior vice president for sportswear design at Liz Claiborne . By R B OVERSEAS INDIA
