Polyester crepe jacquard is a double-texture fabric — a woven textile where the base cloth has the characteristic crinkled, puckered surface of a crepe weave, and on top of that crinkled ground sits a raised jacquard motif built from the same yarn in a different weave structure. The result is a fabric with two distinct layers of tactile interest: the textured ground of the crepe base and the raised pattern of the jacquard motif above it. Neither is visible without the other, and together they produce a surface that reads as genuinely complex in close-up photography and tangibly interesting to the touch in person.

Why crepe base makes the jacquard motif more visible

On a flat, smooth base fabric, a raised jacquard motif creates shadow and dimension by elevating the woven pattern above the ground. On a crinkled crepe base, the same motif creates shadow and dimension against a background that already has texture of its own. The motif becomes more defined because the difference between the raised pattern and the textured ground is more visually complex than the difference between a raised pattern and a flat ground. The eye reads more detail, and the fabric reads as more sophisticated even at a distance where the individual textures are not separately distinguishable.

The Textured Polyester Crepe Jacquard at HIBA

Made in Türkiye, the Elastane content provides mechanical recovery rather than active stretch — the fabric holds its shape after being stressed over a body curve rather than distorting, but it does not have the active two-way stretch of a knit or a satin with significant Elastane content. At 159 GSM it sits in the midweight range: structured enough to hold a skirt silhouette or jacket front without additional support, fluid enough to drape in a dress without feeling stiff.

The current designs include three distinct woven motifs: a laurel and wheat-leaf wreath repeat, a large botanical floral sweep in an art nouveau character, and an abstract organic botanical vine pattern. All three share the same crinkled crepe base construction and sit in deep, dark colourways — espresso brown, deep burgundy, and formal black — which is consistent with the 2026 direction toward richer, moodier tones in textured wovens. At these colourways and this weight, the fabric reads as occasion-appropriate without needing embellishment or embroidery to justify its price point.

What it is best used for

At 159 GSM with a crinkled crepe base, this fabric is particularly well suited to garments where structure matters without rigidity: fitted midi and maxi dresses where the skirt needs to hold its shape as the wearer moves, tailored skirts in A-line or pencil cuts where the fabric's own weight contributes to the silhouette, jacket fronts and bodice panels where the textured surface adds visual interest without embellishment, and layered occasion pieces where the crepe jacquard panel contrasts with a smoother fabric in adjacent areas of the garment.

It is fully opaque and requires no lining for coverage purposes, though adding a lining will improve comfort against the skin given the textured surface of the crepe base. It is non-stretch in the traditional sense, so pattern allowances should be calculated for a woven fabric rather than a stretch fabric.

Polyester jacquard vs viscose jacquard: the handling difference

Polyester jacquard is more dimensionally stable than viscose jacquard — it is less susceptible to shrinkage from heat or water, recovers its shape more reliably after washing, and frays less aggressively at cut edges. For production where the fabric will go through multiple washing cycles, press and iron treatments, or machine washing, polyester jacquard is the more practical base. For garments where the absolute priority is drape and fluid hand feel, viscose jacquard generally outperforms polyester. Both are relevant choices — the polyester crepe jacquard is the more practical one for structured pieces that will receive regular wear and washing.

Order a swatch to feel the double texture and assess the drape at 159 GSM before committing to yardage. Available by the meter with wholesale quotes from 25 meters.