Gazar is asilk orwoolplain weavefabric made with high-twist doubleyarns woven as one. Gazar has a crisp hand and a smooth texture.[1]
Silk gazar is much used inbridal andevening fashion due to its ability to hold its shape. Gazar was developed by the Swiss textile firm Abraham in collaboration with Spanish-BasquecouturierCristóbal Balenciaga, who featured silk gazar in his collections of 1960–68.[2] Balenciaga's mastery of this gleaming, lightweight fabric with its "claylike" ability to hold its shape was exemplified by the trapezoid wedding gowns in his collections of 1967 and 1968.[2]
