they made velvet out to be a miracle, but the exposed texture can fray easily leading to a short shelf life. For cosplay where you are only going to be wearing it once in a great while it's a perfect fabric, but it's HORRIBLE for actual clothes. -.- back in my day (god I can't believe I have to say that now) velvet was a trend for awhile, but the quality would wear out so quickly that you got maybe 2 months of use before tossing it into the trash bin.