Biretz
# Biretz

Biretz, also known as “electoral cloth”, was a double cloth with a twill pattern on one side and a cord pattern on the other. It was a reversible construction. Biretz was made from wool, silk or other wool combinations. The material was used to make dresses.

## Empress cloth

There were napped, and corded variants also, called Empress cloth named after Empress Eugenia.

