'''Georgette''' (apócope de '''''crêpe Georgette''''' o '''''Georgette crêpe''''') es una [[tela]] sheersemitransparente, liviana, dull-finished [[crape|crêpe]] denominada en honor a la modista francesa del siglo XX Georgette de la Plante.<ref name="Picken">Picken (1957), p. 88</ref><ref>Kadolph (2007), p. 472</ref><ref>The [[Oxford English Dictionary]]'s earliest citation is 1915.</ref> Originalmente estaba confeccionada con [[seda]] andy laterposteriormente ofen [[rayonrayón]] oro blendsmezclas, modernel georgette ismoderno oftena mademenudo ofes fabricado con [[synthetic fibre|synthetic]] [[yarn|filament yarns]]. Georgette is [[plain weave|plain or tabby woven]], and like other crêpes is made with highly twisted yarns. Georgette's characteristic crinkly surface is created by alternating [[yarn#Structure|S- and Z-twist yarns]] in both [[warp (weaving)|warp]] andy [[weft]]<ref name="Picken" /><ref name="Kadolph">Kadolph (2007), p. 230</ref>
El georgette se fabrica en colores planos o con estampados, y se utiliza en la fabricación de [[blusa]]s, [[vestido]]s, [[evening gown]]s, and [[trim (sewing)|trimmings]].<ref name="Picken" /> Es más elástica y menos lustrosa que la tela denominada [[chifón]].<ref name="Kadolph" />
