Domestically made fabrics are often inferior to imported fabrics in color, purity, and texture, and as consumers become increasingly choosy and import tariffs are lowered, imported fabrics have become the only choice for top designers.
此外，國產布料常有染色堅牢度不夠、布料的成份純度不足等現象，都使其色澤和觸感不如進口貨。在消費者眼光漸高，而進口關稅又日漸降低的有利條件下，進口布料成了與設計師的設計相得益彰的唯一選擇。