Kotlook

Kotlook (or Cotlook) is a local Indian term given to fabric that is usually made of both polyester as well cotton yarn in both warp and weft of the fabric weaving. The name is derived from the "Cotton Looking", meaning it looks like cotton, though it is an imitation of otherwise pure cotton checks. The usual way to make the fabric is by weaving checks where greige cotton yarn is used and dyed polyester filament is used to make designs in the fabric.
Composition
The fabric contains both cotton as well as polyester filament for its construction. Cotton provides the fabric a soft and comfortable feel, while the polyester provides it strength.
Source
The fabric is often sourced on large custom order basis by manufacturing firms that often procure fabric for manufacture of the garments. For instance, "Vee Gee Clothing (P) Limited" where it has the capacity to manufacture upto 100,000 garments on monthly basis.
Major consumption areas
This final garment (called kora bhushat) is made in exciting color combinations finds demand all over India, especially in regions like West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand.
Benefits and drawbacks
Any shirt that is made using the Kotlook fabric garment can be termed as Kotlook shirt. The benefits include:
# Greater variety for color options in the garment shirts.
# Polyester has a rugged and longer life than cotton which is fragile and that demands care.
# Since it contains up to 50% polyester, it becomes more than 40% cheaper than the pure cotton checks like Gingham, polo checks etc.
# After washing, the garment has equally comfortable and soft feel, which is otherwise difficult to reckon by a layman.

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