Abstract: There is provided a process for production of fabrics that vary in glossiness depending on the viewing angle without loss of soft hand quality and that have a highly aesthetic appearance, as well as fabrics and fiber products obtained by the process. The process for production of fabrics of the invention is characterized by pressurized heat treatment of a fabric containing an organic fiber A with a monofilament diameter of 50-1500 nm, and having a woven or knitted texture. The highly aesthetic fabric of the invention also contains an organic fiber B with a monofilament diameter larger than 1500 nm, as an additional fiber.

Abstract: The pile fabric having a very soft hand, a high abrasion resistance and a good bathochromic effect comprises a ground structure portion constituted from a polyester filament yarns and having a knitted or woven structure and a pile portion comprising polyester filaments knitted or woven into the ground structure portion. The polyester filaments for the pile portion have a flat cross-sectional profile with a flat ratio of 2 to 6, and an individual filament thickness of 0.5 to 1.5 dtex. In the flat cross-sectional profile, least two pairs of mutually opposite concavities (valley portions) are formed.