For silk (which I suspect is what most people will want to approximate with this garment), you want to keep a fairly high shear resistance. Silk is a very long-staple fiber, and the threads spun from it tend to be strong and very lustrous. Dupioni, shantung, tussah, and especially noil are all shorter silks, but because of the shorter staple, the yarns (and thus fabrics) are usually thicker, negating the effect of the loss of strength in the fiber. The shear resistance doesn't have to be cranked quite so high as I have it, but  you want to be careful going very low with it. 

花 | 美 | 花美 | 花火 
...It's a pun.