the present invention provides a process for the production of a fabric having a unique appearance and the fabric so obtained . also provided is the clothing articles , i . e . garments , including the fabric . more particularly , the present invention relates to a process for producing a woven fabric having a unique , e . g . “ used ” or “ multi - shaded ” appearance and the process includes a step of providing a woven fabric with a layer of bacterial biopolymer , dyeing at least part of the fabric together with the biopolymer layer , and then removing at least part of the bacterial biopolymer layer from the fabric .