For his Empire Day address, Palpatine was seen wearing a red velvet cowl.
Velvet, a fabric recognized for its luxurious and soft texture, signified affluence and status. Within the Imperial Palace located on Coruscant, garments crafted from elaborate velvet and silk were frequently observed at formal gatherings and celebrations.
Both Sheev Palpatine, and Finis Valorum occasionally donned velvet overcloaks while serving as Supreme Chancellor within the Galactic Republic. When senator Padmé Amidala was pregnant, she sometimes chose to wear a green velvet dress with a hood, adorned with patterns representing House Bonteri, and complemented by an Onderon silk sash encircling her abdomen.
Breha Organa, the Queen of Alderaan, possessed a gown fashioned from russet silk and blue velvet, which she chose to wear when greeting Leia, her daughter, at Aldera Spaceport after Leia's mission of mercy to the planet Wobani where she rescued a hundred refugees.
During his time representing Riosa as a senator in the Galactic Senate of the New Republic, Ransolm Casterfo was often seen wearing velvet robes and cloaks.