A textile composite article comprising a first textile comprising a meltable material with an inner surface and an outer surface, a thermally stable second textile adjacent to the inner surface of the first textile; wherein said first textile comprises yarns, the yarns being comprised of multiple fibers/filaments, wherein the multiple fibers/filaments having voids between the fibers/filaments, and interstices between the yarns; wherein the second textile comprises fibers/filaments having voids between the fibers/filaments; and wherein the second textile is made of at least one of aramid, flame resistant cotton, PBI, PBO, flame resistant rayon, modacrylic blend, polyamine, carbon, fiberglass, PAN, polytetrafluoroethylene, or a combination thereof; and a discontinuous pattern of an expandable graphite containing impregnating material which penetrates at least partially a cross section of said first textile between the inner surface and the outer surface leading to impregnated areas and non-impregnated areas in accordance with the discontinuous pattern of the impregnating material wherein at least a portion of the voids and at least a portion of the interstices in the impregnated areas are filled up with said impregnating material to reduce the water absorption value of the textile composite; wherein the second textile is bonded to the first textile by the impregnating material, the impregnating material penetrates at least partially a cross section of said second textile from a first surface to a second surface of the second textile leading to impregnated areas and non-impregnated areas in accordance with the discontinuous pattern of the impregnating material; and at least a portion of the voids in the impregnated areas are filled up with said impregnating material; and wherein said textile composite has a water absorption value of 70% or less according to DIN EN 29865 and the non-impregnated areas lead to an air permeability of the article of more than 20 l/m 2 /s according to EN ISO 9237. wherein said first textile comprises yarns, the yarns being comprised of multiple fibers/filaments, wherein the multiple fibers/filaments having voids between the fibers/filaments, and interstices between the yarns; wherein the second textile comprises fibers/filaments having voids between the fibers/filaments; and wherein the second textile is made of at least one of aramid, flame resistant cotton, PBI, PBO, flame resistant rayon, modacrylic blend, polyamine, carbon, fiberglass, PAN, polytetrafluoroethylene, or a combination thereof; and a discontinuous pattern of an expandable graphite containing impregnating material which penetrates at least partially a cross section of said first textile between the inner surface and the outer surface leading to impregnated areas and non-impregnated areas in accordance with the discontinuous pattern of the impregnating material wherein at least a portion of the voids and at least a portion of the interstices in the impregnated areas are filled up with said impregnating material to reduce the water absorption value of the textile composite; wherein the second textile is bonded to the first textile by the impregnating material, the impregnating material penetrates at least partially a cross section of said second textile from a first surface to a second surface of the second textile leading to impregnated areas and non-impregnated areas in accordance with the discontinuous pattern of the impregnating material; and at least a portion of the voids in the impregnated areas are filled up with said impregnating material; and wherein said textile composite has a water absorption value of 70% or less according to DIN EN 29865 and the non-impregnated areas lead to an air permeability of the article of more than 20 l/m 2 /s according to EN ISO 9237.