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Beauty / Curiosity
Science suggests: silk is an anti-ageing solution
According to experts and dermatologists, silk is not only one of the most refined and elegant fabrics, bu...
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Voice To Experts
Silk structure
Silk yarns derive from this peculiar structure (see picture); as for us to understand what silk actually ...
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Literature
Baricco’s “Silk”
Birth, engine, emblematic representation of feelings and movements. This is “Silk” for Turin-born Ita...
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Art / Curiosity
On the notes of silk
“My poems have a silky sound, like the rustling of your dress on the stairs.” Hermann Hesse. Silk is ...
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Art
Emil Lukas, painting with silk
When we think of contemporary art, what we think of at first are performances, exhibitions, video-art, ph...
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Actuality / Sustainability
Silk is sustainable, and we shall sustain it
We hear, read and talk more and more in our daily life about sustainability in many contexts but, exactly...
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Beauty
Silk and its cosmetic properties
Silk makes you beautiful: this is not only the remake of the title of a famous movie, but also something ...
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Hi-tech
The thread connecting silk with technology
Silk and technology as a duo may seem something artificial, but these two elements are actually tied up b...
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Curiosity
Curiosities regarding Silk: Q & A
lt is widely acknowledged that silk is a precious fiber however; there are many other aspects of this pre...
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Advice / Curiosity
5 Effective Tips to Remove Stains from Silk Garments
Silk is a precious and delicate fiber that requires gentile care and some attention but this should not p...
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Sustainability / Textile
Silk and other natural textile fibers
At a time when we are witnessing mass deforestation and the Amazon forest conflagration, our planets lung...
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Event / Fashion
Pitti Men, the new edition
The new edition of Pitti Uomo 96; the international reference event for fashion and lifestyle for men’s...
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Actuality / Sustainability
Silk at the time of the millennials
Who are the Millennials? The word millennial refers to the generation of people born from the 1980’s t...
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History
Silk origins, history and legends
Silk history does not have a precise starting date, although it is sure that the sericulture origins also...
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Curiosity
Iconic silk dresses
Silk is closely related to the fashion history. Through silk, famous maison and historical companies crea...
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Curiosity / Textile
From the cocoon to the yarn, how silk is born
For many centuries, the silk rearing in particular and the sericulture in general have been a prerogative...
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Beauty, Curiosity / 17.05.2021

Science suggests: silk is an anti-ageing solution

According to experts and dermatologists, silk is not only one of the most refined and elegant fabrics, but it also has features which are extremely useful as to slow down skin ageing and hair weakening. How is it possible for a fabric to have anti-ageing properties?...

Voice To Experts / 15.03.2021

Silk structure

Silk yarns derive from this peculiar structure (see picture); as for us to understand what silk actually is, we need to start from here. The picture has been realized thanks to an electronic microscope, which highlights the structure of a natural silk filament as it is made by silkworms....