THE PRECIOUS SILK

12 November 2014

Old by over 5000 years and kept in secret for another 3000, sometimes preferred by the royal families, the silk is nowadays appreciated by the major fashion designers but also by us, enjoying it at it’s full, from clothing to decorations.
The legend say that Princess Lieizu ( concubine of the Xuanyuan Emperor of China), one day, enjoying her tea under a mulberry tree, found in her cup a silk- worm. Not having any idea about what it was, she took the cocoon and begun unwrapping the thread and by looking at it in the sun she noticed how smooth and sparkly it was, than she had the idea to wave it. This is how silk was born.
The silk is perfect for the cold weather for it has a low conductivity and by that it keeps the hot air closer to the skin, but also it is perfect for those hot summer days when all we want is to be comfortable and not sweat.