Let’s face it, silk has quite a reputation. The mere mention of silk elicits “oohs” and “ahhs”, and not because it is the softest, lightest and most breathable fabric on the market. Silk’s status is well deserved, and originates from thousands of years of representing wealth and power.
Silk is the centrepiece of countless myths and legends as well as real history, including lending it’s name to the most important overland trading route in human history, the Silk Road that linked the Far East with Europe for hundreds of years.
The Silk Road still conjures up an air of far-away exoticism.
