Beauty of Silk

Home Decor – Decorating with Silk Panels

January 25, 2010 · 1 Comment

Decorating with silk panels is one of the easiest, most stylish and versatile ways to update or refresh your décor. Panels, like the window draperies shown here can be purchased already sewn and hemmed for window treatments or, by the yard for custom designs. I love to use drapery panels, yards of silk, old and antique silk saree (sari) material not only to cover windows, but to drape over a sofa for a chic and expensive look, folded neatly and draped at the foot of the bed to instantly create the look of a posh hotel room, and spread over beat up (but still in use) furniture like TV stands or... [Read the full story]

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Aishwarya Rai in Gold Embroidered Silk

January 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

A Bollywood bombshell, Aishwarya Rai wearing a gold silk chiffon lehenga choli. Notice the handworked embroidery and heavy brocade of the blouse piece (bodice) and beautifully beaded dupatta (scarf) along the hemline. Simple and stunning… SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Aishwarya Rai in Gold Embroidered Silk", url: "http://silkepc.com/aishwarya-rai-in-gold-embroidered-silk/" }); Read More →

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Bollywood Fashion – those amazing embroidered silks…

January 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Bollywood fashion sets the tone for all South East Asian and much Middle Eastern fashion. In last two decades, the designers that are part of the largest film industry in the world have been shaping the fashion of Indian and Pakistani clothing. Interestingly Bollywood fashion has transcended that part of the world and is making a major impact on Western style as well. Here’s a little history on the cultural phenomenon that is Bollywood and its impact on style and clothing. Up until the late 1980s, fashions in Hindi films showed a limited sense of style. Even though Indian inspired silks and embroidery... [Read the full story]

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Home Decor – Decorating with Silk Panels

January 25, 2010 · 1 Comment

Fashion

Aishwarya Rai in Gold Embroidered Silk

January 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

History

History of Chinese silk – emroidered tiger, dragon and phoenix design

August 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The origins of silk weaving and production are shrouded in mystery and legend. The practice undoubtably originated in China sometime before the middle of the 3rd millenium bc. It is said that Lei Zu, wife of Yellow Emporer Huang Di, discovered and proceeded to teach the practice of raising and extracting silk from silkworm cocoons. This pracice, called “sericulture”, became an important part of the Chinese rural economy, and eventually led to trading along the famed “silk road”, which went from China, into Thailand, India, and eventually led to the west all... [Read the full story]

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Aishwarya Rai in Gold Embroidered Silk

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Latest Trends in Fashion and Beauty – a Nod to Bollywood

“Bollywood” is the casual term widely used for the Mumbai based Hindi movie industry in India. Based on the decadent, opulent, yet trendy look and feel of these films, “Bollywood” or “Bollywood inspired” is also a phrase used to describe a wonderful rising trend in fashion. Rich, vibrant, bright colors...

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