Half Cashmere, half silk

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

Interesting sweater. It's an all natural fabric. 50% Cashmere and 50% Silk. On sale for $173.60. I own one silk top and it's pretty fragile. I have to baby it all the time. This is from J. Brand

roxxy1 · ‎11-12-2016

Nice top, but cashmere makes me itch like crazy.

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

perhaps before your time but silk fashions could be found at all price points. I own many silk suits, jackets, blouses and sweaters of silk; depending on the weave silk is durable and easily laundered. Pale colors - blush, cream, white and ivory silk can yellow.

tototwo · ‎03-09-2010

Silk and cashmere?? Too high maintenance for me!

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butterfly123 · ‎06-27-2013

@songbird

Do you have recommendations for organic cotton clothing company websites?

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

@CatsyCline wrote:
perhaps before your time but silk fashions could be found at all price points. I own many silk suits, jackets, blouses and sweaters of silk; depending on the weave silk is durable and easily laundered. Pale colors - blush, cream, white and ivory silk can yellow.

I only have one top per silk experience. You HAVE to iron it. After one wearing, you wash (I washed it by hand) and iron it. It also wrinkles very easily. It's comfortable, breathable and came to you by people who's job it is to take the poor little worms who are boiled alive after making the silk thread from cocoons. No wonder vegans don't wear silk. Although some cultures eat the worms after their boiled. And silk is really beautiful. It saturates color the way cotton does. The one think about artificial fabric. The colors are never as vibrant as they are from natural fabrics.

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

@butterfly123 wrote:
@songbird
Do you have recommendations for organic cotton clothing company websites?

I don't know many off hand. I'm not familiar with organic, natural fabrics. I have heard of Pact. Just google Pact or Wearpact. Every piece of clothes are 100% organic cotton. I can't give the website, because Q will take it down.

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

Too bad about the iron... Good silk should not wrinkle much while wearing. After laundering, the garment should still have some body. Would much prefer to iron silk over rayon.

Washed silk - aka Sandwashed silk, is great, it has a relaxed fit and soft hand. Hang to dry on the shower rod. Maybe a touch up on the collar and cuffs. Was used with the relaxed silhouette back in late 80s-90s. I had a quilted baseball jacket and 2 gorgeous silk Anoraks from a mall store. wish i'd kept them!

my .o2 : don't ever dump your good leathers and investment pieces.