Thursday 13 March 2014

Modern Thai Silk debuted at Expofil in Paris.

Most people would probably conjure up images of smiling faces when the country Thailand is mentioned, a much-favoured holiday destination that is often referred to as the land of smiles, but do we think of Thai Silk when we think about modern fabrics?

Acknowledging that its national fabric may have lost much of its lustre, so to speak, the Thailand Textile Institute took to participating in the Expofil yarn fair, held during the prestigious Premiere Vision Pluriel in Paris (last held February 17-20) to promote its debut collection of Modern Thai Silk.

Presented for the first time to the global fashion textiles industry, the new silk collection  featured  some 50 prototypes, including knitted and woven qualities, some are in melange yarns blended with cotton or linen to create hybrid qualities, as well as dyed in a myriad of hues, may have a high-twist yarn or light as chiffon, in a wide range of colours.

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Photo by Lucia Carpio for My Fashion Connect

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