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[silk] / sɪlk /


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Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

They can go long periods of time without eating, can live underground in lightless caves and, most importantly, they spin silk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Gucci’s new collection of silk scarves features two designs created exclusively for the Rodeo Drive store and LACMA, in time for the opening of the David Geffen Galleries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Ms. Kobielski’s photos are highly saturated, with daytime flash manufacturing brilliance against silk organza and rhinestone jewelry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Then here came the tailors for Mr. Cranston’s frock coat and morning coat and striped trousers and silk nightshirts with his initials sewed on.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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