Silk silk silk: imperial stock dazzles at Chamberlin Johnson sale
A lavish Silk Department showcase touts centuries of expertise in silks from Radium to Messaline. The feature highlights color, weave, and pattern variety including stripes, plaids, jacquard figures, and a French chiffon messaline with delicate motifs, promising unmatched fashion novelty at the South’s premier silk sale.
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Chamberlin-Johnson~DuBose
Ombre Stripes and Dresden Motifs in Vintage Furniture Tones
Ombre backgrounds in chocolate or blue feature Dresden figures and wide stripes inspired by fifty year old silk designs. Gun metal with white and black stripes and tiny rose buds adds a fresh yet period feel, echoing mahogany and hair cloth furniture days.
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Dresden
Weaving Variations in Silks and Shirtwaist Fabrics
A catalog of fabric names and effects describes shirtwaists and silks with intricate stripes checks and color blends. It highlights hairline and microstripe weaves, mingled checks, and changing tones in chiffons, taffetas, and moire finishes, noting a wide palette from plain silks to rajah and poplin blends.
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His Majesty the Silk Worm
Radium
Paris
Laat
Messaline
Louisine
Alice Gray
Geous
Newspap