True luxury has only one color -- gold. A nanometer-thin layer of pure gold now lends ties and pocket handkerchiefs that authentic gold sheen, thanks to a new process. The yarn, which is coated using ...

On a dusky February night in 1926, a team of whisper-quiet burglars lock-picked their way into a loft factory at Eighth Ave. and 38th St. in Manhattan, home to Marcus & Co., a high-fashion dressmaker.

Hira Lal said that currently, the market price for one kilogram of silk cocoons is Rs 45,000. When processed, the cocoons ...

HANGZHOU, June 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese silk, the radiant thread of the ancient Silk Road, once adorned emperors and bridged cultures. Synthetic fibers and mechanized textiles later dimmed its luster ...