Silks for authentic historical costuming
Historically, to dress in silk was the exclusive privilege of the wealthy and powerful. We carry authentic silks for historical costuming for creating medieval and Renaissance costumes, Baroque clothing, Victorian dress, and fantasy costumes. We can help you located the fabric you need, whether it’s patterned damask for a Renaissance costume, a Baroque or Rococo brocade, silk taffeta or dupioni for a Victorian gown, or something else entirely. Silk has been a major presence in European high fashion since the early Middle Ages. For example, already the Vikings wore heavy silks with a plain, twill, or diamond weave that they brought back from exotic lands.
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Silk crêpe de Chine, white
36.69 $/m
in stock 2 m
Width: 140 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 69 gsm
Silk crêpe marocain, white
53.29 $/m
in stock 30.1 m
Width: 114 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 131 gsm
Georgette, pure white
18.54 $/m
in stock 2.1 m
Width: 146 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 45 gsm
Fine silk dupioni, white, seconds
28.58 $/m
25.72 $/m
in stock 30 m
Width: 135 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 91 gsm
Silk taffeta, white, seconds
16.61 $/m
14.95 $/m
in stock 5.9 m
Width: 113 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 63 gsm
Silk crêpe de Chine, ivory
33.60 $/m
in stock 0.9 m
Width: 112 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 72 gsm
Fine silk dupioni, ivory
28.58 $/m
in stock 69.1 m
Width: 152 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 94 gsm
Fine silk dupioni, ivory
28.58 $/m
in stock 59.7 m
Width: 142 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 81 gsm
Fine silk dupioni, light ivory
28.58 $/m
in stock 62.5 m
Width: 136 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 82 gsm
Sandwashed silk crêpe de Chine, ivory
36.69 $/m
in stock 1.6 m
Width: 135 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 71 gsm
Silk crêpe de Chine, ivory
32.44 $/m
in stock 33.9 m
Width: 137 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 58 gsm
Silk crepe georgette, ivory
32.83 $/m
in stock 19.5 m
Width: 136 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 70 gsm
Silk crêpe marocain, ivory
53.29 $/m
in stock 38.2 m
Width: 112 cm
Content: 100% silk
Weight (gsm): 138 gsm
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Silk for historical costuming
Silk was historically reserved for the elite. We carry silk textiles for historical costuming, silk for Renaissance costumes, silk for Baroque clothing, silk for Victorian and Georgian gowns, and silk for fantasy costumes and LARP. We can help you locate the right fabrics and patterns for medieval costuming, select a brocade for Baroque or Rococo clothing, and identify the perfect silk for your Renaissance costume or your living history project.
