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  2. Paduasoy - Wikipedia

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    Paduasoy or padesoy [1] (/ ˈ p æ dj u ə s ɔɪ /; French: peau de soie) is a luxurious strong corded or grosgrain silk textile that originated in Early Modern Europe. The term paduasoy first appeared in English in 1663. [2] Paduasoy silk was woven in a variation of the satin weave, with bindings arranged to create fine cross-ridges across ...

  3. Sack-back gown - Wikipedia

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    Two robes à la Française, front and back views, 1750-75 Woven linen pet-en-l'air with sack back, worn with a matching petticoat. France or England, c.1770s. M.67.8.74. The sack-back gown or robe à la française was a women's fashion of 18th century Europe. [1]

  4. Textile Arts Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Textile Arts Museum (French Musée des Tissus) is a museum in the city of Lyon, France.Located in two 18th century hôtels particuliers of Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, the institution consists in two distinct collections: the textiles collection and the decorative arts collection.

  5. Tissue (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    The fabric known as silver or gold tissue can be characterized as a type of metal cloth, woven from fine threads of silver or gold, and possessing a transparent and gauzy texture. [2] Tissue matalassé was a type of Tissue fabric introduced in 1839, characterized by a surface of small squares resembling quilting.

  6. Charvet Place Vendôme - Wikipedia

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    Invoice (1860) to Nicholas Destréhan, a planter from Louisiana.. In 1839, Charvet already had some imitators, [n. 3] but still the "best supply". [24] The same year, Charvet held the title of official shirtmaker to the Jockey Club, [16] a very exclusive Parisian circle, then headed by Prince Napoléon Joseph Ney and inspired by Count Alfred d'Orsay, a famous French dandy. [25]

  7. Byzantine silk - Wikipedia

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    Byzantine silks are significant for their brilliant colours, use of gold thread, and intricate designs that approach the pictorial complexity of embroidery in loom-woven fabric. [2] Byzantium dominated silk production in Europe throughout the Early Middle Ages, until the establishment of the Italian silk-weaving industry in the 12th century and ...

  8. Samite - Wikipedia

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    Samite was a luxurious and heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, of a twill-type weave, often including gold or silver thread. The word was derived from Old French samit , from medieval Latin samitum, examitum deriving from the Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον hexamiton "six threads", usually interpreted as indicating the use of six yarns ...

  9. Repossi - Wikipedia

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    According to an executive of the Ritz Hotel, when the couple bought a ring together at the Repossi store, Fayed picked the cheapest ring in the "Dis-moi Oui" collection, thus disputing the claims that it was a proposition ring (despite the collection's explicit name). [5] The footage of Fayed picking the ring in Paris was released in 2007. [6]

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