Crepe de Chine

i am always fascinated by this fabric's loveliness and luxuriness ( or perhaps more so that it has 'de Chine' at the back ) so i decided to check it out today.

so here is a summarised definition, which i got from here :

crepe de Chine, also spelled Crêpe De Chine,  (French: “crepe of China”), light and fine plainwoven dress fabric produced either with all-silk warp and weft or else with a silk warp and hard-spun worsted weft. A crepe de Chine texture has a slightly crepe character, a feature produced by the use of weft, or filling, yarns spun with the twist running in reverse directions and known as right-hand and left-hand twist, respectively. During weaving, the picks of filling are inserted in the order of “two-and-two” (i.e., with two picks of weft with a right-hand twist and two picks with a left-hand twist).

and here is the visual image :



and this a lovely crepe de chine creation by Emilio Pucci



as well as my favourite designer at the moment - Chloe.



with the exception of the last picture - which is a confection made of cotton and crepe de chine - all featured piece of clothing are made from crepe de chine.

arent they divinely gorgeous? but outrageously expensive for my pay scale. the designer brand, i mean. :P

now, do these make you want to go out and get a piece of crepe de chine and create something similarly or even more beautiful?

:)

PS: not in the mood for words today, so i am looking for visuals to stimulate my ache for creativity.


picture credits are from (in order of arrangement) :
http://www.voguefabricsstore.com/
www.fashionfuss.com
www.net-a-porter.com