Silk is one of the most unique, and one of the oldest fabrics in the world.
Much of the silk produced today is made from the cocoons spun by the larvae of the Bombyx mori moth, the mulberry silkworm. When a silkworm hatches from it’s egg, it ravenously consumes fresh mulberry leaves for just over a month, growing from a tiny speck to a fat caterpillar. The silkworm then begins spinning a cocoon of silk filament. In 2-3 days the silkworm can spin a continuous thread up to one mile long around itself, at which point it plans to begin it’s metamorphosis into a moth.
The silk producers have other ideas: they boil the silkworms in water, and the cocoons are unreeled onto spinning wheels which twist several filaments together to make fibres. These fibres are then woven into silk fabric.
This, clearly, is not a happy ending for the silkworm, and that’s just one of many issues with wearing silk.
One mile of filament sounds like a lot, but it takes thousands of silkworms, and many pounds of mulberry leaves to make a dress. 1 acre of mulberry trees produces over 11 tons of leaves, which will feed 240 lbs of silkworms and their cocoons, and will yield just 37 lbs of raw silk.
Like other commercial crops, the mulberry trees occupy land, consume water, and require “a plentiful supply of fertilizers” to produce a high yield of leaves. And growing a plant that bugs love to eat means controlling the bugs that you don’t want to eat it. Mulberry trees are sprayed with pesticides to kill the many other insects who also think that they are tasty.
Chemicals can also be used on the silkworms to increase the amount of silk produced. Methoprene is an insecticide and hormone disrupter which may be applied to silkworms to slow their growth rate and extend the time they spin silk.
Once a luxury fabric reserved for Chinese empresses and emperors, today silk is an mass-production industry with intense pressure on prices. While high-quality, handmade silks are still used for gowns and high-end designer clothing, most silk manufacture is a maximum-output-for-minimum-input business. Most silk production takes place in China, and a significant amount in India; neither country is known for workers rights. When Forever 21 can turn out pure silk dresses for under $30, labor concerns come to mind for the people working in the silk factories.
As well as labor concerns, health issues also afflict silk workers. Silk workers who process raw silk often suffer from asthma and respiratory diseases caused by a fine dust from the gum that binds the strands secreted by the silkworm, and a host of unpleasant skin problems.
Sexy Model Olga Kurylenko in Lingerie
Olga Kurylenko would be playing James Bond’s love interest in “Quantum of Solace.”and in James Bond’s film,Olga Kurylenko used a many various sexy Lingerie and sexy underwear.
Seductive lingerie floral embroidery and geometric pattern allover
Exklusive top without wires made in stretch silk with Leavers lace from Calais
Exklusive top without wires made in stretch silk with Leavers lace from Calais
Cross applicated stretch band at front extended at back like a not fixed belt to close with a big Swarovski button
Contrasting decorative seams
Straight back cutout
Dessin pattern at back like front with contrasting seams and lace at the bottom
Adjustable straps at back
StrapsVerstellbare Träger im Rücken
Straps beginning with Swarovski detail
Fabrics:
62% Silk, 31% Polyamide, 7% Elasthane
Seductive Babydoll and irresistible black
Gorgeous bustier tulle embroidery
Gorgeous bustier with incrustated tulle embroidery and black Swarovski trim
Lightly padded cups with wires and plunging neckline
Cups covered with tulle an black Swarovski jewels
Cup edging wíth wavy embroidered tulle
Wave optics at front and at side through incrustated overstitched tulle
Flower embroidered tulle with sexy cutouts on back
Buttons and bow at front
Satin edging at the bottom and the back neckline
Single hook fastening at rear
Body boned all around
Lightly padded cups with wires and plunging neckline
Cups covered with tulle an black Swarovski jewels
Cup edging wíth wavy embroidered tulle
Wave optics at front and at side through incrustated overstitched tulle
Flower embroidered tulle with sexy cutouts on back
Buttons and bow at front
Satin edging at the bottom and the back neckline
Single hook fastening at rear
Body boned all around
Ella lingerie pretty padded balconette
Ella is an iconic Myla look and was so popular last season we have continued it in a luscious damson colour for Autumn/Winter 2008.
Flirtatious frills and flirty silk satin and chiffon, both captivate and delight.
The bra is a pretty padded balconette or 1/3 cup teamed with a skirted knicker, thong or cute hipster. A must-have for this season is the fashionable deep knicker and wonderful black satin structured corset.
Flirtatious frills and flirty silk satin and chiffon, both captivate and delight.
The bra is a pretty padded balconette or 1/3 cup teamed with a skirted knicker, thong or cute hipster. A must-have for this season is the fashionable deep knicker and wonderful black satin structured corset.
Sexy Lingerie Police Woman Costume
3 pcs included , as you can see from the pics, the top outfit, the hot pants and the cap Fit well for women size from 6-12. Bust size :A - D .The lingerie is in totally perfect condition . buy now
Sexy Lingerie Outfit
sexy lingerie, all type of babydolls, corsets, bikini sets and adult costumes with the lowest price. need to buy this sexy lingerie outfit ? just click here
Sexy Lingerie Outfit
romantic evening with a sexy lingerie outfit, makeup and soft-scented perfume will make you as an angel in the night.sexy lingerie outfit will make you look sexy with sexy lingerie in light-colored. so,your beauty will increasingly look by used dress sexy lingerie.
Bra lace garter belt
Bra and lace garter belt with attached g-string and stockings. A complete seduction that just requires your smile for the finishing touch.
Teddy Stretch Black Lace Bodysuit
Black long sleeved scoop neck Teddy Bodysuit. In stretch lace with snap bottom. One Size Fits 5'-5'10" 100-175 lbs. [amazon]
Blue Satin & Black Sheer Lingerie
Flower nylon teddy with all the sumptuous details you'll like including:
charming royal blue satin front panel and half cups ,mysterious black and blue floral lace side panels and peek a boo scalloped half cups flirty black ruffle front and back
triple snap gusset makes for a fun exit or entry four garters; two front and back the back is ULTRA see through sheer nylon.
Lingerie Black Lace Babydoll
Flaunt your sexy style in our black sleepwear babydoll. Provocative stretch lace open back with faux lacing detail and matching thong
Black Latex Panty by Hustler Lingerie
Latex Panty by Hustler Lingerie is Available in black or red latex, you can satisfy your beauty needs in this Latex Panty - Part of the Hustler Lingerie Collection.
Spring Lingerie Trends For 2009
Lingerie is fully feminine this Spring in a pretty palette of innocent white, peach and pink and a vast garden of floral prints, ranging from oversize roses to dainty flowers. Even in electric-bright hues, festive prints exude a romantic Mediterranean and Spanish flavor.
Designers look to nature for inspiration this Spring and treat it with a whimsical charm. Flowers were interpreted tactilely as sprouting rosettes and artistically in rose, wildflower and butterfly prints.
Dainty, ditsy and teeny-tiny floral prints in pretty colors appear to have walked out of a pastoral setting.
Lingerie shows a pure, innocent side that is a little bit country and vintage. Airy white cotton, ivory satin and soft peach colors are paired with covered buttons, crochet trims, eyelet details and ribbons.
Designers look to nature for inspiration this Spring and treat it with a whimsical charm. Flowers were interpreted tactilely as sprouting rosettes and artistically in rose, wildflower and butterfly prints.
Dainty, ditsy and teeny-tiny floral prints in pretty colors appear to have walked out of a pastoral setting.
Lingerie shows a pure, innocent side that is a little bit country and vintage. Airy white cotton, ivory satin and soft peach colors are paired with covered buttons, crochet trims, eyelet details and ribbons.
Carmen Kontur black bra and panties
The first female mayor of Arlington, Oregon, has upset her 600 town residents with pictures of herself wearing only a black bra and panties.
Deborah Marquit lingerie
Deborah Marquit for 25 years has been making one of the world’s hottest lingerie lines.
use of unstandard materials (vinyl or camouflage print in cotton twill) and particularly dyed palettes united with a imperious fit to make bras and underwear that are unrivaled.
Sexy Long silky Lingerie
Blair's Lingerie in Gossip Girl
Danielle Lloyd Pink Bra and Knickers
Danielle Lloyd poses with models from her new glamour modelling agency during a promotional shoot in London
Danielle Lloyd sent temperatures soaring in London today as she posed on a bed in sexy underwear to promote her new glamour modelling agency Irresistible Talent.
In a series of raunchy snaps during the shoot in Stratton Street the model writhes around on a bed in a matching frilly pink bra and knickers.
Danielle Lloyd poses seductively with a group of models from the agency who all wearing an identical leopard print underwear set.
Soft Lace Lingerie
The ultimate in lace resources for Hongyu's Soft Lingerie! Soft Lace contains 8 individual textures for the corset, panty, stockings and gloves in unique and creative patters. These have been specially chosen from the best possible resources available. There are 8 highly detailed lace patterns and as a bonus to you, the wonderful customer, there is a second set of 8 lace textures for each piece of the outfit. That's 16 fully mix & match able, complete outfits for Hongyu's Soft Lingerie.
Adriana Lima in Victoria’s Secret’s Miracle Bra
one of the world’s best paid supermodels, it’s no surprise Adriana Lima has been chosen to represent the latest must-have bra.The beautiful Brazilian’s regular sized chest was given an enticing boost as she poses in the new Miracle Bra from U.S. lingerie firm Victoria’s Secret.
The 27-year-old beauty, who has been a Victoria’s Secret ‘Angel’ for eight years, looks stunning in the latest ads from the underwear chain.
As Adriana poses in the lingerie ads, striking the camera a ‘come hither’ pose, the tagline reads ‘cleavage like this could only be a miracle’.
new campaign aims to give women a surgery-free option to a generous décolletage.
The Salvador-born beauty is the second highest paid underwear in the model in the world thanks to her mega bucks contract with Victoria’s Secret, coming behind fellow VS model Heidi Klum.She also comes in fourth place of the top earning supermodels last year, earning £3.5million.
Her first fashion show for Victoria’s Secret was in 1998 and since being contracted as an Angel in 2000, she has appeared on subsequent shows ever since.
Now the face of the Miracle Bra, Adriana has a starring role in the 2008 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, where she will wear the $5million gem-studded Fantasy Bra.
Sexy Valentie’s Day Lingerie
Sexy Valentie’s Day Lingerie with striking red bra and lace boy shorts panties from Sariana,very warm, happy, enjoyable and lingerie-filled Valentine’s Day 2009.
Sexy Angel Fashion
Victoria's Secret is announcing this year's list of What is Sexy - selected people, places, performers, entertainment options and lifestyle trends that are hot for 2007. Last year's,female winners included: Halle Berry (Sexiest Female Actress), Maria Sharapova (Sexiest Female Athlete), Shakira (Sexiest Female Musician).
Sexy Red Lingerie
striking red bra and lace boy shorts panties from Sariana, and may you and your significant other have a very warm, happy, enjoyable and lingerie-filled Valentine’s Day
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