Five hundred years, one small lake.
It started with mulberry trees
In the 1400s the Duke of Milan planted mulberry groves around Lake Como. The silkworms fed; the looms followed.
The town never stopped
Como still makes around 85% of Italy's silk — and prints for the great fashion houses.
You can feel the difference
Real silk is cool on the skin, moves a half-second after you do, and catches light like water.
The ten-second test
A soft, deep sheen means silk. Flat and plastic means a synthetic pretending to be it.
Worth the wait
See the silk Maria brought back this season.