News — Peace silk

Most people in the fashion industry are probably not familiar with peace silk production, and even less so outside of the “fashion bubble”. Generally speaking, peace silk is considered a more sustainable option than conventional silk in terms of animal welfare, social standards and the environment. But first of all, what exactly is wrong with conventional silk production? Similar to other industries, there have been many attempts to optimise the silk industry in order to gain more fibre and therefore achieve higher profits. And similar to other industries, silk manufacturing has mostly been taken out of its natural context and the fibre is...