Skip to main content
Kings Birthday Sale 20% Off Sitewide - code KINGSALE
  • Afghanistan

    (NZD $)

  • Åland Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Albania

    (NZD $)

  • Algeria

    (NZD $)

  • Andorra

    (NZD $)

  • Angola

    (NZD $)

  • Anguilla

    (NZD $)

  • Antigua & Barbuda

    (NZD $)

  • Argentina

    (NZD $)

  • Armenia

    (NZD $)

  • Aruba

    (NZD $)

  • Australia

    (AUD $)

  • Austria

    (NZD $)

  • Azerbaijan

    (NZD $)

  • Bahamas

    (NZD $)

  • Bahrain

    (NZD $)

  • Bangladesh

    (NZD $)

  • Barbados

    (NZD $)

  • Belarus

    (NZD $)

  • Belgium

    (NZD $)

  • Belize

    (NZD $)

  • Benin

    (NZD $)

  • Bermuda

    (NZD $)

  • Bhutan

    (NZD $)

  • Bolivia

    (NZD $)

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina

    (NZD $)

  • Botswana

    (NZD $)

  • Bouvet Island

    (NZD $)

  • Brazil

    (NZD $)

  • British Indian Ocean Territory

    (NZD $)

  • British Virgin Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Brunei

    (NZD $)

  • Bulgaria

    (NZD $)

  • Burkina Faso

    (NZD $)

  • Burundi

    (NZD $)

  • Cambodia

    (NZD $)

  • Cameroon

    (NZD $)

  • Canada

    (NZD $)

  • Cape Verde

    (NZD $)

  • Caribbean Netherlands

    (NZD $)

  • Cayman Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Central African Republic

    (NZD $)

  • Chad

    (NZD $)

  • Chile

    (NZD $)

  • China

    (NZD $)

  • Christmas Island

    (NZD $)

  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Colombia

    (NZD $)

  • Comoros

    (NZD $)

  • Congo - Brazzaville

    (NZD $)

  • Congo - Kinshasa

    (NZD $)

  • Cook Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Costa Rica

    (NZD $)

  • Côte d’Ivoire

    (NZD $)

  • Croatia

    (NZD $)

  • Curaçao

    (NZD $)

  • Cyprus

    (NZD $)

  • Czechia

    (NZD $)

  • Denmark

    (NZD $)

  • Djibouti

    (NZD $)

  • Dominica

    (NZD $)

  • Dominican Republic

    (NZD $)

  • Ecuador

    (NZD $)

  • Egypt

    (NZD $)

  • El Salvador

    (NZD $)

  • Equatorial Guinea

    (NZD $)

  • Eritrea

    (NZD $)

  • Estonia

    (NZD $)

  • Eswatini

    (NZD $)

  • Ethiopia

    (NZD $)

  • Falkland Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Faroe Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Fiji

    (NZD $)

  • Finland

    (NZD $)

  • France

    (NZD $)

  • French Guiana

    (NZD $)

  • French Polynesia

    (NZD $)

  • Gabon

    (NZD $)

  • Gambia

    (NZD $)

  • Georgia

    (NZD $)

  • Germany

    (NZD $)

  • Ghana

    (NZD $)

  • Gibraltar

    (NZD $)

  • Greece

    (NZD $)

  • Greenland

    (NZD $)

  • Grenada

    (NZD $)

  • Guadeloupe

    (NZD $)

  • Guatemala

    (NZD $)

  • Guernsey

    (NZD $)

  • Guinea

    (NZD $)

  • Guinea-Bissau

    (NZD $)

  • Guyana

    (NZD $)

  • Haiti

    (NZD $)

  • Honduras

    (NZD $)

  • Hong Kong SAR

    (NZD $)

  • Hungary

    (NZD $)

  • Iceland

    (NZD $)

  • India

    (NZD $)

  • Indonesia

    (NZD $)

  • Iraq

    (NZD $)

  • Ireland

    (NZD $)

  • Isle of Man

    (NZD $)

  • Israel

    (NZD $)

  • Italy

    (NZD $)

  • Jamaica

    (NZD $)

  • Japan

    (NZD $)

  • Jersey

    (NZD $)

  • Jordan

    (NZD $)

  • Kazakhstan

    (NZD $)

  • Kenya

    (NZD $)

  • Kiribati

    (NZD $)

  • Kosovo

    (NZD $)

  • Kuwait

    (NZD $)

  • Kyrgyzstan

    (NZD $)

  • Laos

    (NZD $)

  • Latvia

    (NZD $)

  • Lebanon

    (NZD $)

  • Lesotho

    (NZD $)

  • Liberia

    (NZD $)

  • Libya

    (NZD $)

  • Liechtenstein

    (NZD $)

  • Lithuania

    (NZD $)

  • Luxembourg

    (NZD $)

  • Macao SAR

    (NZD $)

  • Madagascar

    (NZD $)

  • Malawi

    (NZD $)

  • Malaysia

    (NZD $)

  • Maldives

    (NZD $)

  • Mali

    (NZD $)

  • Malta

    (NZD $)

  • Martinique

    (NZD $)

  • Mauritania

    (NZD $)

  • Mauritius

    (NZD $)

  • Mayotte

    (NZD $)

  • Mexico

    (NZD $)

  • Moldova

    (NZD $)

  • Monaco

    (NZD $)

  • Mongolia

    (NZD $)

  • Montenegro

    (NZD $)

  • Montserrat

    (NZD $)

  • Morocco

    (NZD $)

  • Mozambique

    (NZD $)

  • Myanmar (Burma)

    (NZD $)

  • Namibia

    (NZD $)

  • Nauru

    (NZD $)

  • Nepal

    (NZD $)

  • Netherlands

    (NZD $)

  • New Caledonia

    (NZD $)

  • New Zealand

    (NZD $)

  • Nicaragua

    (NZD $)

  • Niger

    (NZD $)

  • Nigeria

    (NZD $)

  • Norfolk Island

    (NZD $)

  • North Macedonia

    (NZD $)

  • Norway

    (NZD $)

  • Oman

    (NZD $)

  • Pakistan

    (NZD $)

  • Palestinian Territories

    (NZD $)

  • Panama

    (NZD $)

  • Papua New Guinea

    (NZD $)

  • Paraguay

    (NZD $)

  • Peru

    (NZD $)

  • Philippines

    (NZD $)

  • Pitcairn Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Poland

    (NZD $)

  • Portugal

    (NZD $)

  • Qatar

    (NZD $)

  • Réunion

    (NZD $)

  • Romania

    (NZD $)

  • Russia

    (NZD $)

  • Rwanda

    (NZD $)

  • Samoa

    (NZD $)

  • San Marino

    (NZD $)

  • São Tomé & Príncipe

    (NZD $)

  • Saudi Arabia

    (NZD $)

  • Senegal

    (NZD $)

  • Serbia

    (NZD $)

  • Seychelles

    (NZD $)

  • Sierra Leone

    (NZD $)

  • Singapore

    (NZD $)

  • Sint Maarten

    (NZD $)

  • Slovakia

    (NZD $)

  • Slovenia

    (NZD $)

  • Solomon Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Somalia

    (NZD $)

  • South Africa

    (NZD $)

  • South Korea

    (NZD $)

  • South Sudan

    (NZD $)

  • Spain

    (NZD $)

  • Sri Lanka

    (NZD $)

  • St. Barthélemy

    (NZD $)

  • St. Helena

    (NZD $)

  • St. Kitts & Nevis

    (NZD $)

  • St. Lucia

    (NZD $)

  • St. Martin

    (NZD $)

  • St. Pierre & Miquelon

    (NZD $)

  • St. Vincent & Grenadines

    (NZD $)

  • Sudan

    (NZD $)

  • Suriname

    (NZD $)

  • Svalbard & Jan Mayen

    (NZD $)

  • Sweden

    (NZD $)

  • Switzerland

    (NZD $)

  • Taiwan

    (NZD $)

  • Tajikistan

    (NZD $)

  • Tanzania

    (NZD $)

  • Thailand

    (NZD $)

  • Timor-Leste

    (NZD $)

  • Togo

    (NZD $)

  • Tokelau

    (NZD $)

  • Tonga

    (NZD $)

  • Trinidad & Tobago

    (NZD $)

  • Tunisia

    (NZD $)

  • Turkey

    (NZD $)

  • Turkmenistan

    (NZD $)

  • Turks & Caicos Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Tuvalu

    (NZD $)

  • U.S. Outlying Islands

    (NZD $)

  • Uganda

    (NZD $)

  • Ukraine

    (NZD $)

  • United Arab Emirates

    (NZD $)

  • United Kingdom

    (NZD $)

  • United States

    (NZD $)

  • Uruguay

    (NZD $)

  • Uzbekistan

    (NZD $)

  • Vanuatu

    (NZD $)

  • Vatican City

    (NZD $)

  • Venezuela

    (NZD $)

  • Vietnam

    (NZD $)

  • Wallis & Futuna

    (NZD $)

  • Western Sahara

    (NZD $)

  • Yemen

    (NZD $)

  • Zambia

    (NZD $)

  • Zimbabwe

    (NZD $)

Why does silk costs more than satin?

Why does silk costs more than satin?

Silk is a natural animal fibre and has a higher cost of production due to the labour intense process. 

Since ancient times, silk has been known as a luxurious product. Mulberry silk is considered the highest quality silk available for purchase.

Made from the silkworm of the Bombyx mori moth, Mulberry Silk is domestically farmed and only feed leaves from purposely grown mulberry trees.  To produce 1 kg of silk, 104kg of mulberry leaves must be eaten by 300 silkworms.

Mulberry silk is breathable, temperature regulating, biodegradable, hypoallergenic along with many other health and beauty benefits. See more on the benefits of silk.

 //

Satin is often referred to as a fibre, but it is actually a type of weave. The satin weave can be used on a variety of different fibres. Most commonly used is polyester. 

Polyester is a man made fibre, derived from a chemical reaction involving petroleum, air, and water. It has a lower production cost as it is less labour intensive to produce compared to silk.

The polyester fibre is not breathable, not considered sustainable, nor is it biodegradable.

 

Although satin and silk look similar, polyester satin is a synthetic fabric which lacks many of the health benefits of silk.

 

Comments

Be the first to comment.
All comments are moderated before being published.

Your Cart

Your cart is currently empty.
Click here to continue shopping.