He also recalled the young bachelor who recently complained about paying $350 a yard for silk taffeta.
The bright silk taffeta is not quite a shocking pink, but it is an unusual shade.
The emerald green silk taffeta was definitely more appropriate.
There are two distinct types of silk taffeta: yarn-dyed and piece-dyed.
Today most raw silk taffeta is produced in India and Pakistan.
From the 1970s until the 1990s, the Jiangsu province of China produced some fine silk taffetas.
But what about the elaborate puddling draperies in blue and white striped silk taffeta?
And with that, his mother quit the room in a blur of blue silk taffeta.
A car coat done as an evening jacket in silk taffeta drove home the influence of sportswear for nighttime.
Across the room, a gorgeous woman in silk taffeta was seated on a large ottoman.