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  <title><![CDATA[Silk & Bloom]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Silk & Bloom. Small-batch swimwear and lingerie from a Daikanyama studio. Recycled nylon, Kyoto silk, French lace. Up to 120 units per style.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[What to look for in recycled nylon swimwear]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Recycled nylon has become the default fabric claim for swimwear brands over the last five years. Most of it is made from reclaimed fishing nets or post-industrial nylon waste, which is genuinely better than virgin nylon in terms of carbon footprint. But the fabric quality varies considerably, and the word 'recycled' on a label tells you almost nothing about how the piece will fit, hold its shape, or last through a season of real use.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-01</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to wash and store silk lingerie at home]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Silk has a reputation for being difficult. Most of that reputation comes from people who have washed a silk piece in hot water or put it in a tumble dryer and watched it shrink or lose its sheen. The fabric itself is not fragile. It is just specific about temperature and agitation. Once you understand what it needs, silk is no harder to care for than a good wool sweater.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What makes Calais lace different from other lace]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Calais lace is made in a single town in northern France, on a specific type of loom called a Leavers loom, using a technique that has not changed significantly since the early nineteenth century. It is not the most efficient way to make lace. It is slow, the looms are old, and the people who know how to operate them are a shrinking group. But the fabric it produces has a quality that machine-made lace from faster processes does not replicate.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-18</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to pack swimwear and lingerie for a long trip]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Most people pack too much swimwear and not enough lingerie, or the reverse. The question of how many pieces to bring is less about the length of the trip and more about the type of trip. A week in Okinawa with daily swimming is different from a week in Kyoto with one afternoon at a ryokan pool. Getting this right before you pack means you bring less and use everything you bring.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-28</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Habotai silk from Kyoto: what it is and why we use it]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Habotai is the simplest silk weave: a plain over-under structure with no twill, no satin, no texture. It is the fabric that most people picture when they think of silk. Light, smooth, with a soft sheen that is not reflective. It has been woven in Kyoto since the Heian period, though the looms are now mechanical rather than hand-operated. The weaver we work with in Nishijin has been producing habotai for four generations.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-15</pubDate>
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