Q At my local thrift store there is a jacket that looked particularly good and fit me perfectly, but then I saw that it was made of silk (in a very light beige color). You have written about silk ...

Move over, mycelium. The new year is kicking off with a new next-gen material in mind: the queen of fibers. Silk is one of the oldest fibers, first emerging in China around 2600 BCE, according to the ...

The North Face and a Japanese company named Spiber have joined forces to create the Moon Parka, a prototype parka made from synthetic spider silk. Its design is based on the North Face’s Antarctica ...

The North Face Moon Parka is made with silk proteins produced by engineered bacteria. It marks a shift at the intersection of fashion and biology, where sustainability and high-performance are no ...

Most winter parkas are made out of nylon, twill, or maybe a waxed cotton. This one is made out of synthetic spider silk. The Moon Parka, as it’s called, is a special edition coat from The North Face ...