An curved arrow pointing right. Unlike any other fabric, muga silk has a naturally lustrous gold sheen. It comes from the cocoons of muga moths that feed on som trees. A saree made with muga silk ...

And to make just one sari, about 1,000 cocoons need to be unraveled. A sari made of muga silk can cost up to $6,500, thousands more than other saris. The silk can last up to 100 years and is said ...

India has a rich history of producing and exporting handwoven fabrics that have been mentioned in the books for centuries.

For her third appearance at Cannes, Aimee draped herself in an elegant Mekhela Sador saree made of pure Muga Silk. It had 200-year-old motifs woven into it. Cannes 2024: Aimee Baruah's Assamese ...

The sari is from Tapi Collection of Alok and Depika Shah. A lesser-known aspect of Bengal’s textiles is its silk embroideries, employing threadwork in tussar, muga and mulberry. While one such genre ...