Spring / Summer

Spring and summer, lighter materials. Hand-rolled silk squares, silk twillies sized for hair and bag handles, raffia and straw totes, woven crossbodies, a packable wide-brim sun hat, a washed linen cap and a few small bag charms. The pieces that finish a summer dress without weight. The raffia market pieces are hand-woven in Laizhou; the silk is woven in Suzhou.

A summer wardrobe pivots faster than a winter one. Silk does its best work here — light enough to layer against bare arms in air-conditioned offices, light enough not to feel like weight on the shoulders. Silk scarf styling shifts in spring and summer toward smaller knots, headbands, and bag accents rather than the wrap-and-tie volume of cooler months.

For the broader silk wardrobe across all weights, see the silk edit. For warm-weather styling, see how to style a silk scarf in spring, and the silk headband guide covers the hair-band format.

For the cold-weather counterpoint: Autumn & Winter. By material: silk, raffia.