Silkadore Silk

Chopin Collection

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The SILKADORE CHOPIN collection are unique silk accessories created on the occasion of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. It consists of hand-painted neckerchiefs and handkerchiefs in two colour versions.

The SILKADORE brand is committed to promoting the work of the eminent Polish pianist, as it holds dear the values associated with cultural and artistic heritage. It aims at preserving the local cultural
heritage by cultivating and modernising the nearly 100-year-old tradition of hand-painting on silk in Milanówek. Exclusive accessories constituting the collection are the epitome of elegance and unconventional artistic expression.

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Jedwab

stworzone z okazji XVIII Międzynarodowego Konkursu Pianistycznego im. F. Chopina w Warszawie

apaszka - poszetka

Jedwab

stworzone z okazji XVIII Międzynarodowego Konkursu Pianistycznego im. F. Chopina w Warszawie

apaszka - poszetka

Jedwab

stworzone z okazji XVIII Międzynarodowego Konkursu Pianistycznego im. F. Chopina w Warszawie

Chopin's Silk Notes

Fryderyk Chopin paid much attention to his appearance and costume. He also liked to surround himself with beautiful silk objects. Some of his accessories, such as his pocket calendar from 1834, bound in grass-coloured silk, or the small silk envelope in which he kept his beloved’s hair, have
survived to this day.

There is no doubt that the artist appreciated the exceptional nature of this noble material, and even bestowed it on loved ones. ‘Chopin sent his mother a beautiful silk cloth for a formal dress.’* In his personal correspondence, addressed in 1844 to Georges Sand,** we read: ‘Your dress is of black Levantine*** – of the best quality. I chose it myself according to your instructions [...]. The material is very beautiful, modest, but in good taste. I think that You will be pleased with it.’

* [Hoesick 1927/1962: III/11]

** [C. do G.S., 2.XII.1844, Korespondencja 1: II/116]

***[ Lekka, gładka tkanina jedwabna, produkowana w krajach Bliskiego Wschodu]

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The license for the CHOPIN Silk Collection was given to J2 Lidia Jakubowska company in 2021.

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