shantung

But exotic, bizarre words like "chivari" and "shantung" and "Asscher" have never been in my vocabulary before now.

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Black Chambray and Vintage Leaf Two Tone: a classic black chambray front's offset by a back made from a loose-leaf pattern "clearly inspired by Japanese paintings" on '50s-era rayon shantung, not to be confused with rayon Wang Chung, as that only comes in Dance Hall grays.

Thrillist: General Knot & Co: Dapper Looks From Salvaged Materials Thrillist 2011

And it is weird to get off a boring old commuter train to be faced on the platform with a vast embonpoint, half swathed in shiny scarlet shantung silk, half exposed, like being attacked by a giant blancmange with strawberries.

Simon Hoggart's week: Olympic chiefs have built a Brigadoon for the rich 2011

Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren gave his embroidered looks an exotic, Far East twist, as in this look with its red silk shantung embroidered smoking jacket.

Designers Adore Adornment for Fall 2011

At Mr. Lauren's show, there were silk shantung smoking jackets, shirts with mandarin collars and a healthy dose of dragon embroidery and the color jade.

A Burst of Lush, Opulent Glamour Ray A. Smith 2011

I remember a red gingham dress embellished with red ric rac, a black and blue plaid with black velvet collar and cuffs, a lovely cream with tiny red rosettes and one of those big collars trimmed in cream - colored eyelet, a salmon shantung that I wore for graduation from high school, and my very favorite -- a cream with pink and periwinkle flowers.

1990's Sewing Patterns 2009

And it is weird to get off a boring old commuter train to be faced on the platform with a vast embonpoint, half swathed in shiny scarlet shantung silk, half exposed, like being attacked by a giant blancmange with strawberries.

Simon Hoggart's week: Olympic chiefs have built a Brigadoon for the rich 2011

For forays into the city, there were three-piece suits and for the evening a tuxedo in silk shantung, cream with black lapels and tie.

Milan Men's Fashion Week: S&M, Silk Suits & McQueen (PHOTOS) 2010

For forays into the city, there were three-piece suits and for the evening a tuxedo in silk shantung, cream with black lapels and tie.

Milan Men's Fashion Week: S&M, Silk Suits & McQueen (PHOTOS) 2010

The only problem with the embroidered shantung fabric was how hard it was to match the hummingbirds and delicate bee balm flowers of the valance with the curtain fabric.

Sea Escape Lynne Griffin 2010