With Love From New Zealand (with a global twist)
At SilkLiving our designs are inspired by our love of the outdoors, and our desire to enjoy NZ’s natural beauty in 100% natural clothing. In the late 1990’s most High-performance...
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Love the feeling of silk against your skin? From our Puresilk Crepe-de-Chine to our unique Silkspun blend, feel good in our everyday silk essentials.
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Explore our range of end-of-line silk garments, fan favourites and soon to be sold out colourways. Shop before they’re gone!
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The Hidden Benefits of our Gloriously Soft Puresilk Fabric
When people imagine a garment in 100% silk they usually envisage something made in a fabric like charmeuse silk, or silk chiffon. Many people aren’t even aware that silk fibres...
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Around the World on Silk Adventures
From skiing in Tekapo, NZ to South Africa, China and the USA… 2023 was an unprecedented year of travel for the Godwin-George family. As a New Zealand-based brand, we have...
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Our Proprietary Fabric Blend: Silkspun
We’re often asked by customers to explain what is different about our Silkspun fabric. Firstly… it’s ours! That’s right – our very own blend, and only available from SilkLiving. In...
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My thoughts on self-care & silk
As a society, we have come to understand the importance of self-care, and the role it plays in our well-being. But over the summer break, I spent a bit of...
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Journey across the globe with Silk
There’s truly nothing we love more than hearing the stories of where you have taken your SilkLiving garments on your travels. From walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain, right...
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Build the essential travel capsule with silk!
Whether you’re travelling for pleasure, business, or both let’s create the ultimate Travel Capsule - keeping you fresh for all occasions using only the 7kg limit for carry-on! We’ve got...
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The Science of Staying Warm
What really keeps you warm is... air! Trapping warm, still air around your body should be the aim of your insulating clothing system. Here’s our guide to achieving warmth nirvana...
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Soothe Your Soul
We’re delighted to tell you our gorgeous new Silkspun colours of Perfect Grey and Forget-Me-Not Blue have arrived and are already flying out the door...
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Silkbaby. Here’s what you need to know:
We’ve got an important update regarding Silkbaby. We’re sad to say that we are now near the end of our beautiful Silkspun Silkbaby range. However, it’s not all bad news…...
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Feel your best for Yoga
The rise of athleisure has meant there are a plethora of activewear options on the market, but do they really stack up when you put them to the test?Silk Yoga...
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Our Vision: A World Where Clothing Gives Back to the Wearer and the Planet.
From our very beginning in 1998 environmental care and sustainability issues have been at the forefront of all SilkLiving operations. We are delighted with the ever-growing awareness of the benefits of...
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A match made in Heaven
What comes to mind when you think of Silk, Chocolate or Saffron? Ancient. Luxurious. Exotic. Perhaps comforting and delicate? Saffron is one of the most precious spices in the world;...
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Wellness Journal Part 3 - 5 Travel Tips for your Wellbeing
Research shows that travel helps our mental and emotional health more than other forms of rest and relaxation. We give you 5 tips on keeping travel easy: 1. Take a...
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Wellness Journal Part Two - Anne's Story
In SilkLiving's first Wellness Journal, we shared with you Angela's journey with us, which began when she was on a mission to find suitable clothing for her sensitive skin and...
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Wellness Journal Part One - Angela's Story
Wearing Silk is Instant Relief for Sensitive Skin. Customer Angela Shares Her Life- Changing Story.
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Wrap Yourself in a Good Night's Sleep
There’s something about silk that has most of us thinking it’s the sort of comfort we can only dream about. And the thought of having silk bedding can seem a...
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Driving for the Green in Silkbody
Golf and Polo shirts go hand in hand. And why wouldn’t they? Polo Shirts are athletic, dressy and functional all in one, what more could you need? Whether you’ve been on...
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Finding your perfect fit
One thing that can feel like a barrier to Online Shopping is the challenge of knowing what size to buy. Are you over being a size M in one store and a...
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SilkLiving - Behind the Imagery
If you've explored our new website you will undoubtedly have noticed the variety of new faces wearing our clothes. At SilkLiving, it is our mission to share the joy of...
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Your Map to Silk Road Rewards
Welcome to ‘Silk Road Rewards’ – our exciting new rewards programme. The Silk Road is our way of saying Thank you for choosing to shop with us, and for assisting...
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Silk for Extreme Sports
SilkLiving owner and Motorbike enthusiast Darryl Godwin states “I’m blown away by how amazing Silk is against my skin for motorbike riding. Now that I’ve found it I wouldn’t wear...
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Two SilkLiving Favourites - Saffron and Sunset
Whether you’re enjoying the warmth of Spring with its promise of Summer, or the glory of the changing leaves as Fall kicks in, the changing seasons often inspire the desire...
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SilkLiving's Guide to a Minimalist Wardrobe
In times gone by the concepts of a minimalist wardrobe, or slow fashion were unnecessary. For our grandparents, this was simply “life”. Not so today. In the current consumerist culture...
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Musings from COVID-19...
As the Covid-19 crisis has unfolded my family, like many others, have been trying to keep our spirits up. We’ve been incredibly grateful for the time of year; a late...
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7 Myths about Silk Sheets
There are a lot of myths about Silk Sheets that stop people from making the decision to sleep in silk. We have listed a few of the most common, and...
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The Joys of Paragliding in a Silkbody Cellular Pilot Top by Guy Baker
We are often asked about our high-performance fabrics and designs; none is more impressive than the Cellular Pilot Top. It’s the perfect adventurer’s baselayer with its unique fabric structure and clever...
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SilkLiving is part of Florence’s Sustainable Fashion Project
We love the ethos behind our products; what really makes it worthwhile is when this is shared by like-minded customers. Florence is a blogger and Instagram Influencer. She loves to write...
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6 Weeks, 3 Countries, 1 Bag – Aka How To Travel Light And Still Look, Feel And Smell Good
When my husband decided a 6-week train trip across Russia, Mongolia and China was his idea of a grand birthday celebration, who was I to argue? Travel is a balm...
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Silkbody on the Whanganui River
Last weekend we packed our Silkbody Garments and Silksaks and headed off to canoe the Whanganui River in New Zealand's National Park.
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Wellington Warehouse Retail Space opens its doors
We’re very excited to have opened our new Warehouse Showroom in Wellington! We’ve been working hard to ready a space where people can stop by to touch and try on...
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Plastic fibres from synthetic clothing are ending up in our food chain. Here's how to stop it happening.
New studies show that the biggest plastic polluter of oceans and waterways is not plastic bags, it's fibres from synthetic clothing, otherwise known as microfibres. Every time these garments are...
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Don't just take our word for it
So don’t just take our word for it, listen to what some of our customers have to say about their experiences with Silkbody. The proof is in the pudding!
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Emily's Silkbody factory visit
Last month I took the family with me to the place where our Silkbody Silkfleece garments are being produced in China. With a holiday stop-off in Hong Kong on the way,...
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Silkbody on Tour
A wonderful customer by the name of Margaret Minney, from Adelaide in Australia, has taken it upon herself to write the most gloriously-detailed story of her trip to Austria, Scotland...
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Soothing silk - a natural way through menopause
It may not save you (or your family) from the snappy barbs you may be sending out, and it may not help you remember where you left your car keys,...
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Silkworms in the sunroom
This summer I've been going out into the garden early every morning in my pyjamas. Silk pyjamas, of course. I wasn't being lured out by the balmy air of a new summer's...
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Want to play your part in reducing our environmental impact? You already are.
In a report on the present and future sustainability of clothing and textiles by the University of Cambridge, there are 7 key ways you can minimise your impact on the...
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The Science of Staying Warm v1
Silkbody designer Emily Cooper, who has a degree in Clothing and Textile Science, explains how to achieve warmth nirvana without looking like a woolly mammoth.
Sustainability
Environmental issues are at the forefront of all SilkLiving operations. We are proud to do our bit to give back to the earth, and to offer our customers the natural and sustainable garments that we do.
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