Flowers of the Twelve Months Mulberry Silk Scarf

In the old Chinese flower calendar, each month of the year answers to a bloom, a way of marking time by what is in flower rather than by dates. This series gives that calendar to silk: twelve designs, one flower to a month, printed on lustrous mulberry silk so a whole year of gardens can be carried on the shoulders. Each scarf holds its own month, and together they turn the seasons into cloth.

Key Features

• The twelve-flower calendar: each design is the flower of a month, from plum blossom in the first month to narcissus in the twelfth, a complete year of blooms across the series.
• 100% mulberry silk in 12-momme plain crêpe satin (素绉缎): lustrous and smooth with a dense, refined weave, light and breathable against the skin.
• Generous rectangular proportion: 170 x 50cm, long enough to drape, wrap, or knot.
• Fluid, weightless drape: the silk falls softly and moves with you, cool in warmer weather and elegant year round.
• Neatly finished edges: cleanly hemmed for a refined finish.

The Twelve Months

• January: Plum Blossom
• February: Apricot Blossom
• March: Peach Blossom
• April: Peony
• May: Chinese Peony
• June: Lotus
• July: Pomegranate
• August: Osmanthus
• September: Wisteria
• October: Cotton Rose
• November: Camellia
• December: Narcissus

How to Wear

At 170 x 50cm, this silk scarf wears many ways. Loop it at the neck, drape it long over the shoulders, tie it through the handle of a bag, or fold it as a hair scarf. Choose your own month, a birth month, or an anniversary, and let the flower carry the meaning.

A Gift Ready to Give

This series arrives in a special red presentation box styled after traditional palace doors, finished with gold door-stud detailing and lion-head ring pulls. Red is the colour of celebration in Chinese tradition, and paired with a meaningful month this makes a considered gift for weddings, the Lunar New Year, birthdays, and other milestones, ready to give as it is.

Materials & Details

• Fabric: 100% mulberry silk (桑蚕丝)
• Weave: 12-momme plain crêpe satin (素绉缎)
• Design: printed flower-of-the-month, one design per month
• Dimensions: 170 x 50cm
• Finish: neatly hemmed edges
• Presentation: red palace-door style gift box
• Available in twelve designs, one for each month of the year

Care

• Do not machine wash; regular dry cleaning is recommended.
• Do not bleach.
• Do not tumble dry.
• Iron at low temperature, avoiding direct contact with heat above 110°C; avoid steam, which can mark the silk.
• Dry naturally in a cool, shaded place.