{"title":"Aurora Silk Dresses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Aurora silhouette: a relaxed column maxi with long flared-cuff sleeves and a soft bateau neckline. Hand-dyed mulberry silk-blend, with hidden pockets and the kind of finish you only get from slow making.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aurora is one of three signature silhouettes in the Silk \u0026amp; Bears dress wardrobe — a floor-length column maxi cut to flow rather than cling, with long sleeves that open into a separate flared cuff at the wrist and a wide bateau neckline that sits gently across the collarbones. There is a concealed back zip and, like every Silk \u0026amp; Bears dress, hidden side pockets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach Aurora dress is made from our standard 135cm-length mulberry silk blend (80% silk \/ 20% viscose, shell and lining), then hand-dyed by artisans in Vietnam. The dyeing is what makes each one different — every Aurora is individually coloured, so even within the same shade no two pieces are identical. The current colourways span deep garnet rouge, plum mulberry, scarlet mosaic on geometric jacquard, lilac on floral jacquard, and (coming next) two further shades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aurora is built for occasion dressing where you want to feel covered and considered: weddings, evening events, gallery openings, dinners, christenings. The long sleeves and floor length read as formal, but the soft drape of the silk-blend keeps it from feeling stiff — and the hidden pockets are the kind of small, useful detail that separates a real dress from a costume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in UK sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14, with four units per size in stock. Each Aurora is handmade in Vietnam by artisans we work with directly, ships from the UK, and arrives ready to wear (or to gift) in our gift box. As featured in T Magazine, British Vogue, Tatler and Grazia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare for a hand-dyed silk-blend dress is gentler than people often assume — a careful dry-clean keeps the colour and the drape at their best, and storing the dress on a padded hanger between wears prevents creasing across the long sleeves. The Aurora reads particularly well in photographs because the soft column line never breaks awkwardly across the body. If you would like help choosing a colourway for a specific event, just ask — we are happy to advise.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aurora-garnet-rouge-hand-dyed-mulberry-silk-maxi-dress","title":"Aurora Garnet Rouge Hand-Dyed Mulberry Silk Maxi Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order — Estimated Dispatch June 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e Reserve your size today. Each dress is handcrafted to order in Vietnam and will be dispatched in June 2026. Order confirmation is sent by email within 24 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something quietly commanding about garnet — a colour that carries depth rather than volume, warmth rather than noise. The Aurora dress in Garnet Rouge embodies exactly that quality. Woven from a mulberry silk blend and hand-dyed to achieve its deep, jewel-like saturation, it falls from a clean bateau neckline in one long, uninterrupted line to the floor. In still light it reads as rich ruby; as you move, the satin surface shifts between burgundy and bordeaux, catching the light with every step. It requires nothing more than itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach Aurora is handcrafted in Vietnam by artisan makers whose textile traditions span generations — a practice passed from mother to daughter, rooted in patience and an intimate understanding of silk. The fabric is traditionally woven and hand-dyed in small batches, giving the Garnet Rouge its characteristic depth and warmth. The silhouette is deliberately unhurried: the bateau neckline lends quiet poise at the front, while a low open scoop back introduces an unexpected elegance. A concealed back zip ensures a clean, uninterrupted finish. This is slow fashion in its truest sense — made carefully, in limited numbers, to be worn for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWear it to a summer wedding with gold jewellery and a hand-dyed silk shawl draped across one shoulder. Bring it on a Mediterranean trip where it moves effortlessly from an afternoon in the old town to an evening at the harbour. It suits a gallery opening as naturally as a candlelit dinner — any occasion where you want to feel entirely yourself, without appearing to have tried too hard. The hidden side pockets are a quiet act of practical elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aurora is produced in very small quantities, and no two pieces are precisely alike. The tonal variations that arise naturally from the hand-dyeing process are not inconsistencies — they are the quiet marks of something genuinely made by hand. This is a piece to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShell: Mulberry silk blend (80% silk, 20% viscose) — traditionally woven, hand-dyed satin finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLining: Mulberry silk blend (80% silk, 20% viscose) — smooth and gentle against the skin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBateau neckline at the front; low open scoop back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcealed centre-back zip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHidden side pockets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFluid, relaxed fit — falls gracefully without clinging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDress length: 135cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel is 168cm (5'6\") and wears UK size 8–10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in UK sizes 8, 10, 12, 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-dyed in small batches — slight tonal variation is natural and unique to each piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandcrafted in Vietnam by heritage artisan makers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry clean recommended; gentle hand wash in cool water as alternative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not tumble dry; hang or lay flat away from direct sunlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SilkandBears","offers":[{"title":"UK 8","offer_id":57085858546039,"sku":"AURORA-GARNET-UK8","price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK 10","offer_id":57085858578807,"sku":"AURORA-GARNET-UK10","price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK 12","offer_id":57085858611575,"sku":"AURORA-GARNET-UK12","price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK 14","offer_id":57085858644343,"sku":"AURORA-GARNET-UK14","price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/6616\/7321\/files\/garnet-red-silk-halter-maxi-dress-model-front-side-001.jpg?v=1778738590"},{"product_id":"aurora-moonlit-lilac-hand-dyed-silk-jacquard-maxi-dress","title":"Aurora Moonlit Lilac Hand-Dyed Silk Jacquard Maxi Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn stock and ready to ship.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each dress is handcrafted in Vietnam and held in our UK warehouse. Your order will be dispatched promptly, with confirmation sent by email within 24 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something effortlessly poetic about this dress. The ground is hand-dyed to a soft, powdery lilac — a shade that shifts between lavender and grey depending on the light. Across it, a traditional jacquard weave lays an all-over pattern of small circular floral motifs in cream and champagne, giving the fabric a quiet dimensional richness that is entirely its own. The silhouette is deliberately generous: a relaxed tent shape that falls from a round jewel neckline in one graceful, uninterrupted line. This is a dress that feels as good as it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach Aurora Moonlit Lilac is handcrafted in Vietnam by artisan weavers and makers whose silk traditions span generations. The jacquard fabric — an 80% silk, 20% viscose blend — is woven in small batches before being hand-dyed to achieve the distinctive Moonlit Lilac ground, a process that gives the colour its characteristic softness and depth. The circular floral motif that runs through the weave draws on a long tradition of decorative silk patterning in Vietnamese textile heritage. This is not a dress assembled quickly — it is constructed carefully, from woven fabric to finished hem, by hands that understand how silk behaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWear it to an afternoon wedding with pearl jewellery and silver kitten heels. Take it to the South of France where it moves gracefully through a morning market and a lavender-lit terrace dinner with equal composure. It suits a spring gallery opening, a long weekend in the countryside, or a first evening of a summer holiday. The hidden side pockets are there when you need them — quietly, practically, without interrupting the line of the dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aurora Moonlit Lilac is made in very small numbers. Its colour, achieved through hand-dyeing, will carry subtle variations from piece to piece — each dress a quietly unique interpretation of the same idea. 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Your order will be dispatched promptly, with confirmation sent by email within 24 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeep plum is not a colour that announces itself. It settles, quietly, and stays in the room long after more insistent colours have faded. The Aurora in Mulberry Plum is built around exactly this quality — a hand-dyed ground of rich, saturated plum overlaid with a traditional jacquard pattern of geometric diamond medallions in blush and rose, giving the fabric a depth and presence that is difficult to look away from. In still light the pattern reads like antique brocade; as the fabric moves, the jacquard motifs catch the light and shift, revealing their silk content in quiet, luminous flickers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach Aurora Mulberry Plum is handcrafted in Vietnam by artisan weavers who work within a textile tradition that has shaped Vietnamese silk culture for centuries. The diamond lattice pattern — a geometric motif with deep roots in heritage silk weaving across Southeast Asia — is woven into an 80% silk, 20% viscose blend before the fabric is hand-dyed to achieve the distinctive mulberry plum ground. The result is a fabric of considerable character: the woven pattern and the hand-dyed ground interact, each enhancing the other, to produce something that could not be replicated by machine. The relaxed tent silhouette falls from a round jewel neckline, unfussy in its construction and all the more elegant for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWear it to an autumn wedding with cognac leather accessories and gold jewellery. Take it to an opening night — theatre, gallery, dinner afterwards — where its rich colour and patterned surface do the talking quietly, without effort. It travels beautifully, packing small and emerging as composed as it was before. The hidden side pockets are there when you need them, and the concealed back zip ensures an uninterrupted line from neckline to hem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aurora Mulberry Plum is produced in very small quantities, and the hand-dyeing process ensures that no two pieces share exactly the same depth of colour. These variations are not flaws — they are the inevitable, welcome consequence of something made by hand. A dress for the evenings that deserve to be remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShell: Mulberry silk blend (80% silk, 20% viscose) — traditionally woven jacquard with geometric diamond lattice in blush and rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLining: Mulberry silk blend (80% silk, 20% viscose) — smooth and gentle against the skin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-dyed mulberry plum ground — subtle tonal variation natural and unique to each piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelaxed tent silhouette — generous, elegant fit that falls gracefully from the shoulder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound jewel neckline with thin shoulder straps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcealed centre-back zip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHidden side pockets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaxi length: 135cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel is 168cm (5'6\") and wears UK size 8–10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in UK sizes 8, 10, 12, 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandcrafted in Vietnam by heritage artisan makers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited production run\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry clean recommended; gentle hand wash in cool water as alternative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not tumble dry; hang or lay flat away from direct sunlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SilkandBears","offers":[{"title":"UK 8","offer_id":57085898490231,"sku":"AURORA-PLUM-UK8","price":340.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK 10","offer_id":57085898522999,"sku":"AURORA-PLUM-UK10","price":340.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK 12","offer_id":57085898555767,"sku":"AURORA-PLUM-UK12","price":340.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK 14","offer_id":57085898588535,"sku":"AURORA-PLUM-UK14","price":340.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/6616\/7321\/files\/mulberry-plum-aurora-silk-halter-maxi-dress-076.jpg?v=1778749184"},{"product_id":"aurora-scarlet-mosaic-hand-dyed-silk-jacquard-maxi-dress-silk-bears","title":"Aurora Scarlet Mosaic Hand-Dyed Silk Jacquard Maxi Dress | Silk \u0026 Bears","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn stock and ready to ship.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each dress is handcrafted in Vietnam and held in our UK warehouse. 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The jacquard fabric — an 80% silk, 20% viscose mulberry silk blend — is woven in small batches before being hand-dyed to achieve the distinctive scarlet ground, a process that gives the colour its characteristic depth and intensity. The silhouette is deliberately spare: a clean column that falls 135 centimetres from thin shoulder straps, with a round neckline at the front and an open V-back secured by a single button at the nape. The absence of ornament is itself ornament. At the hem, a discreet side slit allows ease of movement without interrupting the line of the dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWear it to a black-tie occasion with a single strand of pearls and nothing else. Take it to a winter wedding, to a formal dinner, to any room that deserves to be entered with intention. The mosaic pattern shifts with every movement and every change of light — restrained in shadow, luminous where the satin catches the room. It is a dress that takes everything it is from its fabric, and needs nothing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aurora Scarlet Mosaic is produced in very small numbers. Each piece is hand-dyed individually, and the colour will carry the subtle warmth and variation unique to that process. 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