{"product_id":"aurora-fuchsia-damask-hand-dyed-silk-jacquard-maxi-dress-silk-bears","title":"Aurora Fuchsia Damask 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\u003eFuchsia is not a colour for the hesitant. The Aurora in Fuchsia Damask wears it at full saturation — a vivid, jewel-bright pink hand-dyed into pure jacquard silk. Across the ground, a traditional damask weave traces an all-over fleur-de-lis pattern: stylised lilies set within an ogival lattice, the kind of ornament that has signalled quiet nobility for centuries. In flat light the dress reads as one luminous sweep of pink. Turn into the light, and the damask lifts from the ground — the same fuchsia, but now patterned, dimensional, catching the room in soft architectural relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach Aurora Fuchsia Damask is handcrafted in Vietnam by artisan weavers and dyers whose traditions span generations. The jacquard fabric — an 80% silk, 20% viscose mulberry silk blend — is woven in small batches before being hand-dyed to achieve the distinctive fuchsia ground, a process that gives the colour its characteristic depth and luminosity. The silhouette is deliberately spare: a clean column that falls approximately 135 centimetres from the shoulder, with a wide, softly rounded neckline at the front and an open V-back. 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 spring wedding, to a formal dinner, to any room that deserves to be entered with intention. The damask pattern shifts with every movement and every change of light — restrained in shadow, luminous where the silk 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 Fuchsia Damask 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. This is slow fashion in its truest form — made carefully, by the same hands from first thread to final stitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShell: Mulberry silk blend (80% silk, 20% viscose) — traditionally woven fleur-de-lis damask jacquard\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 fuchsia ground — vivid, saturated, subtly unique to each piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-over fleur-de-lis damask jacquard pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean column silhouette — elongated, unfussy, quietly commanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide, softly rounded neckline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen V-back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscreet side slit at hem\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\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\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\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top:1px solid #E7DECB;margin-top:18px;padding-top:16px;font-family:inherit;color:#2B2622;line-height:1.7;font-size:15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✓ Free 30-day UK returns \u0026amp; size exchanges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e✓ Ships in our signature gift box — included as standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\"\u003e✓ Handcrafted in Vietnam, dispatched from our UK warehouse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e✓ As featured in British Vogue, Tatler \u0026amp; Grazia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-style:italic;color:#6B6258;font-size:14px;\"\u003eUnsure of your size? See our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/size-guide\"\u003esize guide\u003c\/a\u003e — our dresses run true to UK sizing, with a relaxed, forgiving fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Silk \u0026 Bears","offers":[{"title":"UK 8","offer_id":57092680941943,"sku":"AURORA-FUCHSIA-UK8","price":330.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK 10","offer_id":57092680974711,"sku":"AURORA-FUCHSIA-UK10","price":330.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK 12","offer_id":57092681007479,"sku":"AURORA-FUCHSIA-UK12","price":330.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK 14","offer_id":57092681040247,"sku":"AURORA-FUCHSIA-UK14","price":330.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/6616\/7321\/files\/Aurora-Fuchsia-Damask-Silk-Jacquard-Maxi-Dress-Lifestyle-10.jpg?v=1783602690","url":"https:\/\/www.silkandbears.com\/products\/aurora-fuchsia-damask-hand-dyed-silk-jacquard-maxi-dress-silk-bears","provider":"SilkandBears","version":"1.0","type":"link"}