Real silk is a premium, luxurious, sheer and elegant product. People who look to make a high end purchase that will last a lifetime realise that silk is a financial investment. Unfortunately there are many types of faux silk on the market, and a real silk is likely to cost 10x more than a synthetic fibre.

Fabrics listed as ‘silky satin’ are assumed to be pure silk as satin is the type of weave. These are not pure silk. Pure silks lustre' allows for a multicoloured sheen as it refracts light from different angles, whereas ‘silky satin’s’ sheen will just be white upon close inspection. ‘Silk’ or ‘silk satin’ are the key phrases to look for when making your purchase.

There are a few ways for you test for yourself if your silk is, in fact, the real deal. The feel of true silk gives it away. It is smooth, soft and has an almost waxy quality to it. It will produce a crunching noise when scrunched in your hand and when it is rubbed between your fingers, it should become slightly warm. Whereas the imposter - ‘silky satin’ - will not change temperature.

If you’re very committed to testing your silks authenticity, you could try burning it - although this is not something we advise. Due to the fact that silk is a natural fibre, it will smell like singed hair when burnt over a flame, and once the blaze is removed, the silk will stop burning, and leave a brittle ash in it's wake. ‘Silky satin’ will leave no ash and produce a foul plastic-y aroma