Fashion
Silk Is Sold by a Unit Called the Momme, and Learning to Read It Is the Difference Between a Blouse and a Disappointment
One momme is the weight in pounds of a bolt forty-five inches wide and a hundred yards long, which works out to about 4.3 grams per square metre. The number decides how silk drapes, wears and washes. A guide to the weights and the weaves.
Sep 6, 2026
