Red is deep rather than bright, and on silk it behaves differently from every other fabric you will have seen it on. Cotton absorbs light and flattens a red into something closer to brick. Silk reflects along the weave, so the same dye reads rich at the surface and considerably darker in the folds. It is the most dramatic colour in the range by a distance.
\nIt is also the one that needs the most thought about where it goes. A single red case against white bedding reads as a deliberate accent. A full set of red across a bed is a much bigger statement, and most people who buy two buy one red and one black rather than two reds.
\nWash it separately the first time. That is standard for any saturated dye and it is not a fault in the fabric: deep dyes release a little colour on the first pass through water, and you do not want that happening next to a white case. After the first wash it is fine with similar colours.
\nCold water only, mild detergent, never bleach. Reds show fading soonest of anything here because there is the most pigment to lose, and direct sunlight while drying is what does it. Dry it in shade and it stays deep for years.
\nWhite, black and natural linen. Against pink or a warm neutral it tends to fight rather than sit, and against a strong wood tone it can get heavy. If you want warmth without the intensity, gold or brown will get you there.
\n\nEvery colour is the same 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme, 51cm x 76cm, with a hidden zip, and every one costs EUR 49. You can see all eleven together on the mulberry silk pillowcase page. For a lighter and less expensive fabric, the satin silk pillowcase is a different weave rather than a lesser version of this one.
\nSilk is smoother than woven cotton, so hair and skin slide over it instead of catching, and it holds less moisture so it draws less of your moisturiser off overnight. We make no medical, anti-ageing or hypoallergenic claims for it.
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