Silk scarf Fou Lard
The French word for a silk scarf is foulard. The word is composed by “fou” (insane) and “lard” (bacon).
100% Silk Crépe de Chine, digitally printed, black rolled hem
35 x180 cm
Price: 160 CHF
Order: shop@cortiletto.ch
About 1500 years ago a Chinese silkworm found his way to France to produce silk in Europe. In the country of the “bon vivants” he accidently landed in a butcher shop, on a slice of bacon. “So soft and tasty!”, thought the vegetarian with surprise and hence started to build his cocoon with verve. As the cocoon grew more and more the butcher’s wife, a sophisticated lady, caught sight of it. “Is this bacon going insane?” she thought, but soon noticed the little worm who found himself in paradise. “I will make the most beautiful scarf from your silk”, she promised and kept feeding the silkworm with the best bits of bacon she could find. After three month she was proudly wearing the shiniest silk scarf that she would call with affection “my fou lard”.
The Fou Lard is part of the collection of the museum of applied arts in Zurich.