Definition
A crisp, plain-weave silk fabric with a distinctive slubbed texture created from irregular cocoons spun by two silkworms together. The resulting fabric has natural thick and thin areas that create visual interest and texture.
Etymology
From Italian 'doppio' meaning 'double,' referring to the double cocoons created when two silkworms spin together. This 'mistake' in sericulture became prized for its unique aesthetic qualities in luxury textiles.
Kelly Says
Dupioni silk turns nature's 'error' into luxury—those irregular slubs that make the fabric special were originally considered defects. In the 1950s, it became the go-to fabric for formal occasions because its crisp hand and natural texture photographs beautifully, making it perfect for the emerging television age.
Translations
ARالعربية
دوبيوني
du-bi-yu-ni
BNবাংলা
ডুপিওনি
du-pi-o-ni
CACatalà
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
CSČeština
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
DADansk
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
DEDeutsch
Dupioni
du-pi-o-nee
ELΕλληνικά
ντουπιόνι
ndu-pi-o-ni
ESEspañol
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
FAفارسی
دوپیونی
du-pi-o-ni
FISuomi
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
FRFrançais
dupioni
dy-pi-oh-nee
HEעברית
דופיוני
du-pi-o-ni
HIहिन्दी
डुपिओनी
du-pi-o-nee
HUMagyar
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
ITItaliano
dupioni
du-pi-o-nee
KMKM
ដូពីយ៉ូនី
du-pi-o-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
MYမြန်မာ
ဒူပီယိုနီ
du-pi-o-ni
NLNederlands
dupioni
du-pi-o-nee
NONorsk
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
PLPolski
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
PTPortuguês
dupioni
du-pi-o-nee
RORomână
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
RUРусский
дупиони
du-pi-o-ni
SVSvenska
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
SWKiswahili
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
TAதமிழ்
டுபியோனி
du-pi-o-ni
TEతెలుగు
డుపియోని
du-pi-o-ni
THไทย
ดูเปียนี
du-pi-a-ni
TRTürkçe
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni
UKУкраїнська
дупіоні
du-pi-o-ni
URاردو
ڈوپیونی
du-pi-o-ni
VITiếng Việt
dupioni
du-pi-o-ni