History, too. The Lyonnaise silk industry was already centuries old when Robert Dumas-Hermès, great grandson of the house’s founder, first came here in the 1930s.

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The new silk is named “Karuna Silk”. As per trade information, a typical mulberry silk saree is produced by killing 10,000-20,000 silkworms.