This medium - weight silk duchesse satin features a pearl white color. (tissura.com)
The original ivory silk duchesse satin dress, designed by royal couturier Norman Hartnell, featured elaborately embroidered star lily and orange blossom motifs (said to be inspired by Botticelli's «Primavera») and was encrusted with 10,000 seed pearls imported from America. (redbookmag.com)
Try a pair of shorts in a formal textile like duchesse satin and you'll make it to the cocktail hour without passing out from heat exhaustion. (elle.com)