Q At my local thrift store there is a jacket that looked particularly good and fit me perfectly, but then I saw that it was made of silk (in a very light beige color). You have written about silk ...

The North Face Moon Parka is made with silk proteins produced by engineered bacteria. It marks a shift at the intersection of fashion and biology, where sustainability and high-performance are no ...

Most winter parkas are made out of nylon, twill, or maybe a waxed cotton. This one is made out of synthetic spider silk. The Moon Parka, as it’s called, is a special edition coat from The North Face ...

The North Face and a Japanese company named Spiber have joined forces to create the Moon Parka, a prototype parka made from synthetic spider silk. Its design is based on the North Face’s Antarctica ...