A Wild Silky Ride: Five Years of Beautiful Chaos

What happens when a woman with no fashion background, no roadmap, and a six-month-old on her hip decides to build a luxury silk scarf brand from her kitchen table — in the middle of a global pandemic?

She knew almost nothing about silk.
She knew everything about stories.

A Wild Silky Ride is the story of CB Grey’s first five years — a brand born from creativity, courage, a little chaos, and one wildly stubborn belief that beautiful things can carry powerful stories.

Told by founder and designer Courtney Buchanan, it follows the improbable journey from a 2020 idea to the real women behind the designs, the hidden messages woven into every piece of silk, and the people who kept opening doors — from Alys Beach to Mauna Kea, Mardi Gras to the Grammys — with plenty of near-disasters and how-on-earth-did-I-get-here moments along the way.

It’s pop-ups and panic. Motherhood and margaritas. Silk, stories, and a surprising amount of packing tape. But more than anything else, it’s a story about people — the women who inspired the designs, the friends and family who held up the dream, and the relationships that turned a scarf brand into something much bigger than silk.

Funny, honest, heartfelt, and occasionally unhinged, A Wild Silky Ride is part founder memoir, part love letter to the women behind the designs, and part reminder that sometimes the doors worth walking through are the ones you never saw coming.

By the last page, you won’t feel like you’ve finished a book.

You’ll feel like you’ve made a friend.