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Everything Raffia
The material that quietly took over the summer — and refused to leave. Woven, hand-crocheted, hand-braided — the hats, bags, flats and heels that carry the entire season.
The material that quietly took over the summer — and refused to leave. Woven, hand-crocheted, hand-braided — the hats, bags, flats and heels that carry the entire season.
Raffia was, for a long time, a texture that lived on the beach — reserved for oversized totes and holiday sun hats. This summer, that has quietly changed. The material has moved into the city, onto the runway, and across every category of accessory that matters.
Woven ballet flats, hand-crocheted fedoras, evening clutches, kitten heels — raffia now finishes every kind of outfit, from a linen shirt on a pier to a slip dress at dinner. Loewe, Chloé, The Row and Prada have all led the charge; the entire luxury market has followed.
Below, raffia in four forms — the hat, the bag, the flat and the heel. The chicest way to wear the summer's most considered texture, in every hour of the day.
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The wide-brim, the fedora, the bucket — raffia's chicest reinvention. Chloé's wide-brim, Magda Butrym's fedora and Lack of Color's Inca finish an outfit with sun-drenched effortlessness, whether the day calls for a linen dress or a swimsuit and shirt.
The tote, the shoulder, the basket — raffia's most enduring category, and its most quietly luxurious. The Row's Georgica, Chloé's Summer Banana and Loewe's Paula's Ibiza are the pieces that make an outfit feel considered — hand-woven, artisanal, endlessly versatile.
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The fisherman, the flat sandal, the slide — raffia's most understated form. Prada's woven, Miu Miu's fisherman and Aquazzura's Serenade slip on with a linen dress, a wide-leg trouser or a caftan, adding texture without effort.
The wedge, the platform, the mid-heel — raffia's summer answer to the stiletto. Alaïa's woven wedge, Aquazzura's Bossa Nova platform and Gianvito Rossi's Calypso lift a maxi dress or a caftan with a hand-woven, artisanal finish.
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One material, four hours of the day — hand-woven, hand-braided, hand-crocheted. Wear it everywhere, and let raffia do the rest.— ESVRA