Depending on whether it's woven from bamboo, acacia, raffia or hemp, it can speak roughly or silkily.

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Olivier Rousteing's collection for Balmain though a master class in craftsmanship, with its intricate beading and woven raffia was, on the whole, too over-the-top to wear off the runway.

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