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Presented as part of the Spring/Summer 2025 <i>Piraí</i> collection, the dress is made of individual silk ribbons handsewn onto a tulle base. Inspired by the fluidity and curvature of eastern Bolivia’s Piraí river - and the landscape it has carved out - the dress contours the body with areas of deconstructed drapery, balancing a sense of movement and control within one garment. The technique is a contemporary reimagining of the silk ribbons traditionally used within the macramé borders of Cholita shawls.","physicalDescription":"Sleeveless, mid-length dress with high rounded neckline and concealed side zip fastening. The dress is unlined and has a sheer tulle base upon which narrow golden-beige silk ribbons have been sewn diagonally in close alignment. Sections of ribbon have been left unattached, hanging loose, giving a draped effect that traces down one side of the body and exposes the sheer tulle beneath. The same effect is featured on the dress' reverse. 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