: the fiber of the raffia palm used especially as cord for tying and weaving
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Across the summer so far, Robbie’s vacation wardrobe has comprised of easy, breezy, chic ensembles: A semi-sheer maxi skirt, billowing palazzo pants, extra-large raffia beach bags, and black Alaïa mesh flats.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 July 2025
But the icing on the proverbial cake was her accessory: a necklace of oversized woven raffia balls.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 17 July 2025
Just in time for summer 2025, a new material category, raffia, poised the brand for special concessions with the beach-y party franchise, Nikki Beach Club.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Fabrications for a modern game of show-and-tell range from clear tonal plastics to silver mesh but easily the strongest concepts come in rope — direct off the runway of bohemian Chloé and ‘It’ girl cool Miu Miu, proposing a winking upgrade to the ubiquitous raffia accessories of summer.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 July 2025
But the icing on the proverbial cake was her accessory: a necklace of oversized woven raffia balls.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 17 July 2025
Just in time for summer 2025, a new material category, raffia, poised the brand for special concessions with the beach-y party franchise, Nikki Beach Club.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Fabrications for a modern game of show-and-tell range from clear tonal plastics to silver mesh but easily the strongest concepts come in rope — direct off the runway of bohemian Chloé and ‘It’ girl cool Miu Miu, proposing a winking upgrade to the ubiquitous raffia accessories of summer.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
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“Raffia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raffia. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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raffia
noun
raf·fia
ˈraf-ē-ə 
: fiber from a palm of Madagascar and Africa used as a cord for weaving various articles (as baskets or hats) and for tying
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