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Paris fashion week F/W 2013 runway trends: Full report (Photos)

... bust rakematiz, damask and brocade jacquard patterns shiny silks large falsely precious stones.

The Examiner 2013-03-19

Rakematiz is a thick silk fabric embroidered with strands of gold. It was extremely rare and valuable. Apparel that incorporated rakematiz was popular in Europe in the Middle Ages.

Some scholars have suggested the term rakematiz comes from the Italian word ricamata, which means embroidery.



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