: the fiber of the raffia palm used especially as cord for tying and weaving
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These Mary Jane-style flats from Birdies have a mesh upper so the raffia doesn’t directly touch your foot and won’t cause blisters.
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Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Bing’s large tote styles in leather and raffia rank as current bestsellers, finding especially strong traction in China and the Middle East, which are newer markets for the brand, according to Bourgeois.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
Its design is defined by the pale desert palette of its interior, macrame, raffia, wood hearth and wide windows.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2025
Gucci Lido at Newtown Lane (17 Newtown Lane, East Hampton)
Still running through August, Gucci brings summer elegance to the village with crochet ensembles, raffia accessories, and chic tennis-ready looks.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Bing’s large tote styles in leather and raffia rank as current bestsellers, finding especially strong traction in China and the Middle East, which are newer markets for the brand, according to Bourgeois.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
Its design is defined by the pale desert palette of its interior, macrame, raffia, wood hearth and wide windows.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2025
Gucci Lido at Newtown Lane (17 Newtown Lane, East Hampton)
Still running through August, Gucci brings summer elegance to the village with crochet ensembles, raffia accessories, and chic tennis-ready looks.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Raffia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raffia. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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