Shirin Guild established her namesake label in London during a period when cross-cultural style was the dernier cri in international fashion. During the early Nineties, designers as disparate as Dries Van Noten and Gianni Versace explored ethnographic narratives, pushing everything from embroidered silks to batik-printed fabrics into hip wardrobes of the time. The arrival of Guild’s minimalist strand of ethnic wear in 1991 caused a swell of confident, erudite women…
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