Macramé Is Back, and in Fashion

The knot-tying craft popular in the 1960s and ’70s is turning up on the runways again. (Maybe you can find a vest your mother or grandmother made.)

When Venus Williams donned a tuxedo-inspired suit and corset top designed by Gabriela Hearst for Chloé to attend the 2022 Met Gala in New York, even she was surprised at the effect of the macramé inserts on the garments.

“I feel like a total boss in this look!” she said, according to Vanity Fair. “It’s a work of art in itself.”

Little wonder that macramé, a textile created by tying knots into decorative patterns, has been making a comeback this spring.

According to David Koma, a

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