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After a week of searching, I found this beautiful apricot dress on Etsy and instantly fell in love with it

This was a world that hadn't yet lived through the GFC, or followed live updates of Kim Kardashian's 2016 Paris robbery, or been slowly forced to come to terms with the environmental and social impacts of the fast fashion we were at that point only newly obsessed with

The embroidery, meticulously executed by artisan Teresa Prez from the esteemed community of Zinacantn, is a testament to the rich cultural heritage and creativity of Oaxaca

As a fashion journalist, I spend a lot of time thinking about trendsthe fleeting ones that spark momentary obsession, the enduring ones that are permanent fixtures and the classic ones that resurface every few years