French May Talk : A Passion for Silk

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On the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to silk at CityU’s Indra and Harry Banga Gallery, Alliance Française will hold a talk with renowned shawl collector Romi Lamba. Through his collecting journey, Lamba discovered that a gift from Napoleon to Josephine launched a European fashion trend for wearing Indian shawls over dresses and even imitating them with French silk manufacture.