Kelly Hu at the Critics Choice Awards 2022, wearing gown by Afffair (SS22)
From the 'Sumakh' collection, SS22.
Rufat Ismayil, Afffair's designer, is from Baku in Azerbaijan. Sumakh (or Soumakh, Sumak, Sumac, or Soumac) is a type of weaving used to make rugs, bags and bedding, in the Caucasus and parts of Persia.
Soumak Mafrash (bedding bag) panel, from Borchali, Georgia, late 19th century












