ALTHOUGH LAO TEXTILES AND HANDICRAFTS ARE COMMON SOUVENIRS, THE COUNTRY HAS NOT BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS MODERN FASHIONS – UNTIL NOW. SINCE MARCH’S INAUGURAL LAO FASHION WEEK, THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN ABUZZ WITH PRAISE FOR A SLEW OF RISING LAO AND INTERNATIONAL DESIGNERS MERGING TRADITIONAL MOTIFS AND FABRICS WITH CONTEMPORARY FLAIR. SABAIDEE MAGAZINE EXAMINES HOW HOMEGROWN COUTURE IS EMERGING AS AN INSPIRING AND EXCITING INDUSTRY.