"Along the spine of Istanbul's revered 7 hills, runs a road that was once the way to emperors. The eastern end, today called Divan Yolu, is marked by an ancient column that marks 'Mile 0', the start of the road to Rome, the connection of civilizations. The texture of linen stitch like that of its cobblestones, colours that overlap and blend like the mosaics and the people of so many cultures along its way. Intersecting, yet not dividing. The shawl ends in a rippling curve, like the coastline waves flowing along the timeless Bosphorus nearby.