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Venezuelan fashion house stitches body bags for quake victims

Seamstresses at Venezuelan fashion label By Efrain Mogollon are used to making colorful dresses with ruffled sleeves and elegant draped skirts, but these days they face a grim task: making body bags for thousands of quake victims. They never thought they would be making something so morbid, but like other Venezuelan operations, their workshop...

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Inditex donates three million euros to those affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela

Madrid – The Spanish fashion multinational, the Inditex group, parent company of popular chains such as Zara, Bershka and Massimo Dutti, has announced a contribution of three million euros to the programme for people affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela, launched by the Red Cross. According to the management of the Spanish group, Inditex has...

Fashion

Fashion enthusiasts defy tradition in Venezuela 'battle of outfits'

Ninety fashion aficionados showcased lace, denim, cotton, satin and recycled garments in an eclectic "battle of outfits" on Saturday at Venezuela's National Art Gallery in Caracas, challenging conventional fashion and embracing their "unusual" identities. On a stage where attitude at times outshone style, participants strutted in bold...