COLOMBIA: DESIGNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SHOW OFF LATEST FASHIONS A FASHION ART WEEK 2005

Record ID: 231083

  • Title: COLOMBIA: DESIGNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SHOW OFF LATEST FASHIONS A FASHION ART WEEK 2005
  • Date: 28th August 2005
  • Summary: (L!2) CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 30, 2005) (REUTERS) DESIGNER BIBI RUSELL'S DESIGNS ON THE RUNWAY MODELS ON THE CATWALK PHOTOGRAPHERS VARIOUS OF MODELS RUSELL STANDS IN FRONT OF MODELS (SOUNDBITE) (English) FASHION DESIGNER BIBI RUSELL SAYING: "I want to help all the village women. I don't want to tell you the numbers because in Bangladesh there are 140 million people and women are the majority and 80 percent live in the village." CATWALK FROM ABOVE VARIOUS OF MODELS WEARING HERNAN ZAJAR WEAR AUDIENCE SLV HERNAN ZAJAR WITH MODELS ON THE CATWALK (VARIOUS) (2.48)
  • Embargoed: 12th September 2005 13:00
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  • Location: CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
  • Country: Colombia
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA5Y17C2U45D1S4BKJZ3YKD50OS
  • Story Text: Designers around the world show off latest fashions
    at Colombia's Fashion Art Week 2005.

    Designers and artists from around the world showed
    off their latest fashions on Thursday (June 30) as Fashion
    Art Week 2005 opened in the coastal city of Cartagena.

    The three-day long event seeks to blend fashion design
    with art.

    Designer Bibi Rusell, who hails from Bangladesh, had
    the honour of opening the festival with some of his exotic
    designs from which he draws inspiration from his native culture.

    Colombian designer Hernan Zajar's, who's designs were
    also exhibited, couture are taken in part from Cartagena's
    'palanqueras' who create elaborate hair designs on the
    beach for tourists.

    Carlos Haro of Spain will participate during the week
    as will Francis Montesinos, Ketty Tinoco, Johana Ortiz,
    Salua Mrad and Carlos Arturo Zapata.
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