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Classic kiwiana steals the show at Pasifika
A modern take on classic Kiwiana won the supreme award at Pacific-themed fashion show Style Pasifika last night. Three silk dresses printed with designs from 1960s New Zealand tourism posters won over the judges to take the $3,000 top prize. The twelfth annual showcase of Pacific-inspired fashion, music and dance was held at Auckland's Vector Arena, the first New Zealand-produced event to be held at the arena since its opening ceremony. Organisers decided to move the event from the Auckland Town Hall after tickets for the smaller venue sold out last year. Judge Francis Hooper of fashion label 'World' said Style Pasifika was New Zealand's premier fashion event. "The industry actually sits up and listens, and that what every designer wants," he said.
Kenya: Making a Living Out of Selling Textiles
For twenty years now, Mahesh Shah, proprietor of Memsaab has been selling exclusive fabrics that some of his customers claim cannot be found anywhere else. The shop stocks fabric ranging from cotton to silk. "They are ten kinds of silk and we have them all," says Shah. .
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