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Fashion under AdversityDespite the wounds, there is space for art Sitting among the audience awaiting the event to take place, I could not but have a smile on my face as I recalled the wording on the invitation. “Haute Couture” just did not sound right in this forsaken part of the world. Yet, I was there ... the music began and models paraded out amidst the avid applause from the audience. What was most eye-catching was the use of Palestinian embroidery in the making of the gowns – an amazing way, I thought, to preserve Palestinian heritage.
The fashion show is a result of the outstanding effort of Beit Sahour’s Fashion and Textile Institute (FTI), an acknowledged and premier organization that was established in 1994 and funded by the European Union. Working under the legal umbrella of the Latin Patriarchate, FTI’s main purpose is to support the garment and textile industry in Palestine and transform it into an independent industry through fashion design, education, and production. |
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