Tag: state-run-stores
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Homegrown fashion industry bursts onto scene in Cuba
Like so much else in Cuba, shopping for clothes isn't easy. Buying a simple pair of socks or a T-shirt means choosing between the wildly overpriced, shoddy offerings of state-run stores and the bales of …
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Israeli fashionista’s fantasy footwear finds famous fans
Israeli designer Kobi Levi's psychedelic shoes resemble everything from banana skins to sex acts, flamingos and stretching cats — and they are all the rage among well-heeled stars like Lady Gaga. Dressed in a t-shirt and black jeans, he works out of a modest studio at his apartment in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv. The…