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Mozambique: Transforming Second-Hand Clothes into Designer Wear

19 Jan 2015

Second-hand clothing comprises about half of the textiles imported to Mozambique. Few people in the country can afford to buy new clothes. Twin sisters Nelly and Nelsa Guambe have turned that trend into a successful business model. It's the first of its kind in the country. They re-custom clothes from all over the world, particularly from Europe.
Place Discussed
Mozambique
Published in
Mozambique
Rights URI
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Source
Europeana https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2051904/data_euscreenXL_1692745