inclusive social fashion

"Inclusive Social Fashion is a non-profit program that is implemented in different sectors of the region, he was born in the village Florida and currently brewing in the neighborhood El Plumón of Pereira. Is a process and interaction of entrepreneurial cooperative attitudes with a positive end and from fashion, which designs and changing according to the culture of the inhabitants and participants in the barrio El Plumón, in this case "are created, so said Lady Garcia Zuniga, founder of the project.(formal dress)

According to Garcia, this initiative seeks to connect the dreams talents through an educational process of training and workshops that help reduce the level of illiteracy among people in the industry. In the Plumón, the founder learned through research that children between 6 and 10 years have never been to school. "Within the project we have a book club where we train mothers on the subject of fashion design, dressmaking, so that when they leave there and relocated, they can apply this knowledge and easily reintegrated into society in a way positive and productive, "said Garcia.

Likewise, among all the members and collaborators of the activity, gather supplies and materials, which are garments and pieces then transform them. Two allies in this regard are: Jessica Lopez, owner of the animal from Pereira designer brand called Picblack, and Luis Carlos Rodriguez, owner of the brand Daturart who modify these garments.

The process

"Since January in the down an approach through play with children and adolescents with whom some turbans with manual machines were developed and dresses(long formal dresses) were designed began, in the midst of collective construction process as a final balance sheet showed that it was feasible the project "confessed Garcia.

Identity

In March this year joined forces and conducted a special event there in the community, where they presented all the inhabitants a gateway to the collection of garments exhibiting customs, dreams, desires, tastes and colors of people living in this place. As part of this sample also they showed a photo exhibition of the step of the whole process.

"This exhibition was very productive for other mothers of children were encouraged to be linked to the process. Before carrying out this task a characterization of a sector of the population, to look from the needs of them how they could help improve their quality of life was done, "he confessed Lady Garcia.

"Fashion has to be good for something more, should not be exclusive, and take it to these places it indicates that you can also change the way of thinking, established models. The walkway that was presented had the same elements as any fair or exhibition fashioned country, and the idea is that the children feel comfortable with the result, "explained Garcia.

In this study involved people who inspire children, such as: Daniela Castillo, Miss Risaralda 2015, who was in his territory and supported the parade, and Valeria Duque, a beneficiary of the project with only 17 years, who started in this process and currently lists to participate in the Bogota Fashion Week.

Something to note is that in this type of activity have been discovered talents in children as some speakers and a 15-year-old has made more than 150 figurines and dreams of becoming a fashion designer.

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