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The fashion show featured the work of three accomplished Kazakh clothing designers: Aizhan Bekkulova, Tilek Sultan, and Aizhan Sembigaliyeva.
Throughout the past decade, fungi has secured its rightful place in the spotlight of sustainability efforts.
Around the World in 80 Fabrics celebrates the diversity of natural fibers that can counter plastic pollution.
Kibonen Nfi is a Cameroonian American designer based in New York City, the headquarters of her company, Kibonen NY.
With multilayered family legacies, dyeing is more than a business: “o kɛra ciyɛn.” "It is heritage.”
It is difficult to imagine a circus without the flash and dazzle of top hats, leotards, and bright makeup. What would the circus arts be without the costumes?
The thought process, symbolism, and history behind a clown’s makeup is far more complicated than meets the diamond-shaped eye.
“We’re rolling out the red carpet for the youth circuses of tomorrow who are coming up today. The top hat is a symbol of that,” says ringmaster Tim Mack.
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