Global fashion brand Charles & Keith are collaborating with Woven Philippines in a new collection of handwoven bags made by women artisans from Basey, Samar. The Charles & Keith and Woven special capsule collection was introduced to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, and “aims to eradicate and reduce gender discrimination, inequality, and violence.” […]
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How Marikina survives through the years as the nation’s shoe capital
Marikina has withstood the ravages of time, modernization, foreign shoe markets and disasters – continuing to survive as the nation’s shoe capital. Marikina’s history of becoming the Philippines’ shoe capital begins a long way from Filipino ancestry. From an agricultural farm town, Marikina transformed into a multi-awarded and highly urbanized city with a progressive shoemaking […]
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