Hip And Knife-Proof? The Latest Threads At Colombia Fashion Show
Hip And Knife-Proof? The Latest Threads At Colombia Fashion Show
Fashionable and practical - two words that could describe a line of men's clothes recently shown at Medellín, Colombia's Colombiamoda 2014 international fashion show. A line of anti-ballistic clothing hoodies, t-shirts and polo shirts also offers varying levels of above-the-waist protection from knife and blade cuts, bullets and abrasion, like falling from a motorcycle.
Neil Gallagher, an American designer and co-founder of clothing brand Miguelo Romano, said to Colombia Reports he first thought of protective clothing after being stabbed in a Philadelphia street and later seeing New York City bouncers wearing bulletproof vests.
The brand has been harnessing the hip-hop audience of artists like pacifist rapper El Duke - one of several musicians slain in Colombia for promoting peace - as well as Radio MC, another popular Colombian artist whose message is rooted in harmony and respect.
A lot of residents have struggled with this culture of violence thats persisted for the past decade - the brand represents the peoples struggle to be able to achieve something much better in life, said Miguelo Romano co-founder Michael Puscar to NBC News.
The brand will debut its online store August 1 and a storefront in Medellin in mid-August. The brand plans to expand with a womens line in 2015.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/hip-knife-proof-latest-threads-colombia-fashion-show-n163906
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