Only in Milan: Inmates Stage Prison Fashion Show, Launch Womenswear Line
Forget making license plates. Inmates at Milan’s San Vittore prison dabble in fashion design, making costumes for theatre and television and apparel for small shops. Last week, female inmates there launched a womenswear collection, complete with a fashion show that included an Armani look (at right, being appraised by prison guards) donated by the designer.
Prisoners and former prisoners learn tailoring and sewing skills from the Milan-based Cooperative Alice, which, according to Reuters, has operated for 16 years to help women acquire skills for life outside prison.
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