NICK AND DARIECE write for Travel Pulse: 5 Things That May Surprise You About Bolivia Ask a roomful of people what comes to mind when they hear “Bolivia” and you’re bound to have a lot of blank faces staring back at you. This South American country isn’t famous for much! In a continent that boasts…
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Why One New York Designer Traveled to Bolivia to Craft the Perfect Sweater
Brooke Bobb reports for Vogue: Why One New York Designer Traveled to Bolivia to Craft the Perfect Sweater Every fashion lover has one—that perfectly soft staple sweater that is and always has been a trusted fixture in an overabundant closet. Nicole Heim, designer of the sustainable, New York–based clothing label Cienne, knows the joy said…
The elegance of Bolivian “cholitas” reaches the Big Apple
EFE reports in Fox News Latino: The elegance of Bolivian “cholitas” reaches the Big Apple The elegant clothing style of the La Paz “cholita,” the emblematic indigenous Aymara woman who is the cultural icon of La Paz, will be seen for the first time during Fashion Week in New York this September. The famed New…
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015: Bolivia
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015 The World Economic Forum has, for the past nine years, engaged key industry and thought leaders through its Aviation & Travel Industry Partnership Programme, along with its Global Agenda Council on the Future of Travel & Tourism, to carry out an in-depth analysis of the T&T competitiveness of economies…
Cholitas paceñas: Bolivia’s indigenous women flaunt their ethnic pride
From The Guardian: Cholitas paceñas: Bolivia’s indigenous women flaunt their ethnic pride by Sara Shahriari in La Paz Wednesday 22 April 2015 13.00 BST Aymara women of Bolivia show off their newfound upward mobility while preserving their traditional dress of full colourful petticoats and tall bowler hats. Brilliantly coloured skirts and fringed shawls swirl and…
This Valentine’s day, Bolivia is honored! The Pharrell x adidas Superstar “Bolivian Beads”
Pharrell Releasing an NYC-Exclusive adidas Superstar by Brendan Dunne Pharrell’s adidas Superstar output has so far been dominated by singly colored pairs as far as previews are concerned. Breaking out of that box is this upcoming pair that’s informed by the man’s “appreciation of native cultures.” The traditional three stripes branding on the lateral side…
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