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dangerous districts of bogota and employs prostitutes to make and model her clothes . or go to a website that is. on her. thanks to company. and literature invites us to see people in particular that i like to see as the spine and strength grownup. might object. to for our work of finding beautiful. delivery books on youtube. it was the speech of his life perhaps his best certainly his most difficult chancellor and of course addresses the people of east germany shortly after the
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fall of the wall. the 1st for germany. journalist peter limbaugh work was at the scene. 30 years later looks back on the title president. starts december 19th w. . 7 ringback they drop down to their eyeballs and they're embroidering do you want tina aco era's his project creates fashion with people who are usually surrounded by prostitution crack and chaos going to brussels there was this project is about healing and to heal people have to work together. because. this is boca tom the capital of columbia and more specifically santa fe home to our
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rough unconventional fashion show. margot it is doesn't like getting up early she's agreed to make an exception for us because otherwise it's difficult to get her on her own. xander in which ahead there's always a lot of people here there's always someone ringing at the door i love the peace which is the opposite of chaos but order is also good so long as it doesn't put a brake on improvisation. they proceed. de'monte no name translates as diamond rainbow she called herself this a few years ago after her brother's violent death triggered what she calls inner revolution. gossip and yours i had
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a lovely house in the wealthy north husband children everything was perfect. then i opened my eyes with a new consciousness caused by the shop with my brother and when you want to have very deep feelings then you have to look after others. but there's no other way you . know it's just. her talent it's fashion she likes finding unusual combinations and mixing traditional and modern styles and her unusual group of colleagues now consist of thieves homeless people drug addicts. and milk this is neoprene i bought it in new york order it's very fashionable at the moment they're a high tech high street people make this and while they're doing that they don't really notice what is happening. that is going to miss their minds are full of chaos and there isn't any order any sense of time no beginning or end and then
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a process begins with the effort of persisting at something of being a patient of taking time threading a needle and making a mistake and correcting it the result is an item of clothing and then they understand everything where it. can work i've been doing this for years it's not a game it's serious this is. goes right out onto the streets to find her models and colleagues in santa fe one of the most crime ridden parts of bogota. from cesco is a sex worker and de'monte now think she will be perfect on the catwalk. you remember being nervous what i'm doing and i like fashion and i like what i'm going to wear and what i'm going to do. but. there are
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a lot of antics and lots of cheap ways of getting high around here crack and glue are particularly popular. i mean. it makes me happy. de'monte know talks to everyone that she likes living here she's not scared. some of you can't be controlled by fear everyone is either controlled by fear or love love protects us i never thought about it but it was like a vocation i just did it now i'm thinking about it only because you asked me. edwin decided to leave home when he was 10 he couldn't stand his stepfather and he felt free on the streets. and the kids when you're
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a child you're like an animal you can get used to anything i had out to my passed the test of the street. i survived the hunger the cold hunger forces you to go out to look for food or work because otherwise you die. now he's 21 years old and he does odd jobs here and there. was. he gets $0.50 or so if he carries someone's bags for instance. there's a lot of competition but and when his alert. he says it's tough but it's even worse for the children in africa. no. he says it's ok sleeping rough and with this project he now has something new in
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his life. when other doors close at night opens her. i think not. i fear. factor for anyone can come however high they are. 7 7 7 7 ringback one of them pulls a knife but de'monte now doesn't mind that i haven't put that away what's wrong relax have a seat let me sort this out. she has some nice words for everyone as well as sewing needles thread and instruction. not to let it. happen to her only influence. you can get with can you change the music. and we attract people from the streets who are just walking by looking for
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a community who are on the same wavelength as us all here for a reason. and we attract them. and gradually the atmosphere changes calm descends on the chaos everyone gets lost in the work. edwin came here especially to embroider. the book rumors the atmosphere is good there isn't any stress the people are cool. it's like a home. run where everything works. and there's no trouble my job. is to not bring the chaos that this is an item of clothing that we're going to present at the fashion show and it's very important to do it well and you're doing it really well ok you have to continue here if this is your red thread good work went
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on. not only does this work offer them a bit of a break from the streets but if they like it could eventually open up a whole new prospects the fashion show is taking place in 2 days edwin has already proven he's talented. at when do you want to be on the show. are you sure don't drop a manager when you have to be there. at 7 morning evening. it's cold but edwin is going to sleep on the street totally unprotected with just his blanket. up and very. learned to live with people a lot has happened to me at the beginning i was rocked. but generally most people have accepted me i don't have any enemies. i'm not bank
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kind of person. i'm not a criminal i don't steal. none of that with. one of us or the. de'monte 9 doesn't know whether he'll turn up for the fashion show. tomorrow is another day. there are just a few hours left before the show. finally it's the big day to montana still doesn't know if all her models will turn up. the whole event could be a disaster but she says she's learned to not expect anything and just to take things as they come. ok you have to set aside your ego this isn't about me and i'm not saving the world this is an exchange who knows maybe the people i'm working with will rescue me in the end i shouldn't think that their life is bad and mine is good that would be a mistake. and there's
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a lot of preparation in the last 3 hours before showtime. and in the end all the models turn up although they're not used to having such responsibility . and. it's getting exciting. though some seem to be oblivious at least at when it's here. and francesca 2 who might still be a bit nervous. a transformation has taken place people who are often despised and sometimes despise themselves now feel and look great. this is why i feel so handsome. boomerangs do you.
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think it's beautiful to be. weekly it's an all round success. it's just kind of experience that can change people's lives. dialin was a sex worker and now she is a hairdresser remarried person it was a dramatic change from. we didn't go. through the thing i used to think very differently then for now i think you could download my. book and now it's finally time. if they were in its final 4 this is for us to see whether people come or not or buy or not that doesn't matter as much as us let's have fun if they want i love you don't. think i'm.
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good everyone ready. and the show begins if an item of clothing is sold then everyone here will be paid for their work. friends and de'monte not turn up for the about and everyone involved is full of pride. the project is a success and one that could open up new prospects for the inhabitants of santa fe . really.
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takes it personally with the wonderful people and stories that make it so special that you're ready. for the. next. part of what they're after the more opposed to gets the better. the so-called selfie generation is breaking taboos. in taking part in a survey challenges for likes. to believe only those loved online make it in real life like me. including my own. i'm not laughing at the germans because i'm
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down down but they stand up and with that i'm. thinking deep into the german culture of. nudity we get from this drama day on the east coast it's all about who you know i might show join me to meet the japanese on the gulf coast. a swiss keeper.

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