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Fashion Hearts Kenya?

How has the recent terror attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi changed things for designers with manufacturing connections in Kenya? Marion Hume reports.
Vivienne Westwood keyring being beaded by the Maasai in Kenya | Source: Chloe Mukai / ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative
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  • Marion Hume

NAIROBI, Kenya —

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