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AQ Top 5 Fashion Innovators: Rosario Aguilar

By Linda Farthing

How a Bolivian politician-turned-designer brought indigenous fashion to the runway.

This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America's armed forces | Click here for the rest of our Top 5

LA PAZ – In the dry, almost treeless landscape of Bolivia’s capital, cholitas bring an unparalleled flash of color and style as they hustle down the street, their wide skirts swirling and fringed shawls swishing, their...

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