Zimbabwe’s fashion designers persevere despite economic woes
By Al Jazeera
08 December 2016 |
7:00 am
Zimbabwe's economic crisis has forced many local designers to go at it alone and make their own clothes applying their own unique twist. This is in spite of a soaring inflation and currency shortage.
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