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Read More »Parachute jackets, bandage skirts: A retro look at communist era Poland
AFP An elegant former hotel employee remembers dyeing gauze bandages and turning them into ruffled skirts to remain fashionable despite chronic shortages in communist-era Poland. “It was a major challenge; to make something that was impossible to get your hands on otherwise,” recalled Iwona Koczwanska who groaned when asked her age. “We had to be creative. I remember once sewing ...
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