On another she adds the high-collared neckline of the inngyi -- a tight top usually worn by Myanmar women along with a fitted, sarong-like skirt -- to a flirty pleated dress. "We Burmese really care about our own ethnic and traditional clothes," she told AFP in the shop, over the whir of sewing machines. It is a flip-side of the industry which boutique designer Pyone Thet Thet Kyaw has seen first-hand. "If fast fashion and unethical fashion continues, then we're the ones to be suffering." Other local designers, like Mo Hom, are working to save Myanmar's centuries-old traditional fabric industry from the influx of cheap imported clothes from Thailand and China.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 07, 2017 03:33 UTC