Haiti fashion hits the ‘cathartic’ catwalk

Earthquake-ravaged country gets chic in bid to give domestic textile manufacturing a makeover.

The first-ever fashion week has just been held in the most unlikely of countries: Haiti.

Organisers say it is a chance to give the Caribbean island’s image just a dash of much-needed glamour.

Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports on the cathartic effect of the catwalk in Haiti.

Source: Al Jazeera