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From Waste To Runway: Kenyan Designers Transform Used Clothes Into Art

Models show off outfits created by local fashion designers specialising in upcycling discarded fabrics and garments from second-hand clothes markets (Credit: AFP)

In a dusty alley in the heart of Kenya's largest open-air market, fashion models strut down a makeshift runway in bold, upcycled outfits made from waste collected at dumpsites and market cast-offs -- proof that even trash can dazzle.

Every year, thousands of tonnes of used clothes from Europe, the United States, and beyond make their way to Kenya.

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