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Summary
The old and new world met in Cuzco, Peru with a fashion show held at the historical city's central market and featuring colorful local fabrics. Models entered the San Pedro Market and posed alongside local indigenous women selling their wares at the market. They then showed off clothes by local designer Andres Zuniga, who used traditional fabrics from the region to put together modern creations. Locals stood below one of Cuzco's legendary Incan stone walls and observed Zuniga's designs. The designer himself said he owed a much of his inspriration to the local indigenous women. Local woman Mary Castillo said the farbrics used were called mestizo, a mix between Spanish and indigenous cultures.
