Philippine convicts turn fashion designers - 23 April 2008

Inmates in some of the most notorious prisons in the Philippines have found their dignity after discovering a new way to channel their creative skills into design and fashion.

Inmates in some of the most notorious prisons in the Philippines have found their dignity through channelling their creative skills into design and fashion.

Marga Ortigas talks to a young Filipino designer who teaches them how to hand-paint silks and weave beads on to fabrics.

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