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Blue Ribbon Winner
Kao Pao Shu designer Naida Begeta is building a ribbon-filled empire of bags, dresses and a just-launched line of denim.
On a blink-and-you’ll miss it corner of an industrial pocket in Santa Monica is the modern day atelier of Kao Pao Shu, a venerable treasure trove of handbags, clothes and accessories made mostly out of ribbon. While the fabric is typically the culmination of a gift, it is here that ribbon is the heart and soul of founder Naida Begeta’s whimsically avant-garde womenswear brand. A native of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Begeta began her foray in fashion in 1997, when she found... keep reading
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