Focus Magazine of SWFL Fun & Fresh | Page 136

Summer may have come and gone, but the fashion industry in Colombia kicked into high gear to bring the world something new and fresh. Who said venturing out of your local area wouldn’t be exciting. In one of my travels this year to Colombia, a place filled with passion. I’ve taken in one of its most talked about business & fashion events running over five years long, “The Ibagué Maquila and Fashion Show”, is one of the main events of the fashion business in Colombia each year. Started back in 2009 to help entrepreneurs in the industry to not only get started, but build and advance modernization within Colombia. Understanding the explosive global economic market over the years; the Ibagué Maquila and Fashion show was created to showcase Colombia’s passion within the textile and apparel industry, on a local and global level. 1 36 FOCUS of SWFL 2014