Red Light Fashion, Amsterdam
Authorities in Amsterdam are cleaning up the red light district in Amsterdam with fashion. Where once there were dodgy mafia sex traffic operations, now there are young designers, bows, satin, totally unwearable designs, dreams of fame in high fashion, hugs and air kisses. I'm just back from a press trip to Red Light Fashion - where we had a guided viewing behind the windows of former canal houses that have been transformed into designer showcases. Designers are using the old tiled beds with their grotty plastic mattresses as sofas and desks and one has even turned a former prostitute's bidet into a fish tank with two black guppy fish gurgling around in it. The fashion houses are slotted between windows of bored-looking prostitutes (I did visit at 11am) and our group of journalists was carefully lined up so we didn't stand in front of the girls, blocking the view for punters. 'They are doing their job too,' we were told. Definitely worth a look if you are visiting Amsterdam.
http://www.redlightfashionamsterdam.com/
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