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Flashback: East German Fashion

April 8, 2013

Back in Communist East Germany, Hannelore Gabriel was the head designer for the clothing chain "Exquisit." Among her creations were the uniforms worn by East German athletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics. We look back at the challenge of designing fashions that were both chic and meant for ordinary people.

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