{"id":127854,"date":"2016-10-08T10:04:51","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T14:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=127854"},"modified":"2016-10-09T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-09T14:51:00","slug":"first-fashion-designer-syndrome-featured-london-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/first-fashion-designer-syndrome-featured-london-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"First fashion designer with Down syndrome featured at London Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Isabella Springmuhl is a fashion designer from Guatemala. She creates her vibrant designs using Mayan textiles, and her beautiful clothing has even been seen\u00a0across the globe in London. \u00a0But what’s most interesting is that she’s the first person with Down syndrome to ever have a clothing line featured at London Fashion Week.<\/p>\n

“My message is not to have fear, because people like us are different, either men or women: we can reach our dreams,” she told MSN<\/a>. “Even when we think ‘I can’t’ we have to overcome the obstacles and reach the final goal, try to reach our real dream.”<\/p>\n

Just 19 years old, Springmuhl has created her own fashion line for people with Down syndrome, but as she pursued her dreams, stereotypes and discrimination tried to stop her. That all changed when Cecilia Santamarina de Orive, the curator of the International Fashion Showcase at London Fashion Week gave her a chance.<\/p>\n

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