clothes

clothes

After crisis, Spain textiles sector dons new colours

Spain's textile sector, flush with the glittering success of brands such as Zara, is beginning to recover from a crisis sparked by cut-throat competition from Asia that destroyed a third of its firms in less than a decade.

fashion

Spanish teenager wins battle with Zara to stock plus sizes

An 18-year-old launched a petition to get the world’s largest retailer to sell larger sizes - and it worked.

fashion

Habit of a lifetime: Nun style fashion hits Spanish catwalk

It was 'Sister Act' meets high fashion when a Catalan designer's habit-wearing models hit the runaway during Barcelona Fashion Week.

court

Judges 'can't tell scruffy cops from criminals'

An internal police memo in the Spanish city of Zaragoza has infuriated officers by ordering them to improve their personal cleanliness, cover their tattoos and stop wearing earrings because local judges have complained of the "difficulty in telling the police and the accused apart" in court.

recycling

Illegal clothing bins stitch up Spaniards

Thousands of illegal recycling bins are popping up around Spain’s capital, now that clandestine owners have figured out a new way of taking advantage of people’s generosity by selling the clothes donated and making up to €3,500 in annual tax-free earnings.

cocaine

Cops nab dealers with coke-soaked clothes

Spanish police at Madrid's Barajas airport seized just over 55 kilos (121 pounds) of cocaine impregnated in clothes in the luggage of three passengers who arrived on a flight from Peru on Monday.