Threading Seven Decades: Altan Baje's Journey from Turkey to The Looms of Nepal
the powerful, reflective journey of Altan Baje, a 70-year-old Turkish fashion industry veteran who built a decades-lo...
the powerful, reflective journey of Altan Baje, a 70-year-old Turkish fashion industry veteran who built a decades-long career within the high-stakes supply chain and management world of global fashion giant H&M. Arriving in Nepal purely for a relaxing holiday, his trained eye is unexpectedly captured by the raw, authentic beauty of local Nepalese textiles forcing him to reflect on seven decades of life, fast fashion and the true soul of craftsmanship.
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