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At Shona EPZ, a garment factory in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, the tension is inescapable.

The line is supposed to be a little funny, a wink at the fashion industry’s love of effusive word salad descriptions that are only conveyed in the actual garments about half the time.

It came after the 60-year-old won garment of the week three times during the show's design icons week, Korea week and kids week.

India is a major exporter of goods, including garments, shrimp and gems and jewellery to the US, and the tariffs have already impacted production and livelihoods.

Hems, inseams, darts and vents are all details hidden beneath the surface of a garment, but much like the body’s skeletal system, they make up the essential, inconspicuous infrastructure on which a suit hangs.