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Fashion: Everyone's Common Viewpoint
By: Idania Machado | Photos: Photos: Jorge Perez
It is said that a farmer living in the central part of Cuba asked his wife to make him a comfortable shirt to wear while working in the country. The wife followed her husband's wishes but she was far from imaging, at that time, that her original design would become so popular, first among the residents of the area, and afterwards all over the world.
She had created the Guayabera, the traditional national Cuban shirt.
Now Cuban designers are dreaming of going global, first targeting the growing number of tourists to the island with the goal of penetrating markets abroad. Nancy Pelegrin is a designer widely known for re-creating the traditional Guayabera. She also defends it as the national outfit and now presents a very attractive line of different clothes, with her favorite colors of white and beige, for the tropical weather.
Born into a family that combines fashion with music
It is said that a farmer living in the central part of Cuba asked his wife to make him a comfortable shirt to wear while working in the country. The wife followed her husband's wishes but she was far from imaging, at that time, that her original design would become so popular, first among the residents of the area, and afterwards all over the world.
number of tourists to the island with the goal of penetrating markets abroad. Nancy Pelegrin is a designer widely known for re-creating the traditional Guayabera. She also defends it as the national outfit and now presents a very attractive line of different clothes, with her favorite colors of white and beige, for the tropical weather. 
