COSTA RICA CONFIDENTIAL
Costa Rican designer María Lourdes Castro developed a line of swimwear made of recycled material, part of the philosophy of her Guayaberi brand.
María Lourdes Castro (left) presented the three designs in a special event. Courtesy Tropical / La República
It is a fabric made with used fishermen’s nets, which after a process made in Italy are transformed into a resistant and quality fabric.
“They are nets that are discarded in the sea and that the fishermen discard, this (Italian) company fishes them and transforms them,” said Castro.
She has been using the material for a year, started with three colors and now has eight.
Castro’s most recent designs were featured at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Guanacaste in December last.
Part of the sales will be used to finance
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