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ALAFA stands for the Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS. It was launched in Maseru in May 2006 to provide prevention and treatment for the more than 40000 mainly women Basotho workers in the textile and apparel industry, one third of whom are estimated to be infected with HIV.

ALAFA is an industry-wide programme providing education and prevention, voluntary testing and counselling, and management of AIDS through the roll-out of care and treatment for HIV-positive workers and, since 2009, also fheir spouses. The project is driven by humanitarian concerns and the need to make the industry sustainable in the long term and protect these key jobs. It is hosted by the Lesotho Textile Exporters Association and supported by both the private sector and international donor agencies. 

ALAFA received the Drivers of Change Award in the business category in 2008. The project was also commended in the 2009 Business Excellence Awards of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Just bleach it

I bleached these jeans as well as the other ones.  With these jeans, I soaked them in water, then added bleach so it was less potent.  Put them into a bucket and add about 1/5 water, 4/5 bleach. Make sure the jeans are completely covered in the liquid. Soak them for a half hour to an hour, just check on them throughout the process.  Be careful of your eyes and wash your hands a lot throughout the process or wear gloves.  This should be done in a well ventilated room. The outcome:

 

To wear out add some sparkle and a leather jacket to give it edge.  Throw in some color to mix it up like in the picture below!

*this is a great way to attain the look from my rip it bleach it rock it post:  http://ameliailema.blogspot.com/2009/09/rip-it-bleach-it-rock-it.html

Expose yourself

All about the exposed zipper.  

Not to mention using the zipper as a design for the dress

Forever21.com

Just, love.

The gold embellishments give this dress the night look every girl needs.  Put the little black dress on hold for a while, and get your blue on.   

Try the dress below from forever21.com for an inexpensive version.  Plus, it's not skin tight so the girls with curves can still look like a model without the treadmill and skimping out on our fave desserts! <3

*Eye candy..

I wish I didn't cut out the sneakers, because I think that's the best part, but use your imagination.  

She is SERIOUSLY rockin' 

Ahead of its time...

The most fascinating aspect of fashion, at least in my opinion, is how early trends are formed before they spread to the average consumer.  This is a page from the November 2008 issue of Nylon, filled with nautical goodness.  Stars and stripes have been found here and there in many fashion magazines but about a year of cameos on the pages of Vogue, Elle, and of course NYLON the military jacket has officially hit the stores in full force.  Love it. 

Ripped 'em & Bleached 'em

So I decided at midnight to try to take on the role of a designer...sort of.  I went online to research how to "destroy" jeans.  Up came a link from the DIY website with a video.  I quickly became bored watching them, but took note to the tools used for this process.  I grabbed a cheese/lemon grater, an exact-o knife, and a piece of cardboard.  I put the cardboard inside the leg, put a few light slights in the leg of the jean, and then went to town with the grater.  I found that "grating" the denim first is probably a better idea.  After I went to town, I took them to my big sink in the laundry room and bleached the blue out of them.  Threw them in the washer (alone) and then dried them (which helps rip the jeans more).  My results are to the left.  Before & After! 

I love.  $20 Levi's that I recycled into something new and fabulous <3