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The designers don't sew the costumes themselves, of course. I've only been to one atelier, Raqia Hassan's. It was in a tiny apartment. There were about 5 women sitting together doing beadwork in a small sitting room and the head seamstress had a small office next to that (I assume with a sewing machine). It looked like a fairly pleasant workplace to me, especially if the women liked each other! But of course I don't have any idea what the women's hours or rates of pay were. No children there.
I don't know about hipscarves, though, or what the difference between a factory and an atelier might be. And as we demand things cheaper and cheaper....
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