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Gordo’s father was a dishwasher and cook; his mother was a seamstress in a factory that used to be across from City Hall.

At five years old his favourite outfit was a purple, mohair suit made by his mother, who was a seamstress.

Dozens of seamstresses then run up the first fabric samples on the spot for a first fitting.

She drew inspiration from her fellow seamstresses — women at the margins of society — who still radiated joy and wisdom despite their exploitative circumstances.

The 45-year-old seamstress, mother of 11, set up the business two years before the war but had to abandon it when she fled south in November 2023.