Young Black designer dresses Colombian vice-president in 'resistance' fashion

Esteban Sinisterra works on a dress on a mannequin in his studio in Cali, Colombia. Photo: Reuters

Esteban Sinisterra, a young Black fashion designer from Colombia's largely-poor Pacific region, is dressing vice-president Francia Marquez – the first Afro-Colombian woman to hold the post – in what he calls "resistance" fashion.

Sinisterra, whose colourful patterned dresses for Marquez have drawn international attention, grew up in the municipality of Santa Barbara Iscuande, in Narino province, where he says many young people have few opportunities to escape involvement in the country's ongoing internal conflict.