Colombia Reports

Colombia news, sports, culture and travel

Wednesday, May 23rd

Last update:03:00:39 AM GMT

You are here: Colombia Reports Lite Lite news Passionate revolutionary makes a fashionable stand

Passionate revolutionary makes a fashionable stand

fashion, bogota, colombia, week

A young Danish man is making a stand against something that he feels strongly about - the "corruption" of Bogota's Transmilenio bus system. And how better to make the point than through the medium of fashion?

Artist and designer Gabriel Zully has created a line of garments that represent the harsh injustices occurring aboard the Colombian capital's widely revered public transport system.

"There's insecurity inside [the Transmilenio]," lamented the talented young revolutionary, "with people pushing and no consideration for old people, pregnant people..."

The designer also spoke against the price of buses, "this company is corrupt  - having to pay 83 cents for a ride..."

After presenting the clothes in a stylish runway show as part of Bogota's fashion week Gabriel Zully told Caracol television that he hopes his one-man-campaign will have national repercussions.

"I want people to realize that it's not actually the cool thing that everyone thinks it is."