The Ethiopian tv drama series Adey episode 38. Other Habesha clothing vendors in Shiromeda share similar frustrations. Some, like Kiyab Habesha clothing store employee Biruk, believe that fake Chinese dresses are not as popular as traditional handmade dresses. However, it initially hit the market. People are aware that counterfeit clothes are in contrast to the real ones, so they have not affected the market as much. However, Chinese companies are stepping up their game and offering more similar materials. Aynalem and Betty at Biruk’s next-door shop, Aden Traditional Clothing, said Chinese clothing had hit the market hard because of price differences. and some people don’t know the difference between the two. Unlike traditional handmade Habesha dresses, Chinese manufacturers copy designs and factory-manufacture them using materials of lower quality than cotton. Unlike cotton, those materials are not weatherproof, hypoallergenic, or comfortable. So the difference between the two lies in the quality and material of the garment, according to industry representatives. The actual Habesha dress of his cost him over 3,000 birr, but the replica he sells for less than 1,000 birr.
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