https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's textile sector, flush with the glittering success of brands such as Zara, is beginning to recover from a crisis sparked by cut-throat competition from Asia that destroyed a third of its firms in less than a decade. https://www.thelocal.es/20170326/after-crisis-spain-textiles-sector-dons-new-colours Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:08:14 +0200 after-crisis-spain-textiles-sector-dons-new-colours An 18-year-old launched a petition to get the world’s largest retailer to sell larger sizes - and it worked. https://www.thelocal.es/20160518/spanish-teen-wins-battle-with-zara-to-sell-plus-sizes Wed, 18 May 2016 17:37:19 +0200 spanish-teen-wins-battle-with-zara-to-sell-plus-sizes It was 'Sister Act' meets high fashion when a Catalan designer's habit-wearing models hit the runaway during Barcelona Fashion Week. https://www.thelocal.es/20160203/habit-of-a-lifetime-convent-inspired-style-hits-spains-catwalk Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:47:25 +0100 habit-of-a-lifetime-convent-inspired-style-hits-spains-catwalk An internal police memo in the Spanish city of Zaragoza has infuriated officers by ordering them to improve their personal cleanliness, cover their tattoos and stop wearing earrings because local judges have complained of the "difficulty in telling the police and the accused apart" in court. https://www.thelocal.es/20140918/judges-cant-tell-scruffy-cops-from-criminals Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:31:00 +0200 judges-cant-tell-scruffy-cops-from-criminals Thousands of illegal recycling bins are popping up around Spain’s capital, now that clandestine owners have figured out a new way of taking advantage of people’s generosity by selling the clothes donated and making up to €3,500 in annual tax-free earnings. https://www.thelocal.es/20130520/illegal-clothing-bins-stitch-up-spaniards Mon, 20 May 2013 13:02:04 +0200 illegal-clothing-bins-stitch-up-spaniards Spanish police at Madrid's Barajas airport seized just over 55 kilos (121 pounds) of cocaine impregnated in clothes in the luggage of three passengers who arrived on a flight from Peru on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130321/cops-nab-dealers-with-cocaine-clothes Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:25:00 +0100 cops-nab-dealers-with-cocaine-clothes