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Made in Colombia (by middle-aged women): expandable maternity dresses that can be worn forever. “We want to highlight the belly,” says Rodríguez, now 29 and based in Brooklyn. “This is happiness that is showing through your clothes.” Rodríguez started developing the collection while she was still living in Colombia, stirred when her brother’s wife was pregnant with the couple’s first child. Recognizing how little money most people in her native country have to spend on clothes, she conceived a design that would last throughout a woman’s pregnancy, minimizing what a mother-to-be would need to buy for herself. The dresses are priced at 60,000 to 65,000 pesos each ($30 to $35 in U.S. currency). Sales of the dresses and other Bogota Factory items just about cover operating expenses, with Rodríguez, who currently works as a freelance design consultant, occasionally kicking in a bit of her own money when earnings come up a short. (designobserver)