Pepe (textiles)

Pepe on display for sale
Pepe being unloaded in bales

Pepe may refer to secondhand clothes that are commonly worn by its population in Haiti. These clothes are usually sent from the United States.[1] The Haitian textile industry has suffered due to the widespread popularity of pepe.[2] There have even been discussions about banning the import of pepe.[3] However, this is unlikely since the general population continues to wear pepe, which include many brand names that otherwise would be inaccessible.[3]

  1. ^ Mark Curnutte (22 July 2011). A Promise in Haiti: A Reporter's Notes on Families and Daily Lives. Vanderbilt University Press. pp. 121–127. ISBN 978-0-8265-1785-2. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ^ Savage, P. (2010). "The Germ of the Future? Ghetto Biennale: Port-au-Prince" (PDF). Third Text. 24 (4): 491–495. doi:10.1080/09528822.2010.491384. S2CID 146414810.
  3. ^ a b Chris Burrell (30 May 2010). "One man's trash". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 16 July 2013.