PHOTOS: Behind the beads: Fiesta dressmaker weaves raves
Dressmaker Javier Castillo
Credit: Martha Cerna / KENS 5
"Show us your shoes!" the crowd yells. As the Fiesta queen raises her bejeweled gown, everyone cranes to see her sneakers, cowboy boots, or slippers. Then they cheer long and loud. From their perspective along the crowded downtown streets, several feet below the colorful Battle of Flowers floats, the queen, the ride, and the shoes seem quite the spectacle. But they may only get a fleeting glimpse of the real pageantry.
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