Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today - ¡Moda Hoy!

Accompanying a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today: ¡Moda Hoy! examines Latin American and Latinx fashion design from the past 20 years, asking “What is Latin American fashion design in the 21st century”? The book seeks to explore the sociohistorical influences and cultural dynamics that have propelled the development of the unique sartorial bricolage that is Latin American and Latinx fashion. Through a series of themes and topics favored by contemporary designers – including Indigenous heritage, art, sustainable design, politics, gender, elegance, and popular culture – it highlights established designers with a strong international presence, such as Isabel Toledo, Carolina Herrera, Rick Owens, Oscar de la Renta, Carla Fernández, and Gabriela Hearst. Accompanied by regional brands and emerging talents, and case studies that take an in-depth look into specific designers, and beautifully illustrated in full color throughout, Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today is essential reading for fashion enthusiasts who have an overlapping interest in Latin American studies, and all who appreciate the history and visual culture of fashion and Latin America. Cover CONTENTS Foreword by Valerie Steele Foreword by Regina Root Acknowledgments 1 Introduction by Tanya Meléndez-Escalante and Melissa Marra-Alvarez 2 Looking Back: Latin America on the Global Fashion Scene in the Twentieth Century William Cruz Bermeo Case Study: Luis Estévez Evening Set William Cruz Bermeo 3 Indigenous Heritage in Latin American Fashion Laura Beltrán-Rubio Case Study: 1/8 Takamura x Artesanía Textil Arte-Fer Cuadro Tlahui Blouse Melissa Marra-Alvarez 4 Fashion and Art: Trans-discipline and Cultural Intersections in the Work of Designers of Latin American Heritage Tanya Meléndez-Escalante Case Study: Rick Owens Tecuatl Ensemble Tanya Meléndez-Escalante 5 Charting Multiple Paths to Sustainability in Latin American and Latinx Fashion Melissa Marra-Alvarez Case Study: Zero + Maria Cornejo for Hyundai Set Melissa Marra-Alvarez 6 Rethinking Fashion as a Political Act: Challenges and Possibilities in Latin American Dressing Hanayrá Negreiros Case Study: Carla Fernández Adelita Ensemble Elena Pérez-Ardá López 7 Ropa sin género: Contemporary Latinx and Latin American Genderless Fashion Alexis Carreño Case Study: Sánchez-Kane Mamado Pantsuit Tanya Meléndez-Escalante 8 Latin American Elegance: An Intercultural Dialogue Ana Elena Mallet Case Study: Esteban Cortázar Flamenco Dress William Cruz Bermeo 9 Pop Cultural References in Twenty-first-Century Latinx Fashion Michelle McVicker Case Study: Equihua Devotion Coat Elena Pérez-Ardá López Image List Notes on Contributors Index