Fashion inspired by the Mexican Bicentennial. Clothes reflecting Mexico’s history, and it’s people.
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Mexican Fashion Insider
Today’s must have fashion accessory is….. The colorful “pulseras de hilo (pool-seh-rahs-deh- ee-loh)/”pulseras tejidas(pool-seh-rahs-deh- teh-hee-dahs)= thread bracelets/ woven bracelets. In Mexican culture the tradition of working with textiles and the practice of weaving has been very important, & to this day hand crafts are very popular. Currently kids pick up making bracelets as hobbies, some students & housewives make it their part-time job selling them at street markets, down town plazas & to neighbors or fellow classmates at school. Some bracelet vendors are even going high-tech and sell them online, and you can even find ritzy fashion boutiques & jewelry shops selling them with gold beads and diamond stones in them.
(Singers/actors Dulce Maria & Alfonso “Poncho” Herrera)
For the real deal killer bracelets however , your best source will always be authentic artisans. These woven bracelets have such an artistic & organic feel to them, as do the vender themselves at times. I remember on a trip to Mexico as a kid, that downtown some University students with a pretty eclectic flair to them were selling them. When we would go shopping my brother kept joking “Mom, I want a bracelet from the hippies, buy me a hippie bracelet!” lol xD This accessory can often be seen worn by kids who are into rock music & the kids who have a fondness for all things folkloric and traditional love to wear them as well, but you can really see all kinds of kids wearing them. “Cutsie girls” (preppies) wear them, “pretty boys”, fashion buffs, metrosexual guys, sporty guys /girls, even celebs wear them. No matter what your style is, everyone can agree that it’s cool to be proud of your roots and sport your pride.
(Cast of novela “Atrevete a Soñar = Dare to Dream)
(Andres Guardado from Team Mexico)
(Mexican Rock Band Maná)
(Singer Alejandro Fernández)
Mexicans: With talent to spare
Wow just wow! Is all I can say about this collection. Hope you enjoy these gorgeous, luxurious, indulgent designs by Mr. Alberto Rodriguez. Such a shame that the sound was disabled for this video, what’s a fashion show without a soundtrack of course, but sound or no sound these creations blow me away.
Mexico’s Fashion Week 2010
Cool Vids from Mexico’s (spring/summer) Fashion week 2010
Designers :
Mexicano Super Chido(Cool Mexican of the Day)
Meet artist Wenceslao Almazan a.k.a “Wences” he discribes himself as a 34.87 year old boy. He is a talented, award winning freelance graphic designer currently residing in Washington D.C. ( places lived studied & worked : Mexico, New York, Connecticut, & D.C. )
He studied graphic design at Universidad del Valle in Mexico City. He is skilled & experienced in : editorial work, branding, posters, web design, and animation. He is currently working with threadless.com an awesome website that supports upcomming artists & their original work, mostly in the form of graphic t shirts. The tees are original works of art for incredibly reasonable prices. To view more shirts by Mr. “Wences” go to this link : http://www.threadless.com/profile/668239/walmazan
He’s a jack of all designing trades, but his true passion is freehand work, particularly character design, along with some 3D animation. Not only that he is also the co-creator of a Central and Latin American licensing brand named Luchones (luchones.com) Based around cool characters whose inspiration was Mexican Lucha Libre.
IMAGES By Mr.Wenceslao Almazan from:
http://select.threadless.com/product/2081/Wenceslao_Almazan/Salsacrifice
“Chido” Fashion of the Day
A small glimpse at Mexican fashion.
I will get around to a more intresting detailed post on Mexican fashion, traditional clothes,current trends, favorites…. etc All that good stuff. But for now here is some random pics I found. ENJOYNESS MUCH!! =D