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

Foreword by Valerie Steele Foreword by Regina Root Acknowledgements 1. Introduction by Tanya Melendez-Escalante and Melissa Marra-Alvarez 2. Latin America on Global Fashion Scene in the Twentieth Century by William Cruz Bermeo Case Study: Luis Estevez Evening Set by William Cruz Bermeo 3. Indigenous Heritage in Latin American Fashion by Laura Beltran-Rubio Case Study: 1/8 Takamura Cuadro Tlahui Blouse by Melissa Marra-Alvarez 4. Fashion and Art: Trans-discipline and Cultural Capital in the Work of Designers of Latin American Heritage by Tanya Melendez-Escalante Case Study: Rick Owens Tecuatl Ensemble by Tanya Melendez-Escalante 5. Charting Multiple Paths to Sustainability in Latin American and Latinx Fashion by Melissa Marra-Alvarez Case Study: Zero + Maria Cornejo for Hyundai Set by Melissa Marra-Alvarez 6. Rethinking Fashion as a Political Act: Challenges and Possibilities in Latin American Dressing Resistances by Hanayra Negreiros Case Study: Carla Fernandez Adelita Ensemble by Elena Perez-Arda Lopez 7. Ropa sin genero: Contemporary Latinx and Latinomerican Genderless Fashion by Alexis Carreno Case Study: Sanchez-Kane Mamado Pantsuit by Tanya Melendez-Escalante 8. Latin American Elegance: An Intercultural Dialogue by Ana Elena Mallet Case Study: Esteban Cortazar Flamenco Dress by William Cruz Bermeo 9. Pop Cultural References in Twenty-first Century Latinx Fashion by Michelle McVicker Case Study: Equihua Devotion Coat by Elena Perez-Arda Lopez Index