Stories by author "Helenna Ignatovich": 2
Establishing identity: Mexican Nationalism and High Fashion
Over the last century, Mexican fashion designers such as Armando Valdés Peza, Henri De Châtillon, and, most remarkably, Ramón Valdiosera created a legacy that still influences Mexican fashion today. However, two out of three of those designers…
Fashion or Theft? Appropriating Indigenous Culture in Mexico and Abroad
On October 18, 1916, fashion designers flocked to the Museum of Natural History in New York City and declared that the “art of the Red Man…[is] a field of remarkable possibilities for all those American designers, artists, and textile men who avail…