Curating ”¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today” | Fashion Culture
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Co-curators of ¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion – Tanya Meléndez-Escalante and Melissa Marra-Alvarez – discuss their curatorial process in putting together the exhibition, which showcased the fashion contributions of designers of Latin American descent. On view from May 31 - August 27, 2023, the exhibition was organized into thematic sections such as art, craftsmanship, elegance, gender, Indigenous heritage, politics, popular culture, and sustainability. It sought to challenge stereotypes about fashion by designers of Latin American heritage, moving away from a notion of a singular Latin American style and drawing attention to a diversity of talent.  View transcript. The Museum at FIT (MFIT) is the only museum dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion in New York City. https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum   Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/corinne/ecstatic  License code: 5UKIMK33CBRHVVEZ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/glow  License code: APID38PS7AJZ7CHA
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