Fashion has always been a fundamental part of protests and / or social movements, as it is an immediate and universal form of expression. When you meet someone, before you even have the chance to speak to them, the first thing you notice is how they’re dressed. This is the reason why when I design any piece, I think of the message I want it to convey. 

What happens is that at some point, the notion that fashion and language are spaces full of rules and norms, and that tradition must always come before innovation, when in reality both of them are true expressions of art that are constantly changing, evolving and thus should not be limited by rules. Having this in mind I present my design for Inédito 2021.

Li Jvula'al (the visitor) comes from the idea of ​​breaking paradigms, despite the opposition of many to the evolution of language, inclusiveness comes from ancient times. “Li” is a genderless pronoun of the Mayan language Tsotsil and it’s used to refer to anyone without distinction. This is something I’m raising awareness on with my proposal, a functional genderless design for everyone. On the other hand, during certain times in our life’s garments are “visitors”, this means the passing of time is deconstructed and part of our duty is to care for it, welcoming it, like any other guest in our house - or our closet in this case. At the end, a garment can become an infinite Jvula’al (visitor), because the memories we create with it last forever, that is part of the experience I want to convey.

Since five years ago, we had collaborated with artisan women from the group ANSETIK MOJEL AMTEJIK in the town of Talonhuitz in San Andrés Larráinzar, Chiapas. In these collaborations I seek to create links that go beyond production, creating long-term bonds of friendship, and generating a horizontal and respectful exchange of knowledge, leading us to achieve objectives for common good. The three genderless pieces designed for Inédito explore the relationship we have with waste, especially with plastic bags, their excessive use in everyday life, and the scarcity of systems for garbage recollection in communities outside of urban settings that lead to alternatives such as burning the material in order to “get rid” of it. This solution generates harmful gases that put the people of the community, and the environment, at risk. The solution we propose transforms plastics into multifunctional garments under the zero waste methodology. Utilizing handmade fabrics woven on backstrap loom and our patternmaking methodology that is based on traditional indigenous techniques that use rectangles and squares as a base and which can adapt to any body type.


Fotos por Ricardo Chávez @regionmt

Editorial x Rodrigo Álvarez 
Estilismo y dirección creativa Rodrigo Tenor
Modelo Huitzili Espinosa
Pelo Aldo Ek
MUA Rebeca Hernández

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