Fashion in the Americas

Designers from Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Argentina showcased 23 curated brands to enthusiastic and curious visitors at the inaugural OjaLáb MarketFest. The event focused on fashion, accessories and home goods, all chosen for their ethical production practices, local sourcing, high-quality standards and the unique narratives behind each collection.

Since I was very young, I always dreamed of seeing the world, though I never imagined that modeling would be the path to get there.

My mom used to say to me, “Your clothing is your business card.”

Co-curating an exhibition requires a melding of perspectives into one coherent vision.

hakira is the best-selling Latin American female musician of all time.

Some sweatshops feel like home. At least, this is Juan’s case.

So called Panama hats were once a highlight of Ecuadorian, Peruvian and Colombian exports, but today, baskets made from the same material—iraca or toquilla straw (Carludovica palmata)—are the trendiest accessories.

The first time I saw a fashion show by Willy Chavarria online, I cried for a day.

It was only about 73°F (about 23°C) on June 8, 2024—far from the horrid heatwaves yet to come—when we both attended the National Puerto Rican Day Parade for the first time ever.

Hemetério José dos Santos (1858-1939), a Black grammarian and teacher at Rio de Janeiro’s most important schools suffered racist attacks in the press because of the way he dressed.

Smiling brightly and visibly moved, Anielle Franco  stood before the crowd and delivered her inaugural speech at Palácio do Planalto, in the capital Brasília.

My mother, the daughter of a skilled seamstress, and my father, the son of agricultural entrepreneurs who sold their produce across the border in the Dominican Republic, migrated to the United States in the early 1980s from Haiti.

In the heart of northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, I found myself standing among mountains of discarded clothes.

As the bell rang, the elementary school children of the Colegio San Borja in Cusco took front row seats on the sides of the red runway that cut through the school’s interior patio.

When you think of fashion, you might not think of politics.

There was a buzz in New York City as Spanish clothing firm Zara and the German brand Esprit in December 1989.  

Writing this text was a significant and important challenge for me, as a Black Brazilian woman and academic, used to impersonal writing.

Studying women’s magazines in Latin America is not easy.

Let me make something clear: I am not obsessed with deserts. I wish I were.

Growing up in California, I spent so much time gazing at the sky, often losing myself in its vastness.