The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology is turning its eye towards Latin American fashion. The exhibit will explore the legacy of pioneering designers like Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera, and the new and stunning voices of that are following in their footsteps, among them Gabriela Hearst, Willy Chavarria, and Kika Vargas.
“The exhibition is thematically organized into sections that address art, craftsmanship, elegance, gender, Indigenous heritage, politics, popular culture, and sustainability. It seeks 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 the diversity of talent,” reads FIT’s press release.
The exhibit runs from May 31st to November 12. The Museum at FIT is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from noon to 8 pm. It’s also open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm.
Scroll down to have a look at some of the designs that will be featured:
© Courtesy of The Museum at FITCarolina Herrera
A Carolina Herrera evening dress designed in 1988.
© Courtesy of the Museum at FITOscar de la Renta
A 1974 Oscar de la Renta cocktail dress.
© Courtesy of the Museum at FITRicardo Seco and Mauricio Carrillo
Seco and Carrillo partnered up to design a pair of sneakers, adding beads in an ancestral technique.
© Courtesy of the Museum at FITRodarte
The dress is Rodarte, from the spring in 2009.
© Courtesy of the Museum at FITNarciso Rodriguez
Rodriguez’s dress alludes to women’s sexuality and strength.
© Courtesy of the Museum at FITRick Owens
Owens designed the look to celebrate his Mexican heritage.
© Courtesy of the Museum at FITBarbara Sanchez-Kane
Barbara Sanchez-Kane’s designs challenge masculinity and femininity, with this suit satirizing the image of male bodybuilders.
© Courtesy of the Museum at FITEquihua
The coat by the brand Equihua has a large print of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the back.
© Courtesy of the Museum at FITGuillermo Vargas and Paula Perez Vasquez
The Blusa Cuadro Tlahui was designed by Vargas and Perez Vasquez, two artists that blended their indigenous heritage and contemporary art style.
