¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion Symposium
Friday, October 7, 2022
10:00 - 5:00 pm EST
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center
The symposium ¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion provided an opportunity for museum curators Tanya Melendez-Escalante and Melissa Marra-Alvarez to engage with the general public and the academic community in preparation for the upcoming exhibition of the same title slated to open in spring of 2023. The speakers explored the work of fashion designers of Latin American heritage, shedding new light on Latin American and Latinx fashion. Topics included politics, sustainability, art, Indigenous heritage, gender, and popular culture.
This event was recorded and will be made available on YouTube. Thank you for your interest.
Speakers: William Cruz Bermeo, professor in the Clothing Design Program at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, in Medellin, Colombia; Mexican independent curator Ana Elena Mallet; and Hanayrá Negreiros, Adjunct Curator of Fashion at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo; as well as designers, Willy Chavarria, Brenda Equihua, and Bárbara Sánchez-Kane.
Symposium Schedule
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES | READING LIST (PDF)
Friday, October 7, 2022
10 am
Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Joyce F. Brown, President of FIT
10:05 am
Introduction
Dr. Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator of The Museum at FIT
10:10 am
"¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion"
Tanya Meléndez-Escalante and Melissa Marra-Alvarez in conversation
10:30 am
"Identity and Fashion in Latin America"
Hanayrá Negreiros and Laura Beltrán-Rubio in conversation
10 min. break
11:10 am
"Latin America on the Global Fashion Scene During the Twentieth Century"
William Cruz Bermeo
11:40 am
"Popular Culture and Fashion"
Brenda Equihua and Bárbara Sánchez-Kane in conversation with Tanya Meléndez-Escalante
12:10 - 2 pm
Lunch
2 pm
"Are We Latinx? Constructs of Inclusivity"
Aída Hurtado and Willy Chavarria in conversation with Tanya Meléndez-Escalante
2:30 pm
"Sustainability and Fashion"
Melissa Marra-Alvarez in conversation with Oskar Metsavaht
10 min. break
3:10 pm
"Gender and Fashion"
José Blanco and Alexis Carreño in conversation
3:40 pm
"Latin American Elegance: An Intercultural Dialogue"
Ana Elena Mallet
4:10 pm Q&A and discussion session with audience and speakers
This symposium was made possible with the support of the Couture Council of The Museum at FIT and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
