Cover
CONTENTS
Foreword by Valerie Steele
Foreword by Regina Root
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction by Tanya Meléndez-Escalante and Melissa Marra-Alvarez
2 Looking Back: Latin America on the Global Fashion Scene in the Twentieth Century William Cruz Bermeo
Case Study: Luis Estévez Evening Set William Cruz Bermeo
3 Indigenous Heritage in Latin American Fashion Laura Beltrán-Rubio
Case Study: 1/8 Takamura x Artesanía Textil Arte-Fer Cuadro Tlahui Blouse Melissa Marra-Alvarez

4 Fashion and Art: Trans-discipline and Cultural Intersections in the Work of Designers of Latin American Heritage Tanya Meléndez-Escalante
Case Study: Rick Owens Tecuatl Ensemble Tanya Meléndez-Escalante
5 Charting Multiple Paths to Sustainability in Latin American and Latinx Fashion Melissa Marra-Alvarez
Case Study: Zero + Maria Cornejo for Hyundai Set Melissa Marra-Alvarez
6 Rethinking Fashion as a Political Act: Challenges and Possibilities in Latin American Dressing Hanayrá Negreiros
Case Study: Carla Fernández Adelita Ensemble Elena Pérez-Ardá López

7 Ropa sin género: Contemporary Latinx and Latin American Genderless Fashion Alexis Carreño
Case Study: Sánchez-Kane Mamado Pantsuit Tanya Meléndez-Escalante
8 Latin American Elegance: An Intercultural Dialogue Ana Elena Mallet
Case Study: Esteban Cortázar Flamenco Dress William Cruz Bermeo
9 Pop Cultural References in Twenty-first-Century Latinx Fashion Michelle McVicker
Case Study: Equihua Devotion Coat Elena Pérez-Ardá López
Image List
Notes on Contributors
Index