Moda Hoy Symposium | Gender and Fashion

This video features José Blanco and Alexis Carreño in conversation about gender and fashion at the fashion symposium ¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion, held on October 7, 2022. They discuss the designers Victor Barragán, Willy Chavarria, Raul Lopez of LUAR, Hector Omar, and Mateo Velaquez among others. PLEASE NOTE: Not all the images referred to are shown due to copyright concerns. In addition, a term is used that includes a vulgar word. The symposium 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. José Blanco F. is originally from Costa Rica. He is Professor of Fashion at Dominican University. His research focuses on dress and popular culture in the second half of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on male fashion. He is also interested in fashion and visual culture in Latin America. José has contributed chapters in readers including The Fashion Reader, The Handbook of Masculinity Studies, The Fashion Business Reader, The Meanings of Dress, and Transglobal Fashion Narratives. He has published essays in journals including Fashion Theory, Fashion, Style and Popular Culture, Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion, Dress, and The Journal of Popular Culture. Dr. Alexis Carreño is Associate Professor in the Art Department at Universidad de Chile. He holds a PhD in Art History and Criticism from