VELASQUEZ Barcelona 080 2024 - Full Show

Join us as we explore VELASQUEZ's newest collection, ASTRATTA. This collection is a powerful journey of reclaiming and defending individual space, celebrating the working-class mining culture of Marmato, Colombia, where designer Mateo Velásquez grew up. The collection challenges imperialist systems and cultural stereotypes, offering a fresh perspective on traditional masculinity through the lens of contemporary fashion. Marmato, a gold mining town in northwest Colombia, is a place of rich history and cultural diversity. Its inhabitants, including indigenous people, Afro-descendants, farmers, traditional miners, and foreigners, have built a magical place around the precious metal, filled with stories and myths of witches and spells. Drawing from this cultural heritage and his childhood memories, Mateo Velásquez envisions a society free from patriarchal, sexist, and homophobic constraints, positively impacting marginalized generations. Concept: BAREQUER "BAREQUER" refers to workers involved in small-scale, artisanal gold extraction. These individuals often work independently or in small groups, using traditional methods to mine gold. In Marmato, the dusty, cracked buildings line unpaved streets, symbolizing the laborious yet hopeful quest for gold, which represents the divine and the ultimate treasure. Gold mining in Marmato teaches patience and perseverance. The precious metal reveals itself only when the mountain wills it, making the find all the more rewarding amidst the