One of the subjects that I like is identity, and while going to the last tutorial in 2019, I told Vicky about the developing countries aesthetic. It is a very unique, but well know aesthetic. India, Indonesia, Peru, and more have the same little markets, same colors, materials and sometimes even same fabrics.
While talking this with Vicky, we realized there is comparison between London and Lima, Madrid and Jakarta, and so on. Developed countries have their own issues there for their own aesthetic. We were talking about how this subject could be my master project. I am not sure yet because the other subject means more to me for different reasons. Still, I read more about the subject and I wanted to make an editorial with that subject, so I did that last week.
I found a book in LCF like a month or maybe 2 months ago about Latin Portraits, so I started with that.
Then I realize I wanted to add something Peruvian but pre hispanic so I remembered of this.
At the same time I thought this was too Peruvian, so I changed some things of my idea. I decided to insert the other countries in a way and also I choose a model that is Peruvian but is a mix of everything our culture is now. By adding that we made the pictures and I loved them. But they have a mixed between a lot of things.
These are some photos of the fashion story. They are in bad quality and without any retouch.
At the end the pictures are not very “latin american”, but for me they are. All the designes are Peruvian, and Latin Americans are a mix culture. First the Spanish came to the native Peruvians or (latin people), then the Italians, then Japanese and Chinese. Thats why when you ask some one you will hear “we are mixed” I feel mixed. I mixed between native Peruvians (like my grandma), Italians (like my other grandma) and thats what we are.
Also I choose some fabrics that can be from India (like the rug), but it also reminds me to a virgin. I think the re interpretation of your own culture can be so many things. This is my first editorial since LCF and I must say I have more confident in my self, I think I am getting more and more my own style.
Bienvenido 2020