Since the early 1990's, Mexican-born designer Armando Mafud has been mesmerizing critics with innovative interpretations of traditional cultural influences and a liberal, and sometimes saturated, color palette. His Spring 2009 collection (which was just presented at Mexico Fashion Week) is no exception. Though, I must admit I was a little confused by the unexpected, sometimes disconnected, patterns and colors at first.
The collection possessed a lack of direction -- that is to say, the pieces didn't fit together when seen alongside one another on the runway. But after revisiting the collection, ripe with tiled patterns, mural paintings, intricate embroidery, and metallic sheens, I was instantly struck with the visual of 'nichos' -- the small, tin altars made popular by Latin American folk art, which vary from very plain to extremely ornate. Do you see what I see?
Photos: tupuebloimports.com, mexicanfolkart.com, and Lee Carter Company
Armando Mafud: Designer On a Hot Tin Roof
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8 comments:
Love this one!
amazing as always!
The juxtapositions are fantastic ... but I see what you mean about the collection itself. Without the accompanying nichos, the looks are pretty scattered.
fascinating, those colors and motifs.
It's been awhile since you did one of these side-by-side posts, so I was very happy to see this one today.
It's a great connection.
On a side note, I love that the models are fleshed out, and a couple are wearing flats, which is refresing.
again a great post you do !!! in portuguese the name of the litle house with saints is relicário ;))
Its great to see so much colour and sparkle. It makes me feel really happy/
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