Dress
Brand
Carla Fernández
(Mexican, founded 2000)
Spring 2019
Linen and black cotton
Gift of Carla Fernandez
Object number2019.59.1
Carla Fernández has built her brand around sustainability, fair labor, and celebrating Mexico’s rich cultural practices, particularly maíz (corn). Her spring 2019 Milpa collection raises awareness of the replacement of heirloom corn varieties with industrial cornmeal, which has less nutritional value and displaces small corn farmers. Her linen “Mujer Maíz” tunic depicts a woman wearing a corn skirt, an homage to the women in the “Flor de Margarita” cooperative in Chenalhó, Chiapas who embroidered it.
DescriptionEmbroidered Butterfly Tunic; dark taupe caftan style dress in linen with black cotton embroidery at CF of abstract nude female figure wearing a ruffled skirtCollections
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