By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Let’s be honest: There are garage sales, and then there are serious garage sales. Mexico’s Diplomatic Wives Association’s (ACD) first-ever empty-our-closets garage sale is definitely going to be the latter. Slated to take place on Wednesday, June 22, inside the gardens of the Uruguayan Embassy residence in Mexico, located at Corregidoras 405 in Mexico City’s Colonia Lomas
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The Ethical Implications of Indigenous-Sourced Inspiration By KELIN DILLON “Bad artists copy, good artists steal!” Or so goes the famous quote. Much can be said about the deeper meaning of the words — to make something your own, and better, is an art in and of itself. However, when it comes to stealing designs from indigenous Mexican artisans, it isn’t
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The Times They Are a-Changin’ By KELIN DILLON As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage countries around the globe, powerful international fashion houses and small-scale designers alike have been forced to change the way they introduce their new collections. Restrictions on crowd sizes and social-distancing mandates have all but eliminated one of the long-held pillars of the industry in its
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Indigenous Design Rights International fashion design houses Louis Vuitton and Pineda Covalín are now in negotiations with the Mexican government to pay intellectual and creative rights to the country’s indigenous people after having copied some of their original designs without paying the corresponding copyrights. Legislative changes in Mexico, said Senator Susana Harp, include placing the indigenous communities
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BY RICH GRANT It was winter and I’d had enough of it. Too much snow; too much cold. I needed a summer in Europe. I needed to walk in twilight past splashing fountains, to linger over a good meal at an outdoor cafe, to see flowers and statuary and history and art, all placed around me, for no reason except
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