Mexican Fabrics

I went to the Museum of Popular Arts on Wednesday to see a special exhibit on Mexican textiles which has been held over until September.

Here are just a few of the items on display...

18th century church vestments

An elaborately embroidered sombrero

A "huipil", a traditional, tunic-like, woman's garment

This one is embroidered with the national emblem of Mexico.

From left to right:  a dress from the Tarahumara tribe, an "Adelita" dress typical of the era of the Mexican Revolution, a dear-skin "charro" outfit, a dress from the Tehuantepec region of Oaxaca, a widow's dress from Chiapas

There were several outfits worn by movie stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

The dress on the left was worn by Dolores del Río, and the formal "charro" suit on the right was worn by Jorge Negrete.

These two outfits, typical of the indigenous Zapotec people of Oaxaca, were worn by María Félix and Pedro Infante in the classic motion picture "Tizoc".

Embroidered fabrics from the states of Hidalgo and Chiapas

A display of "huipiles" and blouses

Detail of the embroidery on one of the blouses

A traditional pedal loom

A "charro" suit with a sarape slung over the shoulder.  More sarapes are displayed on the wall behind it.

A "quexquemitl", a poncho-like garment worn by the women of numerous indigenous tribes of Mexico.

The final portion of the exhibit, discussed the plagiarism of Mexican designs by modern, international designers and clothing companies.

This Hermes scarf uses traditional Mexican folk designs.