Carla Fernández is a Mexico City based fashion designer who creates new clothes inspired by traditional, indigenous garments. Huipils are one such outfit. They are ubiquitous in much of Mexico and ...

In a loft on the 6th Floor of 850 South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles you can find an optimist’s vision of the future — indigenous crafting methods and rural communities are kept alive, through the ...

For her Spring Summer 2017 collection, denim was done up as capes, the classic button down was reimagined in new silhouettes, and tunics and shirt dresses were everywhere. Although this collection ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kristen Philipkoski covers luxury fashion, design, and lifestyle. Fashion designers and brands working with "indigenous artisans" ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! Carla Fernández, the Gardner Museum’s artist-in-residence, blends contemporary design ...

"Carla Fernandez: The Barefoot Designer," which opened on April 17, is a landmark show for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: It is the museum's first fashion exhibition. Born in Mexico in 1973, ...

A couple of season ago, Jean Paul Gaultier created an entire collection around the Moctezuma, after seeing an exhibit on the Aztec emperor in London. And while Gaultier did dazzle the crowd with his ...

Known for works that offer a blend of brutalism and indigenous crafts—exemplified by Reyes’s iconic Metate chair—the duo says there is a beauty in the elemental nature of their art. “Our goal,” says ...