tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312509576069599926.post2288866676822536675..comments2023-03-24T21:37:19.845-07:00Comments on Latin@ Pop: Project Runway - Guatemala is the new tacky.La Profehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693660739933750002noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312509576069599926.post-76258145868270299072010-10-13T22:17:07.973-07:002010-10-13T22:17:07.973-07:00I can't believe she said that, and considering...I can't believe she said that, and considering she is Hispianic herself. I thought it was so inappropriate for her to use the country as a way to criticize the dress, like the whole country wears the same thing or has one fashion sense, and all the negativity associate with a "Guatemalan" dress, too. I could be wrong, but I think they did something similar to one of Casanova's design, maybe his very first one. I can't find the episode online and I can't really remember too well, but they criticized it along the lines of being slutty.<br /><br />With that aside, the contestants often are criticized for having questionable taste, which I would imagine is subjective in the fashion industry. It's that strange to me because America is so diverse, how can everyone have the same taste in clothing? Aren't Latin Americans part of the America and the fashion industry, too? So what if she wants to make Latin American (or "Guatemalan") inspired dresses? Someone is gonna like them and want them.Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324506998215156439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312509576069599926.post-85947511721495884442010-09-26T23:22:52.121-07:002010-09-26T23:22:52.121-07:00I have watched this show for several seasons and h...I have watched this show for several seasons and have loved some of the designers that have participated, but lately I have been rather frustrated with it. In the previous episode, the challenge was to design "American Sportswear" inspired by Jackie O. The designer Andy South produced a pair of draped harem pants which the judges panned. The guest judge says, "they don't look AMERICAN..." drawing the word out. Heidi Klum expresses dismay that anyone could design something like this in response to "American Sportswear." And while the pants fit awkwardly in the crotch, one suspects that the judge's objections to the outfit are not that it is not "American" enough but not white enough. And while what is meant by "American" is never really explained, Andy South's design apparently wasn't it. <br /><br />Fashion is a universal mode of self expression and fashion in America is influenced by the rest of the world. It is shameful that this show denies that and insists on calling things "not American" or "Guatemalan" when they mean "tasteless" and "tacky." The implications of the adjectives the judges choose to describe clothing they don't like is offensive and confused at best and I agree with your assessment that this sort of discourse sets up a binary between the "ultra- modern West" and the countries "a few steps behind."Alex Grotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184352225525787826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312509576069599926.post-3728665113372146082010-09-26T20:00:56.749-07:002010-09-26T20:00:56.749-07:00I wasn't entirely sure if I should include the...I wasn't entirely sure if I should include the fact that Nina Garcia herself is Colombian in the blog post. While I personally felt like she should "know better" than to make a comment like that because she is Colombian herself, I don't know if it is right to feel that way.<br /><br />Is it fair to critique Latin American people more harshly for perpetuating these stereotypes than you would, say a white or Asian person? Should we expect Latin Americans to be more exempt from these racialized/nationalized discourses than the rest of the world, despite how prevalent such discourses are everywhere, not just the US?Nisha Hariharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099081198559509748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312509576069599926.post-29325705175993685102010-09-26T19:59:21.750-07:002010-09-26T19:59:21.750-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nisha Hariharanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099081198559509748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312509576069599926.post-19055495577927270642010-09-26T01:08:22.137-07:002010-09-26T01:08:22.137-07:00And it is Nina Garcia--a Columbian fashion journal...And it is Nina Garcia--a Columbian fashion journalist saying this!!!!! Just another confirmation about how racialized and nationalized discourse also functions within Latin America. UGLY.La Profehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693660739933750002noreply@blogger.com