Overview
- More than 400 artisans from all 32 Mexican states will convene at Complejo Cultural Los Pinos for sales, forums, workshops, traditional kitchens, music and dance.
- Each runway will debut a commissioned musical work, with five premieres led by artists including Horacio Franco and Leslie García.
- Twelve invited artisans from Armenia, Chile, China, Norway, New Zealand and the Dominican Republic will participate, with textile samples from Guatemala.
- The program will continue applying the ‘marca Original’ certificate to document authorship, community, materials and techniques, giving buyers clear provenance and care details.
- Cultural officials reported one active plagiarism complaint involving the Oaxaca Slip-On by Willy Chavarría with Adidas, noting that some agreements have been reached.