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My interpretation of Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)

Series entitled "Once Upon a time in Mexico"

The approach in my interpretation of this theme was to highlight the beauty of this iconic festival from a fashion perspective through its exploration of central characters that appear in Latin American culture, art and literature. These characters are La Novia/ La Madona (the bride, the virginal representation of all that is good and holy reminiscent of the Virgin Mary); La Bruja (the witch/ the seductress) who represents the fascination of the occult and gothic romanticism with its background in primitive practices; La Catrina (the rich upper class societal woman) usually represented by a black hat (hence the hair style chosen was intended to show the lines as if she is wearing a hat) and shows the frivolous nature of the upper class; La Campesina (the peasant woman or labourer) who represent the backbone of the economy and portrayed in a classic portrait style with the flowers in the hair in a messy up style); La Azteca – the indigenous people, the original Mexicans, who were a warrior tribe steep in superstition; and finally, a representation of the iconic Mexican artist renowned for her disturbing self-portraits, Frida Kahlo.

The Team:-
Artistic Direction & Styling by Katriena Emmanuel
Hairstylist - Aleesha Darke
Makeup Artist for La Novia, La Azteca & La Catrina - Aleisha Gannon
Makeup Artist for La Bruja, La Campesina & Frida - Carla McKeever
Models:
La Bruja - Cynthia Howard
La Novia - Kelly Hockey
La Azteca - Kelly Fraser
Frida - Gabriela A
La Campesina - Dominique Montford
La Catrina - Lexi Carlin

Photographer & Retoucher - Katriena Emmanuel

Description
My interpretation of Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)

Series entitled "Once Upon a time in Mexico"

The approach in my interpretation of this theme was to highlight the beauty of this iconic festival from a fashion perspective through its exploration of central characters that appear in Latin American culture, art and literature. These characters are La Novia/ La Madona (the bride, the virginal representation of all that is good and holy reminiscent of the Virgin Mary); La Bruja (the witch/ the seductress) who represents the fascination of the occult and gothic romanticism with its background in primitive practices; La Catrina (the rich upper class societal woman) usually represented by a black hat (hence the hair style chosen was intended to show the lines as if she is wearing a hat) and shows the frivolous nature of the upper class; La Campesina (the peasant woman or labourer) who represent the backbone of the economy and portrayed in a classic portrait style with the flowers in the hair in a messy up style); La Azteca – the indigenous people, the original Mexicans, who were a warrior tribe steep in superstition; and finally, a representation of the iconic Mexican artist renowned for her disturbing self-portraits, Frida Kahlo.

The Team:-
Artistic Direction & Styling by Katriena Emmanuel
Hairstylist - Aleesha Darke
Makeup Artist for La Novia, La Azteca & La Catrina - Aleisha Gannon
Makeup Artist for La Bruja, La Campesina & Frida - Carla McKeever
Models:
La Bruja - Cynthia Howard
La Novia - Kelly Hockey
La Azteca - Kelly Fraser
Frida - Gabriela A
La Campesina - Dominique Montford
La Catrina - Lexi Carlin

Photographer & Retoucher - Katriena Emmanuel