/fa/ - Fashion

>>12656043
What country? Here in the USA lots of people look down on Mexicans as illegal criminal immigrant that steal job, new president got good reviews for the talking point of building a wall to keep'em out. So dressing like that is even more politically charged then it was back when I did it.

Mexican deserts have very dramatic daily hot and cold cycles and these work well as they make a dead air gap on the from and back of you which keeps the chilly wind away as well as the hot sun. The open sides let the moisture from sweat out so it doesn't get too muggy inside, and you can easily flap it open when it does. Given how the inside and outside temps range for me it works well, as I hate having to dress and undress as I enter and leave building through the day.

Also Mexican ponchos seem to have two major color patterns that one above and the much more colorful one closer to this cheap imitation. I think it had more to do with the region as Mexico is huge with many different groups.

Problem is this with a large Sombrero and a bottle of Tequila is sold as those stereotypical Mexican Halloween outfit, which is considered very cultural insensitive, pic. And looks nothing like modern Mexicans.

It funny how a long time ago clothes had been refined to be incredibly practical. Every part had a reason for being.

The famous English suit had all those layers because it was cold up there, yet it became the symbol of successful businessmen so people wear then in the hottest heat waves because it "proper business attire". That's not fashion, that stupidity. You can make expression with colors, patters and very small cuts, without significantly compromising function.