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Jorge Luis Salinas
Jorge Luis Salinas
Latin America is a continent for discovery, especially when it comes to fashion and its
relation to culture and folklore: fashion that tends to focus more on international catwalks
than its own runways; fashion that induces many Latin American designers to be more
receptive to external stimuli than those from within.
is, however, is not the case of Jorge Luis Salinas, whose collections are an example of the
extremely rich popular culture of his native Peru. His collections feature the highest quality
indigenous fabrics such as alpaca and cotton: boldly interwoven materials and exquisitely
delicate ...