Barbara Sánchez-Kane is a
Mexican
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menswear
fashion designer.
She is known for her experimental and political statements mixed with her fashion designs.
Early life and background
She is from
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, and was born around . Her mother is a
United States citizen.
She completed a degree from
Universidad Anahuac in
industrial engineering in 2015 and later went on to complete another in fashion design from
Polimoda in
Florence, Italy.
Barbara is a feminist and advocate for gender equality. She has spoken out against U.S. President
Donald Trump for his anti-Mexican policies.
Growing up in her small Catholic town in Mexico didn't allow her to artistically express herself, thus after moving to Italy, she found a release in Fashion. As well as experimenting with her sexuality. She incorporates her culture and her own likes/quirks into her clothing, she describes it as traditional culture mixed with her own twist and sarcasm.
Career
In 2016, Sánchez-Kane showed her work at the VFILES show in
New York
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The collection was named "Citizen," and included references to the
Trump presidential campaign, Mexico and LGBT issues.
Sánchez-Kane showed her work at the
New York Fashion Week in 2017, where her models had the phrase, "
alternative facts" drawn on their faces in place of
mustaches
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. The name of the collection was "Men Without Fear." Her work at the show both drew on her Mexican heritage and her own inner feelings, drawn from journals and childhood memories. Her work at Fashion Week also referenced the
water crisis that many parts of the world are facing.
In 2017, she presented a piece of
performance art called "Deseo de un placer absurdo"'','' with the artist, Orly Anan, at the Noche Blanca event in Mérida.
Her brand of clothing is
eponymous, and called Sánchez-Kane.
She describes the brand as a "Mexican clothing brand curated by emotional chaos."
The brand was first launched in 2015. The brand caught the attention of ''
Vogue Italia'' in 2015 with a clothing line called "Catch as Catch Can," featuring Mexican
wrestling masks.
References
External links
Official siteCourage of the Brave Line
(2016 video)
1980s births
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Mérida, Yucatán
Mexican women fashion designers
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