CDMXFW (known formally as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Mexico) took place from October 10 through October 15.
Mexico's Fashion Week is celebrating its 11th anniversary -- its 10th with Mercedes Benz as sponsor. As reported by W Magazine CDMXFW is unlike its counterparts in New York, London, Milan or Paris.
"Venues are not hastily erected in car parks, but carefully selected to represent different aspects of the city, from runways set within the cloisters of a 16th century convent to the printing presses of national newspaper "El Universal" and in the kitchen of the Sheraton Hotel, where models walked the metal countertops swathed in textured black capes."
"Mexican designers are able to take cues from traditional aesthetics and culture (such as customary embroideries) and combining them with political themes and eclectic streetwear such as ripped denim and cropped tees, basketball jerseys and long Tehuana skirts, as worn by Frida Kahlo. The result? Collections filled with gender play and contradiction, where the men's clothing especially can be worn by women, and vice versa."
Alexia Ulibarri, Benito Santos, Children of our town, Ivan Avalos and Alfredo Martinez, Jannette Klein, Kris Goyri, LOB by Alfredo Martinez, Malafacha, Pineda Covalin
Click through the slideshow for highlights from the week.
Kris GoyriIvan Avalos and Alfredo Martinez bold houndstooth vest and sparkling green skirt. Jannette Klein bralette and matching skirt with pleated add-ons. Jannette Klein sleeveless top and slashed leather skirt with double belts. Jannette Klein cropped sweater with vest and matching shorts. Jannette Klein leotard under a sheer navy dressKris GoyriKris GoyriKris GoyriIvan Avalos and Alfredo Martinez sheer black tunic with applied placements. Kris GoyriPineda CovalinPineda CovalinPineda CovalinPineda CovalinPineda CovalinMalafacha A red spaghetti strap tank top with placed appliqué stars is paired with a black full skirt with splatter print by Alexia Ulibarri. Another clean and minimal look from Ivan Avalos and Alfredo Martinez. Ivan Avalos and Alfredo Martinez clean and minimal shirt and skirt with asymmetric hemline. Ivan Avalos and Alfredo Martinez geometric tunic with long train. Children Of Our Town jean-style jacket and matching pants in cream with placed prints. A clean, minimal look from Children Of Our Town. From Children Of Our Town a raglan sleeved sweater with large intarsia floral placement. Children Of Our TownA long white devoré gown with bell sleeves from Benito Santos. A dramatic layered look from Benito Santos. An off-the-shoulder top with long pleated skirt from Benito Santos.A white column in devoré with matching jacket and maribou boa from Benito Santos. A shimmering long gown with pink sheer sleeves and peplum from Benito SantosBenito Santos showed an ethereal look with plunging neckline and pleated skirt. MalafachaA sheer red top with bralet underneath paired with a layered long skirt by Alexia Ulibarri.
