La maravilla enmascarada

technical description

Part of a surrealistic collection inspired by 'Lucha libre' and the historical references behind it, with a range of various accessories originating from the figurative elements of the masks used by the 'luchadores'. Structured clutch with vegetable tanned leather braiding, hybridised with soft blue techno gel.

Size 280x140x65mm, 312 gr., 2015.

concept

Lucha Libre is at the core of this bag collection: what appears to be a branch of American wrestling is instead a Mexican tradition of its own, born from greco-roman wrestling and fine-tuned into "lucha libre" during the 1930s to become a fighting style in its own right. Taking us into this world by focusing on the fanciful masks, emotional audiences and the ritualistic characters of the“luchadores”. They stage a primal battle between “good and evil” as a modern day response to habits, customs and rituals of the Mayan and Aztec cultures.

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