In coordination with New Mexico Main Street and the Northwest New Mexico Art Council, the Hispanic Heritage Fashion Show, conceived as a window display with live models, was held Thursday in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
Sixteen young women, adorned in heritage dresses, graced the window in the building at 215 W. Main, in downtown Farmington for the Hispanic Heritage Fashion Show.
“People were honking and waving and so people would walk by … and sometimes they would be posing,” Trujillo said.
Flo Trujillo, president of the Northwest New Mexico Arts Council, said that she likes to change things up every year by doing “different types of cultural events.” Her idea to have the girls display traditional dresses captured the attention of drivers and passersby.
Trujillo said that last year they featured dancers with butterfly dresses. Next year, they’re considering charros, the traditional Mexican hats. They’ll have plenty of guitar, bass and traditional music, as well.
The girls, ranging in age from eight to 18, included Valeria Marquez, who served as spokesperson and is Miss New Mexico Tourism.
Heritage dresses are used in pageants that represent where they are from, Trujillo said. Many of the dresses worn were the handmade fashions of local designer Maria Alondra.
National Hispanic Heritage Month, which started in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson, celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
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