Brazil's first indigenous fashion show 'a form of resistance'
This April, Brazil held its first-ever indigenous fashion show, aiming to overcome stereotypes and embrace the indigenous culture.
INDIGENOUS WOMAN LUANA MELGUEIRO DA SILVA, OF THE BARÉ TRIBE, POSES FOR A PHOTO DURING A FASHION EVENT IN MANAUS, AMAZONAS STATE, BRAZIL, ON APRIL 9, 2022. THE EXHIBITION IS THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO RELY ENTIRELY ON INDIGENOUS STYLISTS AND MODELS. | AFP/MICHAEL DANTAS
Proudly donning majestic, feathered headdresses, models sing an ode to the rain while a make-up artist draws geometric patterns on their faces, arms, and thighs in preparation for Brazil's first-ever indigenous fashion show.
"It is a feeling of happiness and pride," 19-year-old model Moan Munduruku told AFP ahead of his turn on the catwalk in Manaus in the Brazilian Amazon.
"We are very eager to show our talent, in sewing, in crafts. To show the world that indigenous people can also succeed" in fashion, he said.
Moan is one of 37 models – women and men – representing 15 indigenous groups of Brazil to take part in the month-long Intercultural Exhibition of Indigenous Fashion in the Brazilian Amazon's largest city.
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