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Alberto Gómez López to show at NYFW

By Kristopher Fraser

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Indigenous Mexican designer Alberto Gómez López is set to show at New York Fashion Week on February 2. The Mexican fashion designer and weaver from the chiapas region rose to prominence after appearing in a documentary from the charity Deutsche Menschenrechtskoordination Mexiko. The 31-year-old designer is part of Mexico’s Tzotzil Maya community and is work encompasses the traditional weaving style of the Mayan people.

The collection he will present will be on a woven backstrap loom. “I’m very excited to represent Tzotziles in something so important,” he told El Universal.

López Gómez leads a group of 150 female weavers from Aldama. Gómez López's works will also be presented in Boston from January 25 to February 3.

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