A Mexican party is a way to reaffirm our identitybut with exaggerated, obvious elements, which sometimes fall into the naif. Carlos monsiváis said that Mexicanity is represented with a lot of color and with many elements, thus taught us, because «whatever the prestigious past of Mexico, here comes less ideals of harmony and beauty, and win the forms of profitability instantly.» Therefore, the flags of Mexico, the tricolor borders, the heroes of independence made of cardboard and the charro hats with diamond, reign in Mexican decorationthat we put at home, in the office or at school to celebrate the independence of Mexico.
So, Every Mexican night The corners are filled with ornaments that will eventually go to the trash and that do not stop representing a connection with the homeland, perhaps obvious, but essential in our globalized times. But, let's clarify something, that the immediacy and its ease – as Monsiváis mentioned – and the obviousness of the tricolor are present every September is nothing more than the reflection of identity, how we join as Mexicans around some symbols and is incredible. However, we are also individual subjects that we want to be seen beyond a set.
So, I propose that this September 15 we continue to hug the Mexican freedom (at least the one that is far from the colonizing yoke), but that we also add individual originality to the most basic of the season: identity through the «ornament» that decorates and illustrates the season. However, I propose to take it further and add elements that, probably, are not so common or, that they were born from the minds of designers and their studies. Let's raise love for design at such an important date for the country as September 15.
How to have a different decoration for the Mexican party?
Let's define «Mexican Fiesta.» It is a celebration to the heroes who fought against the Spanish crown in 1810; If a war that lasted 11 years, became A party that exalts Everything that is considered native to the country. So decoration is the main element in the season, as it must show that it refers to the country.
A Mexican decoration is reduced to the country's own details, so we must expand it and that although be functional for the Mexican partyit can be timeless.
Textiles
While the famous Jalisco Zarape full of colors is a symbol of the country's culture, it becomes an archetype. However, in Mexico there is a wide tradition of fabrics that make up the culture, for example, Biyuu, whose Romero collection is an ode to Mexico, the same chimera, a collection in which our roots exalt. The idea is to place them in common use spaces such as the room and of course, at the table at the time of dinner.