THE EVOLUTION OF LATIN AMERICAN FASHION TRENDS BY: JANE XIONG While
many
people
categorize
Latin
Americans as homogeneous, it is a concrete fact to say that this is not true. Latin America encompasses all areas around the world which includes Mexico, Central America (i.e. Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama), the Carribean (i.e. Cuba, Haiti, Domican Republic, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico), and South America. Despite there being a number of stereotypes regarding
Latin
American
fashion
of
all
genders, Latin America has an undoubtedly diverse population of many different ethnic groups and ancestries. There is no doubt that there are many different fashion trends in Latin America
that
expand
beyond
such
stereotypes. People tend to associate Latin American men’s fashion with gang culture—elements such as bandanas, baggy jeans, and military style belts being very prominent. The media tends to perpetuate Latino men by fetishizing them as sexy, exotic, and trendy within films, music videos, and more. They are styled with 21
