2024-07-05 12:12:27
The athletes who will participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games They will carry a designer evening gown which will be worn during the opening and closing ceremonies in France.
The design represents Guatemala in all its splendor and the Guatemalan designer Food Murga She told us how the idea was born, why the colors and what it means to her that they selected go and parade down the Seine the creation made exclusively for them. How cool!
Paris 2024: The meaning of the designer evening dress that the athletes will wear
In the atelier of high costurain zone 13, the designer Vitto He welcomed us to tell us how the idea of applying to be able to dress those selected came about. He sent three proposals, all with typical accessories and Guatemalan products to give it a special touch.
Vitto says that her favorite proposal won and that when she was notified that one of her designs had been chosen, she was excited and together with the Guatemalan artisans They got to work to have the 20 ready prom dresses that athletes and coaches will wear during the opening ceremonyon July 26, 2024 and the closure on August 11, 2024.
His collection is called «Forests of Hope» and was designed exclusively for Paris 2024. It is inspired by the name of Guatemala, which translates from Nahuatl as «Land of trees»by quetzal feathers and the color of the Guatemalan jade.
Details of different places in Guatemala
Every detail of the lasts It was made by Guatemalan artisans from different places: the jasper textile comes from Salcaja, Quetzaltenangoto the place called the Cradle of Jasperfor its exquisite designs.
The men’s suit has a traditional straight pantsa blanket shirt, with accessories and interchangeable modular parts art-pliqué that are exclusive to the signature Jaspe Vitto.
While the girls will wear a dress short green, since during the games it will be summer in France and so that it is cool, as well as its vestwith accessories and handbags. Both will carry elaborate hats y hand paintedThey are unique designs and each of the athletes chose their favorite.
Applications like the tulle flowerswhich were made manually with natural fibers manufactured by women artisans of the Art in My Hands Association of Jocotan, Chiquimula and are complemented by leather goods work Antigua Guatemala. While the brass jewelry and jade were made in the designer’s atelier.
The country’s birds painted on hats
The designs go beyond the Quetzal green and of the blue of the Guatemalan skybecause Vitto is an artist who impresses with her paintings and his vision. That’s how he decided that each of the hats They would have painted in the background the plumage of birds living in Guatemala.
Each of the 15 classified athletes chose which hat they wanted. Some will have the colors of the toucanthe macawlos parrots and until the little duckwhich was unique in its kind in the Lake Atitlanbut it became extinct.
«This design was the one I liked the most because it breaks with what was expected. Many people ask why the green and it is because of the Quetzal feathers. The jasper that they will use on the shoulders is ancient and its colors are inspired by the Olympic rings. It is an honor for us to be able to accompany them in this very special moment.Vitto confessed.
This will be how the national selections They will parade near the Seine River in Paris carrying Guatemala in their colors and their textileswith the creations of artisan hands. That pride!
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