Mario C.

Inspiration

Inspiration for this outfit, a Charro, mainly comes from my Mexican heritage. Being from a Hispanic background and having relations with families of similar backgrounds, I found that a simple yet impactful nod to this was its form taken from these aspects which a Charro is typically seen in historical and modern Mexican tradition used by cowboys or horsemen. The technique utilized when creating this work was covering the initial materials used such as old clothes I no longer wore with layers of bright orange Duct Tape in random patterns. Keeping in mind where certain aspects of the clothes needed to bend which could be done but just not heavily layering these areas. Given the inspiration mainly aligning with Mexican heritage, floral motifs were added across the outfit to add character and fill in spots that seemingly were empty using a black paint marker. These floral designs would cover the cuffs, collar, hat, and sides of the pants where these accents would be above a thin lining of black masking tape. The torso mainly consisted of the same technique used for the pants however I left the under-shirt untouched whereas the vest and jacket were fully covered in tape. Both vest and jacket mainly were covered in tape and designs from a black paint marker with the jacket only having the addition of black lace lining the collar and down towards the bottom. As well as on the torso, a bow and flower made of cheetah print tape were added whereas on the flower the Duct Tape Duck logo was added which was taken from the packaging of the Duct Tape rolls. The main feature of this work is the hat, the Charro Sombrero, which was an actual Sombrero that was covered in repeated orange Duct Tape that retained all the same detailing of floral motifs and black lace where under the designs were accommodated by strings to be tied when using the hat made from cheetah print Duct Tape which was braided.

13 Rolls

46 Hours