THE CHAVEZ COLLECTION IV--Fiesta Dresses, Squaw dresses, Mexican attire
Welcome to the fourth edition of the famed Chavez Collection of fine Fiesta Attire! Sisi is wearing a two piece cotton squaw dress with fabulous gold ric-rac and braid.
Angelica is sporting a lovely light blue raincloth full-circle skirt with silver and aqua ric rac and braid.
Miss Rachel models a two piece cotton bi-tome squaw dress with white, silver and pink ric-rac and braid.....
Detail of the braid trim from the back of the top.......
Of course, some folks bypass the fiesta clothing entirely and celebrate the Fiesta spirit strictly with their statement in jewelry--like Alice.....
Diana in a traditional Two-piece tightly pleated bi-tone squaw dress with turquoise ric-rac and trim.....
Sisi in a traditional Chiapas costume from Mexico with elaborate colorful embroidery......
This hand-painted Mexican skirt changed collections during the "trading season". It has metallic painting depicting daily life scenes from village life......
A very popular Fiesta style--this is a two-piece red bandanna cotton print two-piece dress with a full-circle skirt.....
Another squaw dress changing hands--this is a two-piece bitone cotton squaw dress with intricate braid and trim in gold, brown and silver. It features an intricately pleated skirt.
Another beautiful bi-tone raincloth squaw dress with gold and black ric-rac and braid....
Toesette is another girl "painting the town red" with this cotton two-piece squaw dress with intricately patterned white and silver ric-rac on both the top and the skirt.....
One little refugee raincloth skirt with silver and white ric-rac in an interesting cognac color.....
Rachet modeling the first dress from her own collection in teal raincloth with silver ric-rac and braid and featuring a novel one shoulder design.....
A really cute Fiesta dress featuring cloth with a red chile design and peasant accents on the blouse ruffle and petticoat peek-a-boo on the hemline.....
Sylvia, the proprietor of the collection assists one of her models (Rachel) with a Spanish comb....
A really adorable linen street dress with a beautifully embroidered--and very strking--floral and butterfly design.
A satin tri-tone fiesta dress with lots of ruffles and a full-circle skirt....
A totally cheerful dress featuring orange ric-rac and lovely floral braid. It is cotton , two-piece and has a full-circle skirt.....
A Desert Flower Original two piece cotton coral squaw dress with elaborate gold and black ric-rac and braid......
To see the Chavez Collection in it's entirety, follow the link:
http://cieloazulhappenings.blogspot.com/2011/11/fantastical-chavez-collection-september.html
Sylvia and her models have selected their fiesta attire, and we hope you have been inspired to start thinking of your own Fiestawear for the upcoming Fiesta de Santa Fe.
To see Part 5 of thethe CHAVEZ COLLECTION
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