Stitch by stitch, the nostalgic melodies of the corridor, the traditional musical genre of Ecuador recently declared intangible cultural heritage of humanity, have been present in the third edition of the Qhapacñan fashion show, after inspiring a group of young designers.
Love, melancholy, sadness, disappointment or the loss of a loved one are themes that invade the corridors and that have inspired the students of the Yavirac Technological Institute of Tourism and Heritage to bring to the catwalk seventy suits made with national fabrics , rhinestones and countless embroideries.
Going from a visual inspiration to another based on the intangible was the challenge for the 280 students who participated in the project, which has culminated in a parade, which will be broadcast this Thursday through the Yavirac Institute’s social networks.
After a complex research exercise, the students managed to “capture the idea of the letter of the corridors in the garments,” he told Eph Luis Pillajo, project mentor.
Ecuadorian symbol and identity
The corridor “is a symbol of Ecuadorian identity, but day after day it is being marginalized by the new generations, since there is a lack of knowledge of its historical and musical value,” the organizers maintain.
For this reason, to develop the parade they investigated the origins of the corridor and its identity, in search of other views in the new generations.
“Before for me they were songs for people who were sad” but now “they are feelings, emotions. I already understand ”the corridor, she said to Eph Alisson Erazo, one of the students, who at 21 believes that deconstructing the aisle in sewing and taking it to the catwalks is another way of “encouraging love for national music.”
It is a music that transcends borders, because in 2021 the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO included the Ecuadorian corridor, song and poetry in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Angel of light
“The lips that do not kiss are dead petals, they are hymns without notes, they are stars without light. The breasts that do not love are polar nights, sad sarcophagi where pain is housed,” “Ángel de Luz” is heard in the corridor, which inspired the design of a long and wide beige dress.
The “draping of the corset represents the delicacy, sophistication and elegance of the woman described by the author in his song. The sleeves reveal the wings of this angel. The light and gold colors emulate the light that she radiates,” he explained. , Erazo for whom the wideness of the garment evokes “the abandonment he felt when she left.”
Dry leaves
“I am like the leaves in the burning summer, like the sad birds that have already lost their nests, like the humble stream that runs gently to get lost in the seas of pain and oblivion,” says the lyrics of the “Dry Leaves” corridor. , and from there a long dress was born, almost tight to the body and with overlapping sleeves like a cape, with wool embroidery that simulates branches and nests.
On the bottom of the dress, embroidery with fine gold thread represents the veins of dry leaves, explained Erazo, whose group created this garment made with calea, tull and shantu fabric in earth colors, as they were inspired “by abandonment and sadness.” .
The voice of Julio Jaramillo, one of the most important on the Ecuadorian staff, has not only touched several hearts with the passage “When my guitar cries”, but also the sensitivity of these students, who designed a dress in pale tones, which in the half of the corset has rhinestones in the form of guitar strings, surrounded by flowers to reflect romance.
equity scenario
After the 2018 and 2019 fashion shows held at the Yavirac Institute facilities, the Fashion Design career event jumped this year to the virtual area due to the covid-19 pandemic.
From there they launch innovative proposals framed in beautiful settings to encourage tourism in the colonial town, also declared a cultural heritage of humanity and where the Yavirac is also located.
The models wore their suits in the “Old Military Circle” building, which reflects the neoclassical style that prevailed in the early 1900s, and in the “Casa de Sucre”, whose museum gives clues about Quito society at the dawn of the Enlightenment , between the 18th and 19th centuries.
There, the nuances of the corridor towards the waltz (coast) or towards the yaraví (Andes) are represented in threads, fabrics, colors and textures that open a new window to take what many call a sung poem to another dimension: the corridor . (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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