{"id":11118,"date":"2025-06-21T00:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T00:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11118"},"modified":"2025-06-21T00:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T00:05:20","slug":"mexicos-chicano-style-meets-japans-harajuku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11118","title":{"rendered":"Mexico’s Chicano style meets Japan’s Harajuku"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a leafy park in Mexico City, beside colonial era fountains and food stands, Italia Segovia’s designs are turning heads, as usual.<\/p>\n

A pink ruffled dress with white lace and big bow; a high-school vibe tartan dress tied with a pale yellow shawl imprinted with Mexico’s patron saint the Virgin of Guadalupe, all accentuated with loud heavy makeup.<\/p>\n

Segovia, known to her friends as Kumiko, calls her work Chicanjuku: a fusion of Mexican-American Chicano culture and Japanese Harajuku style, named after the Tokyo district renowned for its bright colored accessories, outlandish makeup, and elaborate hairstyles.<\/p>\n

“It’s like a food blender of styles,” Segovia said of her designs, which have also become a core part of her identity.<\/p>\n

Chicano style was popularised by Mexican-Americans in the US who felt out of place in both countries because of their mixed backgrounds, said Segovia. Though she is not Mexican-American, she has several relatives in the US who inspired her deep love for the style she now draws from.<\/p>\n

Segovia, who has almost 30 thousand followers on Instagram, mashes the oversize shirts, khakis and flat brim caps analogous to Chicano culture with the candy-floss fairy-tale pop of Harajuku. The makeup might include dark lining around the lips and eyeliner that emulates Japanese Geisha style.<\/p>\n

“You can always experiment with fashion and art as long as it’s from a place of knowledge and respect,” Segovia said.<\/p>\n

Segovia’s distinctive aesthetic has even caught the eye of admirers in Japan. In June, she made special outfits for three Japanese E-Queens, a subculture of electronic music dancers, who she connected with months earlier online.<\/p>\n

The group met up in Mexico City for a photo shoot and street dance, dressed in Segovia’s outfits.<\/p>\n

“I love how she uses texture,” said Shirendev Oyun-Erdenen, a Japanese E-Queen who dances under the name Maaya the Bee.<\/p>\n

“Helping people feel free to experiment and not be afraid. That’s what it’s all about,” Segovia said. Reuters<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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