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DOI	10.1386/fspc.3.1.7_1
	'Make Friends with Mexico': The Mexican tourist jacket
	Ibarra, Rogelia Lily; Strawn, Susan M.
通讯作者	Ibarra, RL
来源期刊	FASHION STYLE & POPULAR CULTURE
ISSN	2050-0726
EISSN	2050-0734
出版年	2015
卷号	3 期号:1 页码:7-20
英文摘要	Mexican tourist jackets entered the United States apparel market as a casual trend among women and little girls after World War II. Blazer-style jackets sewn from woolen fabric featured colourful hand appliqued and embroidered motifs depicting such iconic Mexican symbols as sarapes, sombreros, burros, desert fauna and dancers. This article traces relationships among symbolic representations of Mexican nationalism on the jackets, development of the post-war tourism industry in Mexico, and subsequent reinterpretation of Mexico as an exotic yet accessible destination for US tourists. Methods included review of literature on post-war tourism to Mexico and examination of extant garments, historical photographs and needlework periodicals. Results reveal that Mexican jackets (originally produced in Mexico) incorporated symbols of Mexican nationalism, especially the emblematic national duo el charro and la china poblana as the dancing couple. An early tourist publication titled 'Make Friends with Mexico' coincided with warming of relations between the two countries and the beginning of American Airlines flights to Mexico in 1943. McCall Needlework appropriated the Mexican tourist jacket in patterns for home-made jackets linked with their origins as souvenirs of Mexico. Analysis of results argues for political motives that encouraged cross-cultural adoption of Mexican symbolism in American fashion. However, this seemingly benevolent cultural exchange through tourism was not equitable; Mexico had to prove itself worthy and familiar to prospective US tourists who associated the country with banditry and tumult. Transforming its image was tantamount to asserting national identity.
英文关键词	Mexico Mexican jacket tourism souvenir embroidery culture
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000371678300002
WOS类目	Humanities, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Arts & Humanities - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/331214
作者单位	[Ibarra, Rogelia Lily; Strawn, Susan M.] Dominican Univ, 7900 West Div St, River Forest, IL 60305 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ibarra, Rogelia Lily,Strawn, Susan M.. 'Make Friends with Mexico': The Mexican tourist jacket[J],2015,3(1):7-20.
APA	Ibarra, Rogelia Lily,&Strawn, Susan M..(2015).'Make Friends with Mexico': The Mexican tourist jacket.FASHION STYLE & POPULAR CULTURE,3(1),7-20.
MLA	Ibarra, Rogelia Lily,et al."'Make Friends with Mexico': The Mexican tourist jacket".FASHION STYLE & POPULAR CULTURE 3.1(2015):7-20.