In the wake of US colonization, a local white elite projected themselves as illustrious leaders of a racial democracy and came to essentialize puertorriqueidad as a fusion of Indigenous, Spanish, and African mixture to prove Puerto Ricos capacity to renegotiate its relation with the United States as equals (Rodrguez-Silva 2004)
The robot suit was originally created with artist Jean-Jacques Urcun, and inspired by the character Futura from the 1925 novel Metropolis
Crafted from non-stretch denim, this overall dress features a light wash, square-cut neckline, adjustable straps, pockets, belt loops, slanted front pockets, buttoned sides, split front hem, Midi length, and column silhouette
I did my best to de-glitter it by shaking it, putting it in the dryer (on a delicate setting) after hand washing it