Once upon a time in Guatemala, you could tell the precise village a Mayan resident lived in by the clothes they wore. Such site-specific fashion design is but a long-ago notion in the age of globalism ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEXICO CITY (AP) — The fast-fashion online clothing seller Shein said Thursday it has dropped an embroidered floral blouse after ...

From 20th century aprons to commodity bag dresses, the Textile and Costume Museum at LSU explores fashion and textiles through the ages. The museum's exhibition “Trajé, Maya Textile Artistry” is ...

Late Wednesday afternoon, the Amherst College political science department hosted indigenous Guatemalan activist and lawyer, Angelina Aspuac, who spoke about the movement working to secure ...

For millennia, the Maya people of Guatemala have been practising a unique agricultural system that fuses sustainability, climate resilience and environmental preservation. Based on the ...

For more than 1500 years the basic technology of Maya weaving has remained the same. Contemporary Maya weavers still use the backstrap loom to create the dazzling textiles and clothing they wear today ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CANCUN, Mexico — Truth be told, the ancient Mayans didn’t really believe the world would end in 2012 A.D. However, if they went to Cancun today they might ...