To speak of Latin American design as one thing is lazy. The region produces five simultaneous currents, with radically different palettes, materials, and proposals. This is the editorial perspective with which the Aguadulce team curates each season at Casa Catorze, Zona 14.
1. Caribbean Resort Wear
A vertical where Latin America leads globally. Origin: Colombia, Mexican Caribbean, Brazil, Dominican Republic. Materials: linen, pima cotton, crepe silk, raffia. Palette: white, ecru, gold, terracotta. Reference brands: Johanna Ortiz, Silvia Tcherassi, Adriana Degreas. This current includes resort wear for destination weddings, beach cover-ups, kaftans. Aguadulce brings modules close to this sensibility every season from March to October.
2. Andean Neo-Folklore
Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, southern Colombia. Contemporary reinterpretation of pre-Columbian techniques: alpaca, vicuña, loom weaving, silver jewelry with Andean stones. Palette: earth tones, ocher, wine, black. Reference brands: Escvdo (Peru), Mozh Mozh (Peru), Verdi (Bolivia). This current feeds our vertical of Latin designer accessories — especially jewelry and textiles.
3. Southern Cone Minimalism
Chile, Argentina, Uruguay. Architectural lines, restricted palette, noble materials (Patagonian merino wool, linen, leather). Reference brands: Tucca (Argentina), Andrea Reyes (Chile), Vórtice (Uruguay). Direct influence from European minimalism but reinterpreted with a Latin body. Its role in Aguadulce: column dresses, long coats, androgynous tailoring.
4. Contemporary Mexican Tailoring
Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey. Reappropriation of classic suits with oversized bodies, neutral palettes, and Mexican materials (organic cotton, linen, heavy denim). Reference brands: Sandra Weil, Lorena Saravia, Carla Fernández (ready-to-wear line). The Mexican cluster is probably the most editorially dense in Latin America right now — we follow it very closely.
5. Central American Neo-Artisanal
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua. The new generation of designers working with weaving, embroidery, and jewelry cooperatives without caricaturing the technique. Focus: reinterpreted güipiles, backstrap loom weaving with contemporary cuts, silver with local stones. Reference brands: Mariángel Coghlan (Guatemala), Estudio La Cueva (Guatemala). This current is in Aguadulce's DNA — it's where our geographical location gives us an editorial advantage.
How the five currents intersect in a catalog
A premium multi-brand store that aims to represent contemporary Latin American design cannot be limited to a single current. In Aguadulce, all five appear, but with different emphasis depending on the season: resort wear dominates from March to October, Mexican tailoring and Southern Cone minimalism gain weight from November to February, neo-folklore and neo-artisanal are a permanent foundation of the catalog. This rotation is what keeps fashion curation alive.
Explore the current mix in designer jewelry, dresses by Latin designers, or schedule a styling consultation with a team stylist.