When do humans come of age? In Latin America, there’s a special celebration called the Quinceañera that marks the transition from girlhood to womanhood. Taking place during a girl’s 15th birthday, this traditional party is characterized by bold colours, glitter, over the top dresses, and choreographed dances. 

Today, we have the pleasure of speaking to award winning fashion designer and artist Anabella Bergero in her latest exhibition ‘Heart of the Community’ currently on show at Faena Art Project Room in Miami, where this episode was recorded to a live audience. Using religious pop iconography and the vibrant colors of urban Latin American life, Anabella explores the sociopolitical intricacies of Quinceañeras. Anabella is a professor at Instituto Marangoni in Miami. She has been featured in L'Officiel, Vogue, i-D Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Clarin Newspaper, and exhibited internationally, including Buenos Aires, Mexico City, New York and Miami. Between 2015 and 2018 she was selected as emerging designer of the year by Harper's Bazaar Argentina.

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