Laura Beltrán-Rubio

Fashion Historian & Consultant | 10+ years researching Latin American & Latinx Fashion | Ph.D. Candidate + MA Fashion Studies

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

Showing up here to share that I was interviewed for an article on the “Panama Hat” —which I’d rather call “toquilla straw hat”— for @Refinery29. Please go give it a read and help us spread the word about the histories of Latinx fashion 🤩

https://t.co/T0iXO4wLSa

[Pasold Research Fund @pasoldfund]

6 November - THIS SUNDAY! Clothing the Lost King: reconstructing the wardrobe of Richard III, with @MikhailaNinya of @TheTudorTailor and @Medatsoc. 4pm UK time, online event:
https://t.co/c0H5euuz9Y

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

@Ingrid_Mida @CostumeSociety Congratulations!! I can’t wait to see Dress reach new levels under your leadership 🤩

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

@Ingyzuppa @metmuseum @IsabellaRosner You're welcome! Glad you liked them!!

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

I've been browsing through the @metmuseum's collection all morning in preparation for an upcoming research visit and wanted to share a few favorite finds

(I guess I'm finally following my friend @IsabellaRosner's example after several years 😅)

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

@IsabellaRosner @metmuseum Haha maybe one day I'll be as good as you in sharing amazing objects over here!

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

And lastly, Mary Munro's embroidered sampler from 1788, also made in Providence, Rhode Island https://t.co/kdL0efAza3

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

Second is Patty Coggeshall's embroidered sampler from ca. 1792, made in Providence, Rhode Island https://t.co/6nVwofR3mq

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

Third, Mary Wright's embroidered picture from ca. 1754 https://t.co/Jt4gphFSHV

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

No. 1 is this Mexican "colcha" (embroidered coverlet) with a fantastic depiction of a fashionable couple, made by Doña Rosa Solís y Menéndez in 1786 https://t.co/1dkeTSbOah

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

Dicen por ahí que hoy es el #SocialMediaDay y no puedo no usarlo de excusa para decir un par de cosas 🙊

La primera es un recordatorio de que lo que vemos por redes sociales no es un reflejo de la vida de las personas 🧐 A mí todo el mundo me felicita porque estoy “on to

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

@EllaMcHawk @TSofHD Yay, congratulations!!! I'm trying to stay focused on the 18th-century Spanish world as I finish writing my dissertation atm BUT I hope to be able to read it soon!

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

@JenVRod @AdrianaRudling @Mariaporia Y hay toda una tesis al respecto: https://t.co/vebu0Tj375

¡Gracias @JenVRod por el shoutout!

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

@IsabellaRosner This is absolutely amazing!p 😻😻 Thank you for sharing!

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

Hey friends! Just thought I should pop here briefly to share that I *just* published a brand new episode of my audio newsletter "Thinking Through Latinx Fashion" in case anyone is interested on giving it a read/listening to it 🤗 Lmk what you think!
https://t.co/oF4LM8E9CG

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

Are there any other #FashionBooks that you would add to this #FashionStudies starter’s list?

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

Hi friends! I know I don't usually show up over here but I just shared on my Instagram a selection of 5 books to get started in #FashionStudies and thought I should share them here as well in case they're of any help to anyone out there searching for some good #FashionBooks

[Laura Beltrán-Rubio @laurabelru]

5. “The Fashioned Body: Fashion, Dress and Modern Social Theory” by Joanne Entwistle — traducido al español como “El cuerpo y la moda. Una visión sociológica” (5/5 #FashionBooks)