Rafael Correa's Multicolored Dream Shirt: Commerce, Creativity, and National Identity in Post-Neoliberal Ecuador
@article{ColloredoMansfeld2012RafaelCM, title={Rafael Correa's Multicolored Dream Shirt: Commerce, Creativity, and National Identity in Post-Neoliberal Ecuador}, author={Rudi Colloredo‐Mansfeld and Paola Mantilla and Jason Antrosio}, journal={Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies}, year={2012}, volume={7}, pages={275 - 294} }
During the transmission ceremonies in 2007, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa wore a specially tailored, elaborately embroidered shirt. Since then he has used such shirts on official state visits, given them to heads of state, and worn them during national events – elevating them as a symbol of his presidency. In this paper, we report on the apparel producer, fashion designer, and embroiderer who created the shirt, showing how their creativity, understandings of intellectual property, and…
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