Charro Suits Essay

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Creative Piece Paper: Charro Suits We chose to do our creative piece on the Charro suits. The Charro suit can have many different variations mostly according to the activities of the man who wears it. But essential parts that all Charro suits always have are the sombrero, Charro-cut pants and shirt, leather belt with holster and revolver and ankle high boots with an elevated riding heel and spurs. The fabrics, colors, decorations, and the use of the optional jacket and vest vary with the formality of the suit and of the occasion. The origins of the Charro suit can be traced all the way back to the old clothing worn by the Spanish horsemen; their costumes were amazing and extravagantly decorated with gold and silver. This influence of extravagance and flashiness can now be seen in today’s Charro suits. How does this fit in with the course? Well to start off the history of the Charro suits has a lot of relevant information that we learned in CHI 10 this year. As we learned the horse was brought by the Spanish and in the beginning, horses could only be bred by Spaniards and Creoles. The Native Americans or “Indians” as they called them were not allowed to ride or breed horses that were reserved for the “higher class”; however, the Indians had to look after the animals, which involved riding and taming them. Eventually as the years went by and their experience grew they learned to control the wild horses with a rope and therefore the Spanish had to change the law. Soon the Indigenous people became accomplished horsemen in New Spain. The enthusiasm for competitions among horsemen and bullfights were traditions inherited by Creoles and Mestizos from the Spanish. So, the Charro suits are a result of Spanish and Indigenous cultures mixing to produce this wonderful unique style of clothing. An identity that represent both sides of a culture: the Spanish and Indigenous

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