Photos: Kevin Mazur, Michael Loccisano, John Shearer
As artist Saskia Jorda who in a 2013 art installation explored quinceaera tailoring traditions through interviews with shop owners in downtown Santa Ana phrased it, Its like each one had their secrets. This skill set and tradition has been slowly disappearing from downtown Santa Ana, which for years hosted a cottage industry for the dresses intended for Latinas celebrating their 15th birthdays
Thankfully, another shop was still able to get it made for me and I will be buying through them instead
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Weddings: As a guest or attendant at an evening or semi-formal wedding, especially with a black or navy suit
"We had to put shutters up on our windows, and we used to put bits of fabric, in different colors, in the bins just to throw the journalists off the scent." Knowing all this, making a second dress is not only understandable but beyond smart too