Charro outfit

The outfits consist of tight, decorated pants or a long skirt, short jackets, silk ties and are often worn with a wide-brimmed sombrero and other accessories as appropriate.

A basic charro outfit worn by men consists of long, tight pants covered with decoration on the sides.

"[3] In 1985, Victor Almaraz of California made a charro outfit consisting mainly of around 2,500 interlocking aluminum can pull tabs.

[14][15] The outfit and other charro imagery is often incorporated in tourist advertisements and has become one of the "most universally recognized emblem of Mexican identity around the world.

[18] When Spain colonized Mexico, the government initially made it illegal for indigenous Mexicans to ride horses without Spanish landowner permission.

[4] The wide brim of the sombrero worn by charros protected them both from the sun and, due to the hard crown, from head injuries.

The wearer of a charro outfit was supposed to be seen as an excellent horseman, marksman, and lover, although very few Rurales actually were all three, according to historians like Paul J.

[21] For decades it was believed that General Porfirio Díaz, the "presidential dictator" of Mexico for thirty-five years (1876-1911) created the Rurales until the truth about Juárez's role was discovered in the national archives.

[22] Mexican president, Porfirio Díaz, influenced mariachi performers to adopt the charro costume in the early 1900s.

[citation needed] The outfit was further popularized by actors who wore the charro suit in movies made during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.

[11] The character, Gordo, in the eponymous comic strip by Gustavo Arriola, was portrayed dressed in charro outfits.

[29] The children's story, La Fiesta y el Mariachi by Marta Arroyo, describes traditional Mexican clothing, including the charro outfit.