From Rivadavia Park, where they held the first meetings, to the most important stages in America and Europe. From singing for a small group of people to having billions of views on Spotify and YouTube. From starting a dream from far away parts of Argentina to conquering the international music industry. There are no longer unattainable goals or spaces for the national trap leaders and this week they gave a new example of this when it became known that Cazzu, Duki and Bhavi will be the main figures of Bafweek, one of the iconic events of national fashion.
This year the Buenos Aires Fashion Week turns 20 and in La Rural they will celebrate it with fashion shows and performances that seek to be disruptive. For that, not only a special set was created but also the participation of figures accompanying that idea was organized. And those in charge of Bafweek found what they were looking for in the representatives of the trap. On the one hand, Cazzu, the 27-year-old from Jujuy also known as La Jefa, will collaborate with the Jazmín Chebar brand. Meanwhile Duki, one of the pioneers of the national urban genre scene, will do the same with Roberto Sánchez. And Bhavi, who recently released his first album, will be working with Levi’s. Thus, the trap will give its own imprint to the event that if it had the objective of renewing itself, it undoubtedly succeeded.
New airs. “I feel like the decision to bring the boys was the right one because that’s what is happening. Like it or not, whoever likes one genre or another, you have to have enough head to see that this is what is happening ”. The speaker is Andrés Baglivo, founder and creative director of the Roberto Sánchez brand. This will be his first participation in Bafweek and although he has collaborated with Duki on other occasions, this experience will be different from the others because it will be his first parade and public presentation.
“Why do you see the decision correct?”
—I’m 44 years old, of course I’m not from the trap generation, but from another where there were other musical formats. But the beauty is the opening and receiving everything. The space for these guys is good because it is also throwing them on the field and seeing what is this that is happening. The contribution will be a nice and fresh refresh.
—Not only do they innovate with them but with brands like yours, which is also participating for the first time …
—I am clearly an underground project. For me it is an honor that Bafweek looks to these sides and not only at shopping brands or mega-companies because I am also what is happening. I feel comfortable because in other years the Bafweek
He has not noticed me and today he is doing it and puts me in the forefront with brands like Jazmín Chebar and Levi’s, and with a collaboration with an artist.
“How is the collaboration with Duki?”
“It’s like a no-work situation for me.” Within what it is to be the designer and the person in front of the brand, one of the least heavy jobs is when I merge with an artist, it is one of the things that I enjoy the most. With Mauro (N.de.R .: Mauro Ezequiel Lombardo is Duki’s birth name) we take it as a gathering of friends. It gives me pleasure because there is a search for expression in two worlds and two different generations. I took him 21 years and the encounters with him to create are a feedback that nourishes and inspires me.
“How long have you worked with Duki?”
-Long time. We do a lot of shows and tours together. The one that Duki made for Spain was, end to end, with garments that we created together. For me he is a friend and it is difficult to get together to merge with someone that I do not admire. This is not just for money and when I work with someone there has to be a fine line where their art meets mine. At one point it is very difficult for me to accept a proposal when the artist does not move me.
“How do you prepare for Bafweek?”
-With everything. I stopped everything that is my day to day and both I and my team are focused with great dedication and responsibility for this. I am very happy and satisfied with what I am doing. It was a tough job because time is very short and in the fashion industry times are not so fast. Making a garment is a bit like a baby, saving the distance of course. This is something that is gestated, that is done in many steps and that has many hands in the middle. We all prepare with great expectation and enthusiasm.
Digital. For reasons related to the protocols established to prevent coronavirus infections, face-to-face access to this edition of Bafweek will be limited. There will be little public that can only be accessed with special invitation tickets that designers or sponsors have. From the beginning to the end, all the measures established for this type of event will be taken. However, those who want to witness the parades and shows that Cazzu, Duki and Bhavi will perform will be able to do so from 9 pm, through Flow.
