As we head into Latinx Heritage Month, the CFDA and ELLE Magazine partnered to celebrate the vast achievements of the Latinx community in fashion.

September 2021 marks the publication’s first-ever Latinx issue led by Editor-in-Chief Nina Garcia and featuring equally fabulous cover star Selena Gomez.

In honor of the new issue, the CFDA helped identify the most influential Latinx designers making waves in the fashion industry across the globe.

Designers Lazaro Hernandez, Gabriela Hearst, Narciso Rodriguez, Maria Cornejo, Johanna Ortiz, Kika Vargas, Silvia Tcherassi, and Jonathan Cohen were shot alongside models Joan Smalls and Manuela Sanchez and photographed by Emmanuel Monsalve for the publication’s print issue.

In addition to these fashion stars, emerging designers Rio Uribe, Bárbara Sánchez-Kane, Victor Barragán, and Raul Solís were profiled for the publication’s digital channels to share how their heritage informs their designs.

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Read the full feature ‘Latinx Designers Are Revolutionizing American Fashion‘, and how ‘4 Latinx Designers Shattering The Mold‘ on ELLE.com.