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There s so much excitement around costumes in Netflix s
Selena: The Series. It stars Christian Serratos as the famous singer, and Selena s real-life sister, Suzette Quintanilla, is an executive producer on the show. The show is about the Tejano singer s rapid rise to fame before her tragic murder in 1995. We talked to the show s costume designer, Adela Cortázar, about how she re-created the singer s most iconic looks.
If you wondered how, exactly, Adela was able to perfectly construct those outfits, allow her to explain: I have a rule when I work on projects that are based in bygone eras: it has to be vintage, or we make it. We sourced garments from Mexico City, Tijuana, San Diego, and Los Angeles. I wanted to avoid using any revival pieces or new ones that imitate those styles so we could build a universe that takes