zara embroidered dress Yellow Midi by ZARA ZARA NEW WHITE EMBROIDERED MIDI

(If you bought anchovies knowing you wanted to make this dressing, well then kudos to you

Pair it with espadrilles and a cute Katydid tote for brunch, or throw it on over your swimsuit for a day at the pool

Each of the five regional dress traditions documented here operates as a complete cultural system: the Mola as political survival and reverse appliqu mastery, the Pollera as a five-region vocabulary that no single silhouette can represent, the Palenquera dress as four centuries of African freedom maintained in cloth, the Pacific coasts Afro-Colombian aesthetic as a living tradition that international fashion has not yet had the geographic range to find, the Wayuu mochila as a personal biography woven in geometric pattern

And since were right there with you, we thought wed do a deep dive into what makes these earthy, bohemian gowns so swoon-worthy and how to style them for your big day

A friend helped me with make-up and took me for a full-on make-up session