Willy Chavarria Addresses The Controversy That Reached Claudia Sheinbaum | The Moment Podcast

What does it take to go from a farm town to the biggest stages in luxury fashion? In this conversion, California’s Central Valley fashion designer Willy Chavarria gets candid with Jorge and Paola about growing up queer, feeling like an outsider (“They still look at me like I didn’t belong,”) and the drive that took him from a small town all the way to Paris Fashion Week. He also addresses the controversy that escalated all the way to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, shares why this year's Pride month feels a little different, and gives The Moment a sneak peek into his highly anticipated Paris show. New episodes of The Moment drop every Wednesday. Watch this episode and more on our YouTube channel or listen on the free iHeartRadio app and wherever you get your podcasts. SUBSCRIBE:    / @themomentramospod   #willychavarria #parisfashionweek #themomentpodcast #viewfromtheeastwing #politicalpodcast #paolaramos #jorgeramos ________ ¿Qué se necesita para moverse de un pequeño pueblo agrícola a los escenarios más importantes de la moda? En esta conversación, el diseñador de moda del Valle Central de California, Willy Chavarria, habla con total franqueza con Jorge y Paola sobre crecer siendo queer, sentirse como un outsider (“Todavía me miran como si no perteneciera”) y la determinación que lo llevó de una pequeña comunidad a presentarse en la Semana de la Moda de París. También aborda la controversia que escaló hasta llegar a la presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, comparte por qué este Mes del Orgullo Gay se siente diferente y le ofrece a The Moment un adelanto exclusivo de su esperado desfile Francia. 00:00 Intro 02:22 Meet Willy Chavarría 03:41 From California's Central Valley to Paris Fashion Week 08:35 Building a Fashion Brand Around Latino Identity 09:18 "I Had to Get the F*** Out of Here" 12:13 The Meaning Behind Willy's Designs 15:23 The Adidas Oaxaca Controversy 20:27 What It Means to Be "Latino Enough" 24:31 Why Willy Chavarría Says Fashion Is Political 28:15 Speaking Out in the Trump Era 30:20 Why Willy Skipped the Met Gala 31:36 Luxury Fashion vs. Accessibility 34:27 Pride, Queer Identity & Representation 38:24 Santi: The Trans Woman Who Inspired Willy 41:14 A Preview of Willy's Paris Fashion Week Show ______________ FOLLOW THE MOMENT Instagram:   / themomentramospod   FOLLOW THE HOSTS Paola Ramos Instagram:   / paoramos   https://www.paolaramos.com/ Jorge Ramos Youtube:    / @jorgeramos-asiveolascosas   Instagram:   / jorgeramosnews   https://jorgeramos.com/ ______________ ABOUT PAOLA RAMOS Paola Ramos is an author and Emmy Award-winning journalist. Ramos is a contributor for Telemundo News and MSNBC. A former Vice News correspondent, her reporting has taken her along the southern border, the Darien Jungle, to embed with Mexican cartels, the Proud Boys, or with underground abortion pill networks. She is the author of “DEFECTORS: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America,” and of “Finding Latin-X: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity,” published by Penguin Random House. ABOUT JORGE RAMOS Jorge Ramos is an independent journalist and an immigrant. For 38 years, he was the anchor for Univision News and is the author of 15 books and bestsellers. Time included him in the list of its “100 most influential people in the world”. His daily news digital channel, “Así Veo Las Cosas,” is seen and followed by millions. He publishes a weekly column distributed in the U.S. and Latin America by The New York Times Syndicate, and he has interviewed some of the most powerful leaders in the world. Jorge has won 10 Emmys and is considered one of the most respected and credible voices in the Latino community. ABOUT THE MOMENT WITH JORGE RAMOS AND PAOLA RAMOS The Moment is where legendary journalist Jorge Ramos and acclaimed author and MSNBC contributor Paola Ramos — an Emmy-winning father-daughter duo — sit down with the politicians, artists, activists, and thinkers shaping our world today. Raw, unfiltered, and unapologetically Latino. From iHeartMedia's My Cultura and Radio Ambulante Studios, this is the space where the most important voices come to talk about the issues impacting the Latino community and beyond. 🎙️ New episodes every Wednesday. ABOUT RAS Radio Ambulante Studios is a pioneering Spanish-language podcast production company that tells the stories of Latin America and Latino communities around the world. Founded in 2011, its mission is to achieve a greater understanding of these communities through well-told, rigorously reported, and expertly produced audio journalism, offering the audience a nuanced portrait of a complex and vital region.