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Nacy Pelegrin in her studio

The renewed winds and international trends in today's Cuban fashion have found a strong source of inspiration in white-color designs as the cloth's luminosity, transparency and freshness have dazzled local designers who once again have turned white into the standard-bearer color on the island nation's voguish wardrobe.

For way too long forgotten and pigeonholed for baby's wear, religious rituals or wedding gowns, white garments have staged a spectacular comeback as a result of the toilsome efforts of such prestigious artists as Mercy Nodarse, winner of some major international awards in fashion design.

Elements of both Caribbean and Latin American culture have helped bring white color back to life –especially in Brazil- as designers cut out exclusively tacky choices out of linen, cotton and crepe, all ratcheted in a realm of pleated and crocheted weaving that have conquered the most demanding audiences.

White versions in Cuba and Brazil

Two other outstanding local fashioners like Alida Gutierrez and Evidio Perdomo lavishly use white in their own designs, either in skirt-blazer or trousers-blazer matches, as well as in shirts or stunning patchwork-tailored nightgowns.

I don't think white designing in Cuba is just a flash in the pan, but rather all the way around. In the same breath, for Brazilian fashioners this has always been the color of choice in their designs, thus turning this daily wear into a white-worshipping of sorts.

Fortunately, we Cubans have acquired a frenzied taste for this particular color for this is the hue that better fits in our distinctiveness. By doing so, we both dress elegantly and rubberstamp the never-ending kingdom of white.