After presenting its blend of fashion, art and Chicano culture in Los Angeles, on the East Coast and in Mexico City, Chicano Elegance is bringing its signature gala to a place organizers say carries particular meaning: San Bernardino.
The Chicano Elegance Gala will take over Sole Alley in downtown San Bernardino on Sept. 26, bringing together a runway fashion show, visual art, live music, Indigenous cultural elements, food and intricately customized lowriders displayed as works of art.
For Chicano Elegance Foundation board members Sus and Freddy Calderon, both San Bernardino natives, bringing the event to their hometown is about more than selecting another stop for the traveling cultural showcase…