The garment industry in Latin America, particularly its informal dimension, has been a focus of the research agenda for many years. Current interest centers on a new regional configuration of this sector in South America. Two major circuits of informal production and distribution of affordable garments have emerged around the urban marketplaces of La Salada (Buenos Aires) and Feira da Madrugada (São Paulo). These cases are especially relevant for analyzing the role of creativity in informal production processes, enhancing the understanding of global value chains and informality, and examining forbearance as a key explanatory element in the emergence of this phenomenon.
