Earlier this month, Native Fashion Week became a thing and we’re completely gagging over it. We don’t know about you but we haven’t heard much noise about Indigenous fashion lately or at all. Come to think of it, the designers of the Native fashion designs haven’t been mentioned much either for that matter. Maybe this is because it isn’t a huge part of the mainstream fashion scene.
Guess what everyone, now things are seriously getting ready for a massive change. Follow along with us as we take a peak inside what went on during Native Fashion Week.
The Spotlight on Native Fashion Week
We have a strong feeling that a lot of you didn’t even know this type of fashion existed outside of the Native culture. It was casually getting swept under the rug for years but that is no longer an option as these proud designers are ready to put up a fight. Indigenous fashion is getting ready to take over the world, grabbing its rightful place on the runway.
It is finally receiving long overdue recognition as well as the talented designers as it is well deserved. Indigenous peoples are greatly known for their diverse styling, creative abilities and so much more. This world is created by diversity which makes it fully thrive. It is supremely important to celebrate the rich heritage of native cultures. This natural-born talent was set up to strut their designs down the runway for the first-ever Native Fashion Week in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Runway Recap: Three Designers You Must Know About
3. Himikalas Pamela Baker
Himikalas Pamela Baker shows the love she has for her plentiful Indigenous culture through her opulent designs. She aims to be a pillar of Native pride and education for others willing to learn about the traditions of tribal cultures. The divine collection she crafted pays homage to her ancestors via many distinctive aspects of her lovely high-fashion pieces.
2. Leslie Hampton
Leslie Hampton is yet another amazing Native designer who was featured during Native Fashion Week. She has dressed many on-screen personalities including the legendary Tantoo Cardinal. Hampton’s pieces get real by shedding light on the concept of body neutrality. Her most recent Alkaline collection, contains beading, pleating, feathers, florals and so much more to convey her message.
1. Peshawn Bread
Peshawn Bread is not only a nonbinary Native designer but also a model, creative director, etc. They launched their unique fashion line House of Sutai as a way to create a safe place for those Indigenous people who identify as LGBTQ2S+ within the fashion industry. The collection they presented at Native Fashion Week is reminiscent of the 1970s disco scene.
An Event to Remember
There were 17 spectacular Native designers featured in this show. Additionally, the news gets so much better as many of the models wearing the collections were Native as well. Talk about being deep in representation! Even the Native Hualapai actor Kiowa J. Gordon of Twilight served as a model for Native Fashion Week. It was so beautiful to see Native peoples coming together to support each other for such an epic event.
The Native Fashion Week show was put together and presented by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts better known as SWAIA. SWAIA is also behind the annual Indian Market. We can see this event giving so many more Native/Indigenous creatives a platform to display their creations giving them the opportunity to make a positive impact on their communities as well as preserve their dignified cultural identity.
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