Fashion designers from North America are exhibiting their Indigenous heritage at a three-day runway event in Santa Fe, in unity with a Canadian counterpart. This year's program at the Santa Fe Indian Market features collections from six Native designers, highlighting a mix of traditional and contemporary styles, including silk, fur, and beaded accessories. Models include professionals and Indigenous celebrities, emphasizing cultural expression through fashion that reflects individual and community identities. This event marks the growth of Indigenous fashion as a recognized artistic movement, symbolizing unity among designers.
Native fashion, it's telling a story about our understanding of who we are individually and then within our communities, said Taos Pueblo fashion designer Patricia Michaels.
You're getting designers from North America that are here to express a lot of what inspires them from their own heritage and culture.
The stand-alone spring fashion week for Indigenous design is a recent outgrowth of haute couture at the summer Santa Fe Indian Market.
Elements of Friday's collections from six Native designers ran the gamut from silk parasols to a quilted hoodie, knee-high fur boots and suede leather earrings.
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