Karlene Familo has seven years of sewing experience, but last year was the first time the clothes she designed were shown off. The 39-year-old Seneca Nation member and assistant director for the ...

Since time immemorial, Indigenous people have executed textile, beadwork and craftsmanship into powerful cultural expressions. Today, Native designers are elevating their ancestral knowledge and ...

Porcupine quills, buckskin and glistening dentalium shells — each material carries a story, a memory. These spectacular elements shimmer to life on the runway at Northern Quest Resort & Casino’s ...

It’s nothing short of a damn shame that when Native American fashion makes headlines, it’s usually because of a fairly racist gaffe. See: Gwen Stefani’s getup in the redacted music video for No ...

Organizers of Santa Fe’s new Native Fashion Week have selected 14 Native American and Indigenous Canadian designers to participate in the event from May 2-5. Although a location has yet to be ...

Not many fashion shows have the potential to thwart cultural expectations, but during Native Style: Where Fashion is Heard there’s a good chance that will happen. The vintage and contemporary pieces ...

Installation view of ‘Lloyd Kiva New: Art, Design, and Influence’ at IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (all images by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) SANTA FE, NM — The ...

“I grew up with an aunt who was a master beadworker, so she taught me that when you bead something you are putting all of your love and energy into it,” says Looking Horse, who was 9 when she learned ...