Santa Fe Indigenous Fashion Week to Debut Next Month

Scheduled for May 2 to May 5 in Santa Fe, N.M., the event is being produced by SWAIA Indigenous Fashion. It will feature several designers who have previously shown in the annual Indigenous Fashion Show duringin August, including Himikalas Pamela Baker, Orlando Dugi and Patricia Michaels. This spring’s new format will highlight more designers with an emphasis on emerging ones.

“This is extremely important because cultural representation is something that we have always struggled with as Native Americans. We do not want to be blanketed overall, but want our individual cultures, languages and whatnot. For me as the executive director, this is an invitation for people to learn more just as our art market does, as well,” Schulze said.

Through the Santa Fe Indigenous Fashion Week, the plan is to take a closer look at the economic input into the city and the impact on local communities and Indigenous designers, Schulze said. Next month’s fashion week will draw attention to more contemporary artists as well. ”As a Native woman, I love fashion. If you ask any woman, they will say that. But to see that incorporated with traditional styles and origin styles has been really empowering,” she said.

At the Oscars, where Gladstone made history as the first Native American to be nominated in the Best Actress category, Gucci designer Sabato De Sarno collaborated with Indigenous designer Joe Big Mountain on her gown. Ralph Lauren team members have been attending the Indigenous Fashion Show during the SWAIA’s Santa Fe Indian Market for several years, acknowledging Native Americans as the origin of so much of the label’s inspiration and storytelling. Last year, the brand debuted a collaboration with the Navajo weaver, who recently released her second capsule line for the brand. The seventh-generation Diné textile artist and weaver is Polo Ralph Lauren’s first artist in residence.

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