The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian’s George Gustav Heye Center in New York will be the final stop for the first large-scale traveling exhibition of contemporary Native American fashion. “Native Fashion Now” goes on view Feb. 17, 2017
Jamie Okuma (Luiseño and Shoshone-Bannock), boots, 2013–14. Glass beads on boots designed by Christian Louboutin. Museum commission with support from Katrina Carye, John Curuby, Karen Keane and Dan Elias, Cynthia Gardner, Merry Glosband, and Steve and Ellen Hoffman.
Greg Hall
Native Fashion Now
Margaret Roach Wheeler (Chickasaw) for Mahota Handwovens, The Messenger (The Owl) cape and headpiece, from the Mahotan Collection, 2014. Silk-wool yarn; silk-wool yarn, metal, silver, glass beads, and peacock feathers.
Courtesy of the designer. Photo by Greg Hall.
Thosh Collins
Native Fashion Now
Jared Yazzie (Diné [Navajo]) for OxDx, Native Americans Discovered Columbus t-shirt, 2012. Cotton. Gift of Karen Kramer. Peabody Essex Museum, 2015.11.4.
Photo by Thosh Collins.
Nate Francis/Unék Photography
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Orlando Dugi (Diné [Navajo]), cape, dress, and headdress from "Desert Heat" collection, 2012. Silk, organza, feathers, beads, and 24k gold; feathers, beads, and silver; porcupine quills and feathers.