Acclaimed "Native Fashion Now" Exhibition Arrives in New York

December 19, 2016
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Embellished blue boots

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

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  • Embellished blue spike heel boots
    Walter Silver
    Native Fashion Now

    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.

  • Cape designed by Margaret Roach Wheeler
    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.

  • Portrait of designer Jared Yazzie
    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.

  • Woman in flowing gown posed against dramatic sky
    Nate Francis/Unék Photography
    Native Fashion Now

    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.