Native Trend Week Santa Fe 2025, a brand new occasion which takes place Could 8 to 11, will function greater than 30 Indigenous designers and 100 fashions on the Santa Fe Railyard Arts District.
The occasion, which options Indigenous designers from throughout North America, will convey collectively names corresponding to Orlando Dugi, identified for his high-fashion eveningwear, and Lesley Hampton, a number one voice in body-positive and inclusive design, alongside first-time designers pushing the boundaries of up to date style.
“Indigenous style has been couture since earlier than ‘couture’ existed,” mentioned Amber-Daybreak Bear Gown, the style curator and organizer of the present, who’s a member of the Siksika Nation. “The precision, the artistry, the imaginative and prescient — it’s all the time been right here, shaping type in methods the {industry} is barely starting to grasp. Native Trend Week Santa Fe is the place that affect takes the stage.”
Amber-Daybreak Bear Gown
TIRA HOWARD PHOTOGRAPHY, courtesy of Native Trend Week Santa Fe
The Southwestern Affiliation for Indian Arts, or SWAIA, will even have its style week in Santa Fe from Could 7 to 11, as reported.
Native Trend Week Santa Fe options two full days of runway exhibits and programming. Along with Dugi and Hampton, manufacturers collaborating embody Apache Skateboards & Douglas Miles, Korina Emmerich, Lauren Good Day, Nonamey, and Merchandise of My Surroundings x The Son of Picasso. JAM Productions is the manufacturing workforce for the runway.
A glance from Nonamey.
The occasion will even spotlight an industry-focused panel dialogue with Christian Allaire, journalist and writer of “The Energy of Model: How Trend and Magnificence are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures” as a featured speaker. Trunks exhibits and model activations will even happen throughout the Railyard, connecting designers instantly with patrons and collectors. The NFW Trend Movie Pageant, hosted by Violet Crown Cinemas, will even highlight iconic movies that remember style.
