UPLIFT: The Indigenous Fashion Renaissance Set to Debut in Santa Fe, August 2025
UPLIFT: The Indigenous Fashion Renaissance is a powerful two-night event honoring Indigenous designers, models, and veterans through cutting-edge fashion and cultural storytelling. Held during Santa Fe’s Indian Market season, this free celebration offers a bold new platform for Indigenous creatives—centered on sustainability, innovation, and community healing.
SWAIA’s 2025 Native Fashion Show Returns to Indian Market with Groundbreaking Designers & Creative Visionaries
The 2025 SWAIA Native Fashion Show brings bold Indigenous design to the runway, with standout collections from Jamie Okuma, Lauren Good Day, Penny Singer, Osamuskwasis, and Jontay Kham. Co-produced by Dallin Maybee and Peshawn Bread, the show promises powerful storytelling through fashion.
Fashion in Full Force: Native Fashion Week SF Breaks U.S. Record, Redefines Indigenous-Driven Fashion
Over four days of Native Fashion Week SF, 30 designers unveiled 600 original looks on 150 models, attracting more than 7,000 attendees to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
‘Everybody’s Bolos’: Unique Exhibition of Bolo Ties by 30 Artists Explore Craft, Agency & Gender
Everybody’s Bolos features creations by 30 contemporary artists exploring craft, agency and gender through bolo ties. The exhibition is co-curated by metalsmith Hannah Reynoso Toussaint; metalsmith, educator and decorative arts scholar Ana M. Lopez; and jeweler, educator and curator Brian Fleetwood (Muscogee Creek Nation).
ANTA and Kyrie Irving Unveil the Kai 2 “White Phantom” – A Mindset in Motion
Another shoe drop by Kyrie Irving (Hunkpapa Lakota) – Kai 2 “White Phantom.”
‘Shaping the Future Through Tradition’ Exhibition of Contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous Art Opens at American Museum of Natural History
Works by seven artists of the Pacific Northwest celebrate blending ancestral knowledge with contemporary forms and media.
Indigenous Designer Jeremy Arviso Collaborates with Indian Motorcycle on Groundbreaking Apparel Collection
A bold ride: INDIAN MOTORCYCLE x RVSO Collection launches with purpose and pride.
ICYMI: Nike Celebrates Indigenous Communities with Summer 2025 N7 Collection of Essential Daily Sportswear
A new chapter in representation and empowerment through sport with Nike N7’s latest collection.
Hoops, Heritage, and High Fashion: How Native Fashion Week 2025 Ignited with Ayimach Horizons and Lauren Good Day
Warehouse 21 in Santa Fe’s vibrant Railyard Arts District transformed into a living tapestry of Indigenous artistry as Native Fashion Week launched its inaugural runway. A spellbinding hoop-dance blessing by champion performer ShanDien Sonwai LaRance (Hopi/Tewa/Navajo/Ohkay Owingeh) spun tradition into motion, clearing the way for two powerhouse debuts: Ayimach Horizons, whose fluid silhouettes echoed rivers at dusk, and Lauren Good Day, who reimagined historic ledger-art florals in modern neutral hues. Together they lit the spark that promises to redefine sustainable, story-rich couture for the rest of the week—and far beyond.
A Grand Finale: Sunday’s SWAIA Runway Shows Close the Week with Power, Presence, and Purpose
SWAIA Native Fashion Week Sunday’s runway shows were an epic close to a transformative week of Indigenous creativity, culture, and couture at the Santa Fe Convention Center. The Sunday showcases, held across two highly anticipated presentations, bring the week’s momentum to a powerful crescendo. At 1 PM and 4 PM, some of the most buzzed-about designers […]
