The OGs of Indigenous Fashion: A Panel Discussion
Presented by IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts’ (MoCNA)
Presented by the American Sign Museum
Presented by Glencairn Museum
Presented by China Institute
Image Credits (clockwise from upper left): Installation view of Art of Indigenous Fashion with Project Runway Finale Dress and Colonial Dress by Patricia Michaels in foreground, photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk); installation view with The Red Collection-Look No. 2 by Orlando Dugi at center, photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk); model in Marcus Amerman beaded leather jacket c. 1980s, photograph courtesy IAIA Archives; installation view of Beaded Leather Jacket (Brooke Shields), photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk); Patricia Michaels c. 1980s, photograph courtesy IAIA Archives.
All pictured designs are on view in the Art of Indigenous Fashion exhibition at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
As part of the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts’ (MoCNA) ongoing programming for Art of Indigenous Fashion, we are presenting “The OGs of Indigenous Fashion,” a conversation about the progressive fashion scene surrounding the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe from the 1980s to the present. This event will be hosted by SITE Santa Fe.
Moderated by MoCNA guest curator and IAIA Assistant Professor of Art History Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Siksika Nation), a panel featuring Project Runway finalist Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo) ’89, photorealistic beadwork phenom Marcus Amerman (Choctaw) ’84, and self-taught couturier Orlando Dugi (Diné) will discuss the early days of their careers. From traveling fashion shows to trendy nights at Heat: A Freak Boutique (one of the first Indigenous fashion boutiques on the Santa Fe Plaza) to visions for a fashionable future, these style icons have entertaining and thought-provoking stories of sartorial revolution, innovation, and experimentation to share.
View the discussion here: https://iaia.edu/event/the-ogs-of-indigenous-fashion-panel-conversation