26-11-2016 01:11 via alaskapublic.org

AK: Native fashion designs dazzle catwalks

November is Native American Heritage Month. To celebrate, we’re taking you down the catwalk and into the heart of contemporary Native fashion. From seal skin corsets to gowns fringed like Eagle feathers, today’s designers are finding new silhouettes for traditional art. And their customers love it. Dodging hairspray and safety pins, KCAW’s Emily Kwong went backstage at Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Native Fashion show to talk with two of the sewers on the cutting edge of
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