These super talented designers are turning the fashion world out with vibrant and culturally-inspired pieces. indigenousfashion nativemade IndigenousPeopleDay
As a Tsalagi-citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, I know firsthand that Indigenous people have always been inventive fashionistas. The long, printed Cherokee tear dress, for example, is believed to have originated during the Trail of Tears era. The fabric was torn and sewn together, since most Cherokee women didn’t have scissors due to the theft of most personal items by the U.S. government.
Twenty-three-year-old Australian designer Lyn-Al Young, whose Aboriginal heritage includes the Gunnai, Wiradjuri, Gunditjmara, and Yorta Yorta peoples, honors her culture through her design process. Her pieces are made of silk, which she hand-paints, interweaving traditional tree carvings, symbolic markings, waterways, animal life, and her ancestral lands. These one-of-a-kind pieces can be worn in a variety of ways from scarves to tops to dresses.
Della Bighair-Stump’s Designs by Della are inspired by her Apsaalooke roots. Based in Montana, Bighair-Stump bridges the past and present with her colorful dresses and streetwear styles, making leggings, bathing suits, and pencil skirts printed with vibrant, traditional-inspired patterns. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2019 print edition of BUST Magazine.
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