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'''Indigenous fashion of the Americas''' is the [[Fashion design|design]] and creation of high-fashion [[clothing]] and [[fashion accessories]] by Native Americans. Indigenous designers frequently incorporate [[Motif (visual arts)|motifs]] and customary materials into their wearable artworks, providing a basis for creating items for the ''[[haute couture]]'' and international fashion markets. Their designs may result from techniques such as [[beadwork]], [[quillwork]], [[leather crafting|leather]], and [[Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas|textile arts]], such as weaving, twining, and tufting. In some cases, however, they choose not to include any materials associated with Indigenous cultures.
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Controversy has emerged over the misappropriation or inappropriate use of cultural heritage by non-Native designers. Respectful use of imagery by mainstream designers who are not Indigenous can help expand appreciation of Native cultures, but plagiarism of design or malapropos use reinforces negative stereotypes and spurs controversy. Similarly, utilizing artisan craftwork can expand awareness if designers are fairly compensated for their work and given credit for their contributions. Contemporary controversies have spurred both crowd-sourced and legislative action to protect the designs and cultural heritage of Indigenous designers.

==History==
In Mexico, before 1950 many Indigenous communities were isolated and produced their own traditional clothing. As roads improved and people began moving from the countryside to cities, many put aside their traditional clothing, to blend in with their new cosmopolitan neighbors.{{sfn|Gómez|2011}} In 1965, [[Gilberto Ortiz]] ([[Mixtec]]) moved from [[San Andrés Lagunas]], Oaxaca, to [[Mexico City]] and began training as a tailor under German businessman, José Schroeder. Acquiring traditional European styling, his first major client was movie icon, [[María Félix]]. In 1978, Ortiz left Schroeder and partnered with the Italian businessman, Edmundo Calanchini. He designed mainly for businessmen and politicians until 1997, when he opened his own shop aimed specifically at the haute couture market. In 2006, at the suggestion of his client [[Juan Gabriel]], Ortiz launched his own label, ''Gioros'', an acronym using the first two letters of each of his names, Gilberto Ortiz Osorio. In 2012, he was named one of the top three tailors in the world by the textile firm [[Scabal]]. Typically Ortiz produces classically styled garments using high-end fabrics, but his latest offering in 2017 featured men's and women's jeans.{{sfn|Martínez|2014}}{{sfn|Kemchs|2017}}{{sfn|''El Diario de Chihuahua''|2017}}

Since 1995, the [[Canadian Aboriginal Festival]] (CANAB) has hosted a fashion show of [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] designers. Dave Jones ([[Garden River First Nation|Garden River Ojibwe]]), began producing an annual fashion show for the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) in 2001.{{sfn|Willmott|2016|p=187}}{{sfn|Durnan|2013}} By 2008, the CANAB Festival featured six fashion shows, as well as booths for designers to exhibit their wares.{{sfn|Willmott|2016|p=188}} In 1998, the [[Denver Art Museum]] hosted a fashion show, ''Indian Chic'' featuring the works of Dorothy Grant, Wendy Ponca, and Margaret Roach Wheeler. It was the first time a major museum had shown works in their collection of Indigenous garments, labeling them as "fashion".{{sfn|Metcalfe|2010|p=243}} Other Native designers of the 2000s include [[Orlando Dugi]] (Navajo), [[Dallin Maybee]] ([[Northern Arapaho]]/[[Seneca Nation of Indians|Seneca]]), [[Connie Gaussoin]] (Navajo/[[Picuris Pueblo]]), the street style of [[Douglas Miles]] of Apache Skateboards ([[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation|San Carlos Apache]]/[[Akimel O'odham]]) and the custom shoes of [[Louie Gong]] ([[Nooksack people|Nooksack]]/[[Squamish Nation|Squamish]]).{{Sfn|Metcalfe|2012b|p=85}} Dugi is self-taught in fashion, learning to sew, measure and create patterns from online resources.{{Sfn|Bennett-Begaye|2015|p=95}} [[Jamie Okuma]] ([[Luiseño]]/[[Fort Hall Indian Reservation|Shoshone-Bannock]]), another self-taught artist, became the youngest person to earn the Best of Show ribbon at the Santa Fe Indian Market in 2000.{{sfn|Grinberg|2013}}{{sfn|Indyke|2001}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/native-american-fashions-best-of-the-best-hit-the-runway-in-santa-fe-30-photos/|title=Native American Fashion's Best of the Best Hit the Runway in Santa Fe [30 Photos] – Indian Country Media Network|website=indiancountrymedianetwork.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-17}}</ref>

From the turn of the 21st century, there has been a resurgence in [[Latin America]] for Indigenous designs. The trend has been to partner with Indigenous communities of [[artisans]] to create fabrics for non-Native designers.{{sfn|Aconcha|2014}}{{sfn|Resnik|2016}}{{sfn|Castellanos Usigli|2016}}{{sfn|Campos L.|2016}}{{sfn|Contacto Hoy|2017}} In many countries, the Indigenous heritage is seen as part of the national identity and there was little recognition that the design elements non-Native designers used and modified were part of the intellectual property of Indigenous communities. Designers often used remnants of textiles or cut-out embroidery on one garment to use on another. Imitations of Indigenous designs were ordered from labor markets in Asia. After 2010, the trend began to change with slow recognition that original Indigenous designs and designers should be respected.{{sfn|Gómez|2011}} One innovator in this period was Franklin Janeta ([[Puruhá]]), of [[Riobamba]], Ecuador, who began working as an [[embroidery]] artisan as a child, and in 2000 opened Vispu, a store to market his designs. Modifying traditional clothing styles, he altered components like [[necklines]] and sleeve length to create more contemporary fashions.{{sfn|''El Telégrafo''|2017}} Around the same time, [[Eliana Paco Paredes]] ([[Aymara people|Aymara]]) of Bolivia began to design fashions based on the traditional costumes of the ''[[Cholo#Bolivia|cholitas]]'', using wool or [[Aguayo (cloth)|aguayo]] fabrics, but fusing them with lace or silk and decorating them with rhinestones and sequins. In 2016, after showing her work at Bolivian Fashion Week, she was invited to participate in New York Fashion Week.{{sfn|''Prensa Libre''|2016}}

In [[Ecuador]], [[Lucía Guillín]] ([[Puruhá]]) launched ''Churandy'' featuring the dress styles of Indigenous Andes communities with contemporary modifications in 2012. Her clothing lines have expanded to include blouses, jackets, and shorts featuring embroidery patterns and colors typical to the region.{{sfn|Alvarado|2015}} The same year, Sisa Morocho (Puruhá) also launched her design company ''Sumak Churay'' in [[Quito]], after studying fashion at the Ana MacAulife Institute. Her father's death had prompted her to leave the family hat business and branch out on her own. Using motifs from the Puruhá culture and adorning them with beads, embroidery, and sequins on brightly colored fabrics, she first sold blouses and then became known for dresses. In 2015, Morocho was able to open a second store featuring her designs in Riobamba.{{sfn|Márquez|2017}}{{sfn|Mendieta T.|2017}}
[[File:Modern women's parka by Victoria Kakuktinniq, 2021.jpg|alt=Refer to caption|thumb|Modern women's parka by Inuk designer [[Victoria Kakuktinniq]], 2021.]]
In 2013, [[Victoria Kakuktinniq]] (Inuit) founded ''Victoria's Arctic Fashion'' to market her designs. She creates fur and leather winterwear goods including headbands, jackets, [[gloves]], and [[parkas]], using sealskin and decorated with fox cuffs and embroidery.{{sfn|''Indian Country Today''|2017}}{{sfn|Tamoto|2013}} In 2015, Kakuktinniq won the Business of the Year award from the Nunavut annual trade show.{{sfn|Zerehi|2016}}

The Italian designing firm, [[Ermenegildo Zegna]], opened a fashion institute in 2016, in the [[Azcapotzalco]] neighborhood of [[Mexico City]] with the goal of teaching the techniques of design to Indigenous women. Students enrolled were members of the [[Mazahua people|Mazahua]], [[Nahua peoples|Nahua]], [[Otomi people|Otomí]], [[Purépecha]], [[Trique people|Triqui]] and [[Tzeltal people|Tzeltal]] ethnic groups. The training the women received focused on [[tailoring]] techniques rather than on native design elements in an effort to allow the women to move from craftwork into the high fashion market.{{sfn|Hernández|2016}} That same year, Nala Peter (Inuit) began making sealskin bras and [[panties]] at the suggestion of her partner, link marketing them online and was invited to participate in the ''[[Floe Edge]]: Contemporary Art and Collaborations'' exhibition in [[Nunavut]]. Another exhibitor at the show was [[Nicole Camphaug]] (Inuit), who designs footwear with sealskin and fur heels and vamps.{{sfn|McCue|2016}}{{sfn|''Indian Country Today''|2017}}

[[Vancouver]] hosted its first Indigenous Fashion Week in 2017 with designs from numerous First Nations designers, including [[Sho Sho Esquiro]]<ref name=":0" /> ([[Kaska Dena]]/Cree), known for elaborately decorated gowns, enhanced with fur, beaver tail, salmon skin, feathers and shells combined with gold trim; Evan Ducharme (Métis), whose work focuses on sustainable and Eco-friendly design{{sfn|Collie|2017}} and incorporates Métis elements like knotted belts based on fishing net techniques;{{sfn|Narang|2017}} [[Jeneen Frei Njootli]] ([[Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation|Vuntut Gwitchin]]), who presented a collection using innovative design incorporating fur and hides; [[Autum Jules]] ([[Teslin Tlingit Council|Tlingit]]), noted for her use of textures and color to reflect the connection between people and the earth; [[Tyler-Alan Jacobs]], ([[Squamish Nation|Squamish]]) whose designs reflect his identity as a [[two-spirit]] artist; and Alano Edzerza ([[Tahltan First Nation|Tahltan]]), known as a multi-media artist whose work incorporates silk-screened images of Native iconography on his garments.{{sfn|Collie|2017}} Jill Setah ([[Yunesit'in]]) participated in the Vancouver event, after having showcased her works at both Oxford Fashion Week and [[Paris Fashion Week]].{{sfn|Narang|2017}} [[Tishynah Buffalo]] ([[Gordon First Nation|George Gordon]]), who lives in [[Alberta]], Canada, was invited to participate in [[London Fashion Week]] in 2017, to showcase her innovative designs which often use [[Hudson's Bay point blanket|Pendleton blanket]]s and are decorated with beadwork and Cree floral patterns.{{sfn|Bell|2017}} [[Helen Oro]], ([[Pelican Lake First Nation|Pelican Lake]]), who designs fashion accessories, also participated in the event. Oro who has found ceremonial beading constricting, adds beadwork to glasses, headbands, [[High-heeled footwear|heels]] and creates jewelry pieces.{{sfn|Bell|2017}}{{sfn|Mattern|2018}}{{sfn|James|2017}}

First Nations designers, including [[Sage Paul]] ([[Denesuline]]), launched the first Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beaulne-Stuebing |first1=Laura |title=Indigenous fashion designers aren't waiting for the industry to change — they're changing it themselves |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/indigenous-fashion-designers-milan-1.6790343 |website=CBC |access-date=12 November 2023 |date=26 March 2023}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In 2017, Parisian designer [[Christian Louboutin]] drew criticism for paying [[Yucatán Peninsula|Yucatec]] [[Maya peoples|Maya]] artisans only 238 pesos (around $13 US) each for bags he sold for around $28,000 pesos (equivalent to $1,550 US). The controversy was sparked when activists called out Louboutin for exploiting the artisans. He paid for all of their materials and paid the workers 478 pesos per day for 6 hours of work, which compares to the average Mexican salary in the region of 80 pesos for 8 hours of work per day. The artisans were thankful for the work and the monies they received, but Louboutin's firm pulled the page advertising the bags from his website.{{sfn|Escobar|Rodríguez|2017}}{{sfn|Fregoso|2017}} That same year, the Peruvian textile company Kuna withdrew a collection after complaints that the company had misappropriated ''kené'' designs from the [[Shipibo-Conibo people]]. The controversy motivated [[Peruvian congress|Congresswoman]] [[Tania Pariona Tarqui]] to introduce legislation to protect the cultural heritage and symbols of Indigenous communities in Peru.{{sfn|''La Vanguardia''|2017}}

==See also==
*[[Textile arts of indigenous peoples of the Americas]]
*[[Inuit clothing]]

== References ==
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Indigenous fashion of the Americas is the design and creation of high-fashion clothing and fashion accessories by Native Americans. Indigenous designers frequently incorporate motifs and customary materials into their wearable artworks, providing a basis for creating items for the haute couture and international fashion markets. Their designs may result from techniques such as beadwork, quillwork, leather, and textile arts, such as weaving, twining, and tufting. In some cases, however, they choose not to include any materials associated with Indigenous cultures.

Controversy has emerged over the misappropriation or inappropriate use of cultural heritage by non-Native designers. Respectful use of imagery by mainstream designers who are not Indigenous can help expand appreciation of Native cultures, but plagiarism of design or malapropos use reinforces negative stereotypes and spurs controversy. Similarly, utilizing artisan craftwork can expand awareness if designers are fairly compensated for their work and given credit for their contributions. Contemporary controversies have spurred both crowd-sourced and legislative action to protect the designs and cultural heritage of Indigenous designers.

History

In Mexico, before 1950 many Indigenous communities were isolated and produced their own traditional clothing. As roads improved and people began moving from the countryside to cities, many put aside their traditional clothing, to blend in with their new cosmopolitan neighbors.[1] In 1965, Gilberto Ortiz (Mixtec) moved from San Andrés Lagunas, Oaxaca, to Mexico City and began training as a tailor under German businessman, José Schroeder. Acquiring traditional European styling, his first major client was movie icon, María Félix. In 1978, Ortiz left Schroeder and partnered with the Italian businessman, Edmundo Calanchini. He designed mainly for businessmen and politicians until 1997, when he opened his own shop aimed specifically at the haute couture market. In 2006, at the suggestion of his client Juan Gabriel, Ortiz launched his own label, Gioros, an acronym using the first two letters of each of his names, Gilberto Ortiz Osorio. In 2012, he was named one of the top three tailors in the world by the textile firm Scabal. Typically Ortiz produces classically styled garments using high-end fabrics, but his latest offering in 2017 featured men's and women's jeans.[2][3][4]

Since 1995, the Canadian Aboriginal Festival (CANAB) has hosted a fashion show of First Nations designers. Dave Jones (Garden River Ojibwe), began producing an annual fashion show for the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) in 2001.[5][6] By 2008, the CANAB Festival featured six fashion shows, as well as booths for designers to exhibit their wares.[7] In 1998, the Denver Art Museum hosted a fashion show, Indian Chic featuring the works of Dorothy Grant, Wendy Ponca, and Margaret Roach Wheeler. It was the first time a major museum had shown works in their collection of Indigenous garments, labeling them as "fashion".[8] Other Native designers of the 2000s include Orlando Dugi (Navajo), Dallin Maybee (Northern Arapaho/Seneca), Connie Gaussoin (Navajo/Picuris Pueblo), the street style of Douglas Miles of Apache Skateboards (San Carlos Apache/Akimel O'odham) and the custom shoes of Louie Gong (Nooksack/Squamish).[9] Dugi is self-taught in fashion, learning to sew, measure and create patterns from online resources.[10] Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock), another self-taught artist, became the youngest person to earn the Best of Show ribbon at the Santa Fe Indian Market in 2000.[11][12][13]

From the turn of the 21st century, there has been a resurgence in Latin America for Indigenous designs. The trend has been to partner with Indigenous communities of artisans to create fabrics for non-Native designers.[14][15][16][17][18] In many countries, the Indigenous heritage is seen as part of the national identity and there was little recognition that the design elements non-Native designers used and modified were part of the intellectual property of Indigenous communities. Designers often used remnants of textiles or cut-out embroidery on one garment to use on another. Imitations of Indigenous designs were ordered from labor markets in Asia. After 2010, the trend began to change with slow recognition that original Indigenous designs and designers should be respected.[1] One innovator in this period was Franklin Janeta (Puruhá), of Riobamba, Ecuador, who began working as an embroidery artisan as a child, and in 2000 opened Vispu, a store to market his designs. Modifying traditional clothing styles, he altered components like necklines and sleeve length to create more contemporary fashions.[19] Around the same time, Eliana Paco Paredes (Aymara) of Bolivia began to design fashions based on the traditional costumes of the cholitas, using wool or aguayo fabrics, but fusing them with lace or silk and decorating them with rhinestones and sequins. In 2016, after showing her work at Bolivian Fashion Week, she was invited to participate in New York Fashion Week.[20]

In Ecuador, Lucía Guillín (Puruhá) launched Churandy featuring the dress styles of Indigenous Andes communities with contemporary modifications in 2012. Her clothing lines have expanded to include blouses, jackets, and shorts featuring embroidery patterns and colors typical to the region.[21] The same year, Sisa Morocho (Puruhá) also launched her design company Sumak Churay in Quito, after studying fashion at the Ana MacAulife Institute. Her father's death had prompted her to leave the family hat business and branch out on her own. Using motifs from the Puruhá culture and adorning them with beads, embroidery, and sequins on brightly colored fabrics, she first sold blouses and then became known for dresses. In 2015, Morocho was able to open a second store featuring her designs in Riobamba.[22][23]

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Modern women's parka by Inuk designer Victoria Kakuktinniq, 2021.

In 2013, Victoria Kakuktinniq (Inuit) founded Victoria's Arctic Fashion to market her designs. She creates fur and leather winterwear goods including headbands, jackets, gloves, and parkas, using sealskin and decorated with fox cuffs and embroidery.[24][25] In 2015, Kakuktinniq won the Business of the Year award from the Nunavut annual trade show.[26]

The Italian designing firm, Ermenegildo Zegna, opened a fashion institute in 2016, in the Azcapotzalco neighborhood of Mexico City with the goal of teaching the techniques of design to Indigenous women. Students enrolled were members of the Mazahua, Nahua, Otomí, Purépecha, Triqui and Tzeltal ethnic groups. The training the women received focused on tailoring techniques rather than on native design elements in an effort to allow the women to move from craftwork into the high fashion market.[27] That same year, Nala Peter (Inuit) began making sealskin bras and panties at the suggestion of her partner, link marketing them online and was invited to participate in the Floe Edge: Contemporary Art and Collaborations exhibition in Nunavut. Another exhibitor at the show was Nicole Camphaug (Inuit), who designs footwear with sealskin and fur heels and vamps.[28][24]

Vancouver hosted its first Indigenous Fashion Week in 2017 with designs from numerous First Nations designers, including Sho Sho Esquiro[13] (Kaska Dena/Cree), known for elaborately decorated gowns, enhanced with fur, beaver tail, salmon skin, feathers and shells combined with gold trim; Evan Ducharme (Métis), whose work focuses on sustainable and Eco-friendly design[29] and incorporates Métis elements like knotted belts based on fishing net techniques;[30] Jeneen Frei Njootli (Vuntut Gwitchin), who presented a collection using innovative design incorporating fur and hides; Autum Jules (Tlingit), noted for her use of textures and color to reflect the connection between people and the earth; Tyler-Alan Jacobs, (Squamish) whose designs reflect his identity as a two-spirit artist; and Alano Edzerza (Tahltan), known as a multi-media artist whose work incorporates silk-screened images of Native iconography on his garments.[29] Jill Setah (Yunesit'in) participated in the Vancouver event, after having showcased her works at both Oxford Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.[30] Tishynah Buffalo (George Gordon), who lives in Alberta, Canada, was invited to participate in London Fashion Week in 2017, to showcase her innovative designs which often use Pendleton blankets and are decorated with beadwork and Cree floral patterns.[31] Helen Oro, (Pelican Lake), who designs fashion accessories, also participated in the event. Oro who has found ceremonial beading constricting, adds beadwork to glasses, headbands, heels and creates jewelry pieces.[31][32][33]

First Nations designers, including Sage Paul (Denesuline), launched the first Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto in 2018.[34]

Controversy

In 2017, Parisian designer Christian Louboutin drew criticism for paying Yucatec Maya artisans only 238 pesos (around $13 US) each for bags he sold for around $28,000 pesos (equivalent to $1,550 US). The controversy was sparked when activists called out Louboutin for exploiting the artisans. He paid for all of their materials and paid the workers 478 pesos per day for 6 hours of work, which compares to the average Mexican salary in the region of 80 pesos for 8 hours of work per day. The artisans were thankful for the work and the monies they received, but Louboutin's firm pulled the page advertising the bags from his website.[35][36] That same year, the Peruvian textile company Kuna withdrew a collection after complaints that the company had misappropriated kené designs from the Shipibo-Conibo people. The controversy motivated Congresswoman Tania Pariona Tarqui to introduce legislation to protect the cultural heritage and symbols of Indigenous communities in Peru.[37]

See also

References

Citations

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  6. ^ Durnan 2013.
  7. ^ Willmott 2016, p. 188.
  8. ^ Metcalfe 2010, p. 243.
  9. ^ Metcalfe 2012b, p. 85.
  10. ^ Bennett-Begaye 2015, p. 95.
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  16. ^ Castellanos Usigli 2016.
  17. ^ Campos L. 2016.
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  20. ^ Prensa Libre 2016.
  21. ^ Alvarado 2015.
  22. ^ Márquez 2017.
  23. ^ Mendieta T. 2017.
  24. ^ a b Indian Country Today 2017.
  25. ^ Tamoto 2013.
  26. ^ Zerehi 2016.
  27. ^ Hernández 2016.
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  30. ^ a b Narang 2017.
  31. ^ a b Bell 2017.
  32. ^ Mattern 2018.
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