Groundbreaking fashion show spotlights work of Indigenous designers

Megan Thompson:

It was what you might expect of a high-end, standing-room-only fashion show, stunning clothing, booming music, and a decked-out crowd recording every minute on their phones.

But what made this runway show different, all the clothing was created by indigenous designers from the U.S. and Canada. The event was put on by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, or SWAIA.

Jamie Schulze, Executive Director, Southwestern Association for Indian Arts: SWAIA Native Fashion Week is the first indigenous fashion week held in the United States. We have been very invisible or very minimal in some of these industries. So we are creating a platform to highlight these voices in the world.