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Four Native designers took a major stride when their work was included in the Louis Vuitton Men’s Fall-Winter Fashion Show in Paris in January. They contributed designs to Pharrell Williams’ new collection for the fashion powerhouse that displayed a strong western feel. Dee Jay Two Bears (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe/Lakota) has worked with Williams for years and coordinated the show. We’ll visit with some of the Native designers who brought Native artistry to a new level of fashion representation.
GUESTS
Dee Jay Two Bears (Dakota Hidatsa, enrolled at Standing Rock Tribe), creative director
Lauren Good Day (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikira), traditional arts designer
Kendra Redhouse (Diné), artist
Break 1 Music: Healing Song (song) Red Hawk Medicine Drum (artist) New Beginnings (album)
Break 2 Music: Amik [Beaver] (song) Anne Dunn (artist) Whispering Tree: Anishinaabe Stories & Songs (album)
