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Native vision and designs
Local fashion designer invited to New York City Fashion Week STEAMBOAT, Ariz. Nasheen Sleuth poses in the Salt Willow gown by JG Indie. (Courtesy photo) Jolonzo Goldtooth has gone from modeling to...
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Ripped up fabric and sticks
Navajo fashion designer turns ‘scrap’ into prized pieces Jolonzo Goldtooth, right, poses with his grandmother Jenny Pete on April 9 in Huerfano, N.M. Goldtooth is a Navajo fashion designer and has his...
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Show will put Tuba on fashion map
Cassandra Little’s bold, hand-painted earrings are not for wallflowers. You can see them at the upcoming Indigenous Expressions fashion show. (Courtesy photo) CHINLE Quick: Which is the more...
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By Kyla Rivas Special to the Times TUBA CITY The Sacred Native Fashion Show celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Explore Navajo Museum during the Western Navajo Fair. In perfect weather with a...
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Tony Awards voter walks the red carpet in Native couture
SubmittedColleen Jennings-Roggensack poses on the red carpet in an ACONAV original dress. PHOENIX If you caught the Tony Awards on TV earlier this month, you may have also caught a glimpse of one of...
View Article‘Makeup is my knack’: After injury ended her athletic career, this Diné never...
KAYENTA Chasity Gleason looked over the model’s face at the fashion show during the 2nd Annual Kayenta Arts Festival. “If there is anything that I put on you that is uncomfortable in any way, let me...
View ArticleFringe queen: Cowgirl-turned-designer fashions jewelry for western wear
WINDOW ROCK Brittany Becenti, 27, has been a part of the rodeo scene for a very long time. She was a rodeo competitor and also held a rodeo queen title. This is why western fashion has always been part...
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Sisters from Montezuma Creek perform at New York City fashion show
By Alene Laney San Juan Record MONTICELLO, Utah Two girls from San Juan County turned heads at New York Fashion Week On Sept. 7. Courtesy photoTewakeedah and Dachuneeh Martin captivated a Times Square...
View ArticleAmid pandemic, ‘Shimásání bi Skirts’ serves grandmothers
By Krista Allen Special to the Times BLANDING, Utah When Teresa Frazier finishes a batch of Navajo skirts, she sanitizes them by soaking them in Lysol then machine-washes them before tossing them in a...
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Even with a mask on, you can still be glam, and support a Diné-owned business
CHINLE Admittedly, it was a gamble to start a beauty company in the middle of a pandemic. But former model Freida Nockideneh Jones reasoned she wasn’t the only woman tired of the COVID grunge....
View ArticleDesigner tells stories through fashion
By Alastair Lee Bitsóí Special to the Times SALT LAKE CITY Ever since flipping through pages of fashion catalogs as a boy, Reno Hashké Tabaaha Tsosie, 27, knew he would be in the fashion industry with...
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Diné weaver skates into new role as style icon
GALLUP When weaver Naiomi Glasses joined the “Dogg Face” (Nathan Apodaca) TikTok challenge and skateboarded across the red rock landscape to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” she had no idea she would go...
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Fashion show, community supporters promote well-being
MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah The Iiná Bíhoo’aah Body Positivity Fashion Show collaborated with six Utah Diné fashion designers to promote local businesses and health. “This fashion show was a fabulous way to...
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A colorful evening in Santa Fe
By Bazhnibah SANTA FE Special to the Times | BazhnibahThe opening act was a dancer in red for the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts’ Indian Market Gala and Auction in Santa Fe on Saturday...
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Indigenous Fashion Show caters to every lifestyle
By Bazhnibah SANTA FE Special to the Times | BazhnibahKewa Pueblo model Christy Bird in a Himikalas/Pamela Baker cowl neck cream and black Western Coastal designed dress with long sleeves. What is...
View ArticleRespecting Indigenous culture: Native model, actor break barriers around the...
TSÉBII’ HAZDEESTAS, Ariz. Her daughter, Quannah Rose ChasingHorse Potts, almost made her debut to the world in the front-passenger seat of Sharon Watson’s vehicle. When Jody Potts-Joseph went into...
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Indigenous fashions show how far we’ve come
By Bazhnibah SANTA FE Special to the Times | Ruth Bazhnibah KawanoKiowa Gordon in a Yolanda Skelton embroidered vest at Saturday’s SWAIA GALA and Art Auction Fashion Show in Santa Fe. Ten years ago, we...
View ArticleBloodline Beauty brand honors cultural heritage
WINDOW ROCK Diné make-up artist, model and Bloodline Beauty brand owner Deanne Vanwinkle believes every woman in the world is beautiful in their own way. “I truly believe every person has something...
View ArticleTallsalt incorporates Diné designs in contemporary fashion
WINDOW ROCK Fashion designer Shannon Tallsalt, who was one of the many talented designers featured at the Navajo Nation Fair’s Ah-Shi Beauty Fashion Showcase, says with a lot of hard work “anything is...
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