“To be a Native American designer showing for the Fashion Week ... Just as people in their golden age wear jingle dresses, the same as our tiny tots do, then my work should be aimed the same ...

The two gowns were a collaboration between Gucci and a porcupine quillwork artist. Both are now on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian ...

Once a year, or twice a year depending on the location, Native American designers, artists, and artisans join together for Native Fashion Week.

“Indigenous design is not just part ... a traditional Native American technique that uses porcupine quills to embellish clothing and other textiles. Though the gowns were designed in ...