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Tag: Native American

Fashion Culture Online Event: Jeffrey Gibson and Korina Emmerich in Conversation

October 13, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

In a conversation moderated by Regan de Loggans (Mississippi Choctaw), Jeffrey Gibson and Korina Emmerich will discuss Native American fashion […]

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Anna Blume’s Research to Be Published in Archeology This Summer

June 13, 2017 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Research conducted by Anna Blume, History of Art, during her fall 2016 sabbatical at the American Museum of Natural History […]

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Maya women protecting their land, 1998, Chiapas, Mexico

FIT Faculty Members Present at Native/American Fashion Symposium

May 9, 2017 FIT Newsroom Faculty/Staff Home, School of Art & Design, School of Liberal Arts

In 2012, Victoria’s Secret issued an apology after one of the models in its fashion show wore a Native American-style […]

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Native Fashion Now

April 18, 2017 FIT Newsroom College & Campus, School of Graduate Studies, Top Stories

In 2012, the Navajo Nation sued Urban Outfitters for appropriating the name of the tribe and traditional tribal patterns to […]

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FROM THE SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN BLOG

THIS STRIPE PRINT INVOKES A DESIRE TO EXPLORE THE STREETS OF OLD SAN JUAN AND HERITAGE OF THE TAINO.

Carnaval, Culebra, Encanto: Alexa Rivera Explores Puerto Rican Culture in Textiles

Alexa Rivera, a recent Textile/Surface Design graduate who took Prof. Susanne Goetz’s advanced screen printing class last semester, created a collection of designs inspired by Puerto Rico. The collection combines the island’s Taino culture dating back to before Columbus arrived, local architecture, and florals, to beautifully merge history and textile design.  Read more

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