Three Indigenous Women Represent at New York Couture Fashion Week

Sho Sho Esquiro, Lyn Kay Peters, and Linda Lavallee get their moment to shine.

By Jamilah King Sep 05, 2013

While Native American themes have become popular in the fashion world, Native American designers have often been left out of the spotlight. In an effort to change this sad state of fashion affairs, three Native designers will be spotlight three designers this Friday: internationally acclaimed Sho Sho Esquiro, Lyn Kay Peters of Ringing Bell Robes, and Linda Lavallee of Cree Nisga’a Clothing.

The show will take place this Friday at the New Yorker hotel in Manhattan. According to its Facebook page, the event will celebrate "self-taught First Nation fashion designers who are sure to bring global awareness of this highly neglected and untapped resource of rich traditional talent."

Esquiro talked about her 2013 collection with the Native American fashion blog Beyond Buckskin earlier this year and noted that in addition to drawing from indigenous cultures, she was also inspired by Frida Khalo and Day of the Dead. Here’s a video that features some of her designs on the runway back in 2012:

More photos from Esquiro’s collection: