Funky Pink

Product Highlights

• Art Linen Silk Saree in Multicolor
• Prettified with Digital Print
• Available with an Unstitched Art Linen Silk Blouse in Red. Blouse Length- 14 to 15 and Sleeve Length- 1 to 5 inches respectively
• Free Services: Fall and Edging (Pico)
• Do note: Accessories shown in the image are for presentation purposes only.(Slight variation in actual color vs. image is possible.)

The Story Behind this Fashion Line

In March 2016, Denver, Colorado, hosted its third annual Ntive fashion festival a playful and high-energy fashion show. Seven designers from Native American tribal communities showcased their collections, blending urban street style with their own cultural themes and designs. Sleek pencil skirts, structured dresses with bold geometric designs, slouchy graphic T-shirts, and denim patchwork jackets challenged popular media stereotypes about what Native American art should look like, as well as how Native people should dress and who should model the clothes they design.

These artists challenge the tendency in American culture to romanticize Native people—an attitude that can be traced back to the accounts of writers, explorers, and government officials from the 17th century. Observers grouped tribally specific traditions and objects—such as the designs found on Lakota Sioux moccasin or the painted jars made by Tewa potter—into a single generic category labeled “Native art” that fed stereotypes about Indigenous peoples and their creations. Such stereotypes concealed diversity and also fixed people in time: When many Americans think about Native peoples, they often picture something like George Catlin’s 1832 painting of a Blackfoot/Kainai chief rather than a more modern image. A new generation of Indigenous artists is drawing on personal experience and tribal traditions to counter the public’s preconception about the subject and style of Native art.