The Fringe Thing

When you see fringed clothes, what comes to your mind? Native American garments?  The 1920s Flapper period? Maybe hippies and rock and roll music.  

Fringe has been part of clothing design over many decades.  It looks as if it's resurfacing again in fashion, and has refreshing new ways of being incorporated into the clothes and accessories we wear.

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Dress by Jil Sander, fashioncopious.typepad.com

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By Clover Canyon, Pre-Fall '16, nymag.com

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I Must be Missing Fifa...

I must still be missing Fifa, because I decided to look for traditional clothing from different countries yesterday.   It seems it takes special events like the Olympics or Fifa World Cup soccer competitions to cause people to realize just how big and diverse this world is.  And I say diversity is wonderful!

This big world has become a small world in terms of the fact that television, magazines, and travel has influenced people of many countries, if not all, to dress alike.  Everyone, for example, must know of the denim jean by now, and the t-shirt!  Anyway, let's appreciate the images of traditional clothing from five different parts of the world today, one of which is Spain, the Fifa World Cup winning country!

                    www.etofashions.com                               www.lonelyplanetimages.com

                   www.lochcarron.com                                                www.tafreehmela.com

 

                                                    www.finechineseclothing.com 

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Beautiful Native American Fashion

One of the groups of people I have a keen interest in are the Native Americans.  I've had an interest in them for a very long time.  I admire their traditional dress, and I love the freedom of life ( I call it that) they had before others came to their land.
  
There are many Native American fashion designers incorporating their people's designs into clothing creating beautiful garments.  I'll mention three today. 

www.dorothygrant.com

                                            by Dorothy Grant
                                    www.stylefinds.blogspot.com

 Dorothy Grant is a Haida from Ketchikan, Alaska who now lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.  She attended the Helen Lefeaux School of Fashion Design, graduating in 1988.  Dorothy opened a retail store in 1994 in the Sinclair Centre in Vancouver, B.C.  She includes Haida images of old legends of her people in her clothing.  Dorothy's works can be seen in museums.  Visit www.dorothygrant.com to see more of her couture designs.

                     by Patricia Michaels                         

          www.adobefashion.wordpress.com

                                          by Patricia Michaels
                                   www.cinematicafterglow.com

Patrician Michaels uses natural materials such as bamboo and silk hemp.  Patricia learned her craft from the Institute of American Indian Art and the Chicago Art Institute.  She lived in Venice, Italy for a while learning the art of contructing clothes from an Italian tailor.  View her collection at www.pmwaterlily.com.

                            by Virgil Ortiz                                 

                    www.kathrynkeats.com       

                                              by Virgil Ortiz
                                             www.tfaoi.com

Virgil Ortiz comes from a family of potters, and so that explains why his places pottery designs on some of his clothing.  Another familiar design seen on his clothing is the Pueblo cross symbol.  His company is called Indigene which also features bags and accessories.  Virgil's designs are sold in Scottsdale, Los Vegas, Miami and Los Angeles.  Go to www.virgilortiz.com to see more of Virgil's work.

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