Alaska Native models walked a red-carpet runway to show the work of Alaska Native designers during the Far North Fashion Show at the Anchorage Museum Thursday
Hundreds of Anchorage Museum visitors watch the Far North Fashion Show, an event of the Arctic Encounter Symposium this week in Anchorage.
“The Far North Fashion Show basically is to celebrate the arts and help people realize, maybe for the first time, how rich the fashion and design from the Far North really is,” said Rachel Kallander, executive director of Arctic Encounter. The event is part of the conference’s emphasis on Arctic culture, marrying Indigenous traditions, high fashion and contemporary social commentary. Crystal Toolie of Nome modeled four looks. It was her first experience at a fashion show as either a model or a spectator.
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