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And I looked around and realized I didnt really have anybody to share it with. As I often do in a time of distress, I look toward my homelands in the Coast Salish Territories, in the Pacific Northwest. And its just such an honor, especially to have somebody so game-changing as Secretary Haaland to be wearing one of my pieces. But as things stand today, Emmerich is troubled knowing that her piece, with its painful history, sits alone alongside those of designers like Ralph Lauren and Donna Karen, labels that have used Indigenous imagery in their advertising and Indigenous designs and motifs in their work. The Costume Institute at The Met The Costume Institute's collection of more than 33,000 costumes and accessories represents five continents and seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children. . Artist and designer Korina Emmerich founded the slow fashion brand EMME Studio in 2015. Korina Emmerich is the only one included in 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.' Phone: 202 630 8439 (THEZ) | Email: indianz@indianz.com, Puyallup News: Project Runway contestant isn't Thats a big part of what I do. Photo from Project Runway A Native fashion designer is competing on Project Runway for the second time in the show's history.. Korina Emmerich is a member of the Puyallup Tribe of Washington. Another part of it is because Pendleton is not an Indigenous-owned company, I also think theres a sense of reclamation in using those fabrics as an Indigenous designer, because its still prominently used in community and ceremony. BY MOUNTAIN MOVER MEDIA FOR SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET, Devery Jacobs graces the cover of ELLE magazine wearing. Bull: I was going to say, in your work and throughout this interview, that you speak about authenticity, social justice, and battling white supremacy. ", The materials she sources to make her masks come from Pendleton Mills in Portland, Oregon. So now we just have to work even harder (laughs). Orenda Tribe is a Din women-owned sustainable upcycling brand. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. While not a case of selling ceremony, this story relates to false representations of Native culture in the media. A symbol of genocide and colonialism, not warmth and comfort, reads one comment. Production and shipping take 2-8 weeks. Emmerich: (laughs) Oh, I have hoped since I was really young that this day would come, that I would be able to be on the cover of a magazine, and my work would be on the cover. Korina Emmerich PHOTOGRAPHY BY PATRICK SHANNON. How Fashion Designer and Mom to a 2-Year-Old Mary Furtas Gets It Done, Im just much more adult, calmer, and more diplomatic with people. Native American news, information and entertainment. And I think thats something thats really important when people enter these industries, and think they need to fit in.