These Indigenous Designers Held Brazil’s First All-Indigenous Fashion Show And It Looks Stunning
Designers used unique elements found in nature to demonstrate their cultural background – the spearlike teeth of the peccary (An Amazonian boar), the red guarana fruit, acai seeds and coconut shells – and to represent each of their tribes.
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Indigenous designers staged Brazil’s first all-Indigenous fashion show as a way to overcome stereotypes and fight for their rights and the pictures are stunning.
![Brazil's indigenous models posing for a group picture](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/brazil-first-indigenous-fashion-show-2022-1.jpg)
The show was part of a month-long exhibition organized by the Superior School of Arts and Tourism of the State University of Amazonas in April 2022.
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Held at the Rio Negro Palace, a cultural center in Manaus, the capital and largest city of Amazonas, the event showcased the creations of 29 Indigenous designers and included 37 models, representing 15 Indigenous groups of Brazil.
![An indigenous model presents a creation during a fashion event in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/brazil-first-indigenous-fashion-show-2022-9.jpg)
Designers used unique elements found in nature to demonstrate their cultural background – the spearlike teeth of the peccary (An Amazonian boar), the red guarana fruit, acai seeds and coconut shells – and to represent each of their tribes.
![An Indigenous model using a leaf to pose in a picture to show of their unique fashion design](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/brazil-first-indigenous-fashion-show-2022-3.jpg)
“We are very eager to show our talent, in sewing, in crafts. To show the world that Indigenous people can also succeed in fashion,” 19-year-old model Moan Munduruku told AFP.
![A Brazil's Indigenous model walking the catwalk to show off their unique design](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/brazil-first-indigenous-fashion-show-2022-2.jpg)
The event organizers hoped to share Indigenous culture to everyone, especially following far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro’s term.
![An Indigenous model posing for picture during fashion show](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/brazil-first-indigenous-fashion-show-2022-7.jpg)
During that time, his office cracked down on Indigenous rights in Brazil, led deforestation of the Amazon to hit a 15-year high, as well as surging invasions of Indigenous lands and violence against Indigenous people.
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“It’s a form of resistance, a way to overcome stereotypes,” event organizer Reby Ferreira told AFP.
![2 woman Indigenous models posing at the fashion show](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/brazil-first-indigenous-fashion-show-2022-12.jpg)
Brazil’s newly elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – also known as Lula – has prioritized the well-being of the country’s Indigenous peoples, appointing an Indigenous woman as the country’s first-ever minister for Indigenous peoples, Sônia Guajajara.
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