The Indigenous Fashion Show centers fashion as a living expression of Native identity, resistance, and survival in the city. Community members and elders model traditional and contemporary designs—like ribbon skirts, beadwork, and reimagined regalia—accompanied by Native music, storytelling, and designer introductions.

The American Indian Cultural Center’s Indigenous Fashion Show, Embodied Resistance, uplifts Native designers, models, and makers by treating fashion as a living form of cultural survival, creativity, and resistance. The evening features runway shows of contemporary and traditional designs—such as ribbon skirts, beadwork, and reimagined regalia—set to Native music and storytelling, with intermissions that highlight the artists’ tribal backgrounds and creative processes. Community members of all ages walk the runway, making the event an intergenerational celebration of identity, pride, and visibility in San Francisco’s urban Native community.