Naiomi Glasses is sitting in her sunlit home on Dinétah—the Navajo Nation—in northeast Arizona, adorned with striking silver and turquoise jewelry, including a centerpiece necklace styled ever so coolly beneath the popped collar of a classic black Polo shirt. A seventh-generation Indigenous artist skilled in the Diné tradition of weaving, Glasses also happens to be a model, designer, and skateboarder. In the past few years, she has amassed a social-media following and become widely recognized for her efforts to expand the reach and visibility of Indigenous art. This mission is another reason she is so excited to be launching her own capsule collection in collaboration with Ralph Lauren that, in her words, “celebrates the Diné land, people, and culture.”
Glasses is the first collaborator to partner with Ralph Lauren for its…
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Harper's Bazaar (Digital) - 1 Issue, December/January 2024