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[kebechet]

RNC shells out $150K for Palin fashion

I'm sure that's exactly where the people that donated to the RNC hoped their money would go.

But then... she did need the help.



[Edited to rehash an old photo, so as to not offend. =)]

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[nightpaws.livejournal.com]

UAF's museum web page has an example of Native Arts in the made locally spot. http://www.uaf.edu/museum/exhibit/galleries/mif-nativearts.html It's a slightly different style, and a more elaborate pattern in the fabric- but same idea.

A picture from the AFN's 2007 convention shows two women preparing part of the banquit and wearing dresses with hoods, again similar pattern yet less elaborate trim. http://www.nativefederation.org/convention/documents/BanquetProgram07_lores.pdf

I'm still kicking myself for not having my camera. I was at the museum this weekend to check out the history of trapping and hunting exhibit and a few of the artists were demonstrating traditional crafts- including a lovely group of women beading, and making those cut caribou fur flowers. They were wearing very similar dresses, and didn't mind pictures. I got to learn how to make those flowers and would have been crafting stuff all day with them while chatting if it hadn't been time to go since the kiddo was going to a friend's house that evening...

For some reason I'm having pitiful luck today on the internet, but that gives an idea of the dress itself. No idea why she's wearing it- most likely someone gave it to her as a gift. There's a lot of Alaskan Natives who live around Anchorage/Wasilla area. For that matter Natives aren't the minority up here in general.

Truthfully they aren't my thing for a couple reasons. I rarely if ever wear a dress or skirt. I don't like to and I can't really do that at work for safty reasons. (Yeah, loose clothing in this type of work environment. Smart.)