Eleven designers and 93 models walked the runway to DJ Celeste Worl’s techno, rock n’ roll and Indigenous soundtrack at the 2017 SWAIA Haute Couture Fashion Show.

“Music opens up our hearts and souls,” DJ Worl told ICMN. “I start with the beat and energy of the people.”

Rose B. Simpson, an IAIA graduate with an MA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design, is a multi-media artist from Santa Clara Pueblo who showcased street fashions on models adorned with head wraps, leather cuffs and aviator glasses. Models strolled the runway some barefoot, with designs that included black leggings, white tops and leather vests inscribed with text messages like “Aware” and “Don’t Give A Fuck.”

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