Natives rock the runway at the Far North Fashion Show

A model wears a Mary Ann Lomac design at the Far North Fashion Show at the Anchorage Museum in 2010. March 30, 2023 (March Lester/ADN)

The Far North Fashion Show drew a crowd to the Anchorage Museum’s atrium Thursday night. The fashion show, now in its fourth year, showcased works by indigenous designers and indigenous models ranging from traditional to contemporary to experimental.

The Anchorage Museum has partnered with the Arctic Encounter Symposium this week at the Denana Center for the event.

Designers Corinne Danner, Alana Jones, Diana Martin, Clara Kwaluk McConnell, Jackie Catalina Shaffer and Myrna Lomac Wharton showcased their creations.

“It’s a little bigger than the crowd this year, but it’s always fun,” says McConnell, who combines modern designs with traditional Inupiaq elements such as fox, suede, beadwork and fish skin.

Tanam Anchi Collective, an Anchorage-based dance group under Unangax̂, danced at the conclusion of the runway show.

A model in Alana Jones designs at the Far North Fashion Show at the Anchorage Museum in 2015. It shows March 30, 2023. (March Lester/ADN)

Hallihana Stepetti wears a Jackie Catalina Shaffer design. (Mark Lester / ADN)

Corinne Danner’s designs are modeled at the Far North Fashion Show. (Mark Lester / ADN)

Ryen Richards wears a Jackie Catalina Shaffer design. (Mark Lester / ADN)

Julianne Aronson wears a Clara Qaulluq McConnell design. (Mark Lester/DNA)

Audience members watch the runway. (Mark Lester / ADN)

Angela Peacock wears a design by Clara Qaulluq McConnell. (Mark Lester / ADN)

Violet Sensmeier wears a Jackie Catalina Shaffer design. (Mark Lester / ADN)

Tanam Anŋii Collective, an Anchorage-based dance group under Unangax̂, will dance offstage. (Mark Lester/DNA)

Ruth Shavia Kayson Miller models Alana Jones Park. (Mark Lester / ADN)

Corrine Danner sketched. (Mark Lester / ADN)

In the year Designers wave to the audience after showcasing their work during the Far North Fashion Show at the Anchorage Museum on March 30, 2023. (Mark Lester/ADN)

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