Naiomi Glasses | |
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Born |
Rock Point, Arizona, U.S. |
Website |
naiomiglasses |
Naiomi Glasses is an American ( Diné) textile artist and skateboarder who uses social media to represent indigenous culture.
Glasses is from Rock Point, Arizona. [1] She was bullied as a child due to bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate. [2] [3] Glasses' older brother taught her how to skateboard at the age of 5. [1]
Using social media Glasses has advocated for the construction of a skate park in Two Grey Hills, Newcomb, New Mexico. [1] She features traditional Diné fashion in her skateboarding TikToks. [4] Glasses raises sheep for wool used in her weaved rugs and purses. [1] She uses social media to share and represent indigenous culture. [1] [2] She is a turquoise collector. [5]
In a first for the fashion industry and indigenous collaboration, she was selected as first artist-in-residence for a series of Ralph Lauren capsule collections. [6] [7] [8]
Naiomi Glasses | |
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Born |
Rock Point, Arizona, U.S. |
Website |
naiomiglasses |
Naiomi Glasses is an American ( Diné) textile artist and skateboarder who uses social media to represent indigenous culture.
Glasses is from Rock Point, Arizona. [1] She was bullied as a child due to bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate. [2] [3] Glasses' older brother taught her how to skateboard at the age of 5. [1]
Using social media Glasses has advocated for the construction of a skate park in Two Grey Hills, Newcomb, New Mexico. [1] She features traditional Diné fashion in her skateboarding TikToks. [4] Glasses raises sheep for wool used in her weaved rugs and purses. [1] She uses social media to share and represent indigenous culture. [1] [2] She is a turquoise collector. [5]
In a first for the fashion industry and indigenous collaboration, she was selected as first artist-in-residence for a series of Ralph Lauren capsule collections. [6] [7] [8]