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Meet the Native American designers collaborating with Paul Frank
Native designers collaborate with Paul Frank —
Paul Frank Industries is collaborating with four Native American artists on a limited edition line of clothing and accessories, set to debut in August.
Autumn Dawn Gomez is a jewelery designer from the Comanche/TaosPueblo/Navajo tribes. For "Paul Frank Presents" she is designing accessories influenced by various landscapes that have impacted her life. Gomez is seen here wearing a medallion she created using hama fuse beads.
Courtesy The Soft Museum
Native designers collaborate with Paul Frank —
Dustin Martin is a graphic T-shirt designer from the Navajo tribe who specializes in street wear. Martin will be designing a Native American inspired T-shirt that will include Paul Frank's famous character, Julius. He will be incorporating a traditional Native American saying, "point lips, not fingers" to his design.
Courtesy Dustin Martin
Native designers collaborate with Paul Frank —
Candace Halcro is an accessories designer from the Plains Cree/Metis tribe. She is skilled in Native American beading and specializes in sunglasses. Halcro will be applying her beading craft to Paul Frank sunglasses for the collection. She's seen here wearing beaded shoes, a purse and sunglasses that she created.
Courtesy Candace Halcro
Native designers collaborate with Paul Frank —
Louie Gong is an artist from the Nooksack tribal community. He combines traditional Coast Salish art with popular culture icons to create powerful statements about identity. Gong's art is commonly seen on utilitarian objects such as shoes, shirts, iPhone cases and skateboards -- as seen here. He will be designing a silk- screened canvas tote bag for the Paul Frank collection.
