T-Dress, Sun Dance & Ribbon Dresses
1. For Sale - In Stock
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Sheer over-dress w/metallic butterfly designs,
slip dress is solid cotton-polyester. Bust 48", Sleeve 28", Length 50" Fits bust up to 44" Size L-XL $85 SOLD 100% Polyester, Hand Wash & Hang Dry. Belts Sold Separately - See Concho Belt Page |
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Ladies Brocade T-Dresses
Suitable for Wedding Dress White brocade dress with metallic floral brocade Dress-Size L-XL Fits Bust & Hips to 48" Dress $85 White Heart hair ties & barrettes $85 set SOLD Earrings $20 SOLD Belts Sold Separately - See Concho Belt Page |
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Girls T-Dresses
Washable polyester - Hand Wash, Hang Dry. Ready to decorate with your design choice Bust 33", Length (Red=31") (Hot Pink=30") $35 ea |
2. Style & Pricing Information
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Items Shown Below Are Not For Sale 
Sundance Dresses w/apron Wool-blend Banded Tradecloth (L) Cotton (R) Both have inset side panels
Wool-blend Tradecloth Dress Photo by Paul Gowder www.powwows.com |
A Brief History A-Line dresses have been worn by women around the world for thousands of years. Women of many North American tribes have worn their own versions of A-line skin dresses at some point. These dresses are still worn by many tribes today, made from skin or cloth in a variety of styles, depending on tribal affiliation. Some dresses are made with a "gusset" panel inset into the side seams of the dress. This style dates back to the time when woven wool stroud cloth first became available to Indian women for clothing. The early looms could only weave fabric about 24" wide. Some woman needed dresses larger than 48" around, so they set in an extra panel at the side. It became fashion in some tribes to set the panel a few inches longer than the dress hem, to mimic the "legs" on old deerskin dress styles. This style is still worn by many plains tribes today. |
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100% Wool Banded Tradecloth with inset side panel
Beadwork set matching dress above
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Ladies A-Line or "T" Dresses Shawls, Purses & Leggings We make cloth dresses in a variety of styles and fabrics. We also make matching shawls, purses, back trailers, & cloth. We can co-ordinate designs with beadwork, as shown on the orange dress at left, made using 100% wool tradecloth. This orange dress was $325, matching purse w/bone & bead fringe was $75, the tradcloth half-shawl was $125 when fringed (not yet fringed in photo). Dresses decorated with applique generally run $125 - $200, depending on fabric & amount of labor. Expensive fabrics such as tradecloth or bridal fabrics, & elaborately decorated dresses may run more. Half-size shawls in gabardine & satin are fringed on the bottom only, & normally run $60-$75 depending on the amount of decoration. Purses (see below) are often carried by Cloth Dancers. Ours are made in matching fabrics & designs. Depending on decoration, purses normally run $60-$75. Cloth Leggings sometimes worn by dancers can be ordered to match the dress. Leggings are normally decorated with designs from the dress. Cloth leggings generally run $60-$75, depending on the fabric & decoration.
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Traditional Diamond & Cross Design You may have seen copies, but THIS is the original! |
Ribbon Dress is a term often used in eastern states for A-line style cloth dresses. In response to request for a ribbon dress style, we created our ORIGINAL DESIGN in 2004, inspired by designs used on our Cherokee style tear dresses. The basketwork diamond & cross design runs along the sleeve & hem. The matching shawl has the diamond & cross design running across the shawl. Dress $125, Matching shawl $125. |
(Left) 6X T-Dress w/sleeve fringe $140 SOLD (Right) T-Dress, 1/2 shawl & purse $175 SOLD 
Michaela (Comanche) & a little Omaha Jingle Dancer |
Girls T-Dresses
This red girls dress (6X) was created as an example of endangered childrens clothing for rallys & hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to gain attention from Congress about the necessity of amending the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. It has appeared on television, & hung front & center at House Hearings & various meetings. It serves as a visible reminder to Congress that we will not give up the fight to amend this law as it threatens Native American culture by restricting regalia that can be purchased for our children. These dresses can be decorated in any style for girls, and are ideal for adding cones onto for a jingle dress (right photo). Belts & Jingle Cones Sold Separately - See Concho Belt Page |
3. Photo Archive Section
Items Shown Below Are Not For Sale
Ladies Northern & Southern Cloth Dresses
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Hannah & Raven Springwater |
Lakota style |
Butterflies |
Elaborate |
Thunderbird |
Sister outfits |
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Wedding Basket |
1/2 shawl |
Girls dress |
Florals |
Princess in OK |
Garment suede fringe |
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Pieced Star |
Star accessories |
Broadcloth |
Dress made for a Tsimsian lady |
Beautiful colors |
1/2 shawl-purse-dress |
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Dress with sleeve fringe |
Four Directions |
Pre-teen Girls |
Garment suede fringe added |
This one was LOTS of work! |
Satin dress & ribbon fringe on 1/2-shawl |
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Dress & 1/2 Shawl for Lakota dancer |
Star Quilt design LOTS of work! |
Red Cotton for Yankton girl |
Southwestern or Taino Style |
Dress for Oglala Lakota dancer |
Lakota dress & full shawl |
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Waterbirds & Florals W/Burgundy Belt |
Colorful Dress & Full Shawl |
Eastern Ribbon Dress |
Rising Phoenix & 7-Point Stars |
Rising Phoenix & Stars Shawl Matches Dress at Left |
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Jennifer Moses at Red Earth |
Tradecloth dress shown at left |
Sheryl Botone-Kiowa |
Velvet Dress Cowry Shells |
Comanche John & Lori Keel |
Waterbirds |
Photo above by
Paul Gowder @
powwows.com