Yep! Read the article about her she is a kind, generous, amazing woman who deeply cares about her community and people. Amazing!
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Love that collar..among other things.
Just have to add…my silver acid tester was old so I tried the melting ice method. I was surprised how nicely that worked!
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I wasn’t thinking when I added the photographs of these two sharped dressed gentlemen to Turquoise Artwork, and as @TAH suggested, they’re right at home here, as well.
Parkhurst, Harmon. Patricio Calabasa (Santo Domingo Pueblo). 1925-1930. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives collection.
Frasher, Burton. Chief J. Kevahemah, Hopi Indian, Second Mesa, N.M. 1935 Frasher Foto Postcard Collection.
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Lucky you @nanc9354 ! I love Millicent Roger’s jewelry, she was so innovative for the time and I’m very much attracted to hammered sterling jewelry. The only hand made hammered jewelry I have is by Jan Loco (Apache), but I’d love to find more.
I have to give another high recommendation for the Millicent Roger’s Museum in Taos. I’ve said it before, although there are numerous museums I love, the Millicent Roger’s museum is my all time favorite…she had exquisite taste in jewelry and unlimited, and was an extremely interesting woman.
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Thanks @Bmpdvm . That museum will be on my list when I make the trip to NM. My daughter really wants to go since we enjoyed our Utah trip so much.
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The Millicent Rogers Museum is a do not miss when in Taos.
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Remember this well dressed gentleman?
I just came across this photo that was posted five days ago. What a great photograph. 
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Here’s a selection of photos showing vintage Navajo silver (and some lovely vintage leather) adorning models at the Polo Ralph Lauren show during Paris Fashion week yesterday. I’m really digging the first two.
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My favorites are the 1st photo & the 4th photo. Though, I luv the belt buckle in that 2nd photo. Good to see top-tier fashion brands continue to showcase fine Native American jewelry and accessories.
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Great find, Aaron! Some good looking outfits there.
I wonder if the thunderbird buckle is authentic/vintage/NA or if it was made by this RRL artist.
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I’m going to go with the latter, Tom.
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Aaron, here’s a fashion idea for you from the Paris Show incase you’re ever invited to a formal dinner in a snow storm. 
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Stepping out of the snowsuit in tailored threads is awfully Bond-esque. 
I love the buckle on that belt. Thanks for sharing, Tom!
I’m also crazy enough to bring conchos to a snowball fight. 
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If you have Facebook or Instagram: this is from the Hush.officiel account, a blog on fashion and culture: A staffer escorting Bianca Jagger into a French restaurant, La Perouse a Paris. The very French-elegant woman in black is rocking fabulous long jocla earrings in turquoise with jet corns. I wonder if these are by Cheyenne Grabiec or maybe Piki Wadsworth.
The clip links:
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@chicfarmer Thanks for posting this. Her turquoise earrings are spectacular! I think you may have nailed it with Cheyenne Grabiec - he has similar earrings shown on his web site.
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Fortela, an Italian fashion brand that draws influence from the American West, recently released their Spring/Summer 2026 line, The Texas Chapter.
I’m reminded of a really neat piece of vintage Navajo silver…
Navajo Arts & Crafts Guild buckle, ca. 1940
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Aaron, I couldn’t help myself and added a little more to your description. 
As we have discussed many times, Native American cast buckles are an easy target for fashion companies looking to make a quick buck through cheap reproductions and sold in quantity. To me, the Fortela buckle doesn’t just remind me of the Fine Arts buckle, it’s a direct copy of a pattern we thought was probably exclusive to the original.
It appears Fortela is also copying Ralph Lauren’s business model of producing a line of Native American styled buckles.
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I agree, Tom.
The lack of an original voice is what turns me away. But hey, the world needs copycats, too, I guess. 
Inspiration is one thing, but straight up copying? No, thank you.
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Fortela isn’t the only one who recreates (copies) western style fashion. I found a tooled leather purse for my sister at Goodwill that was a relatively decent copy made in Turkey (even had a silver colored concho with a “turquoise” cabochon). I looked up the company and had to laugh at their creative spin on describing their wares… um, sure.
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