NIAD Holiday Gift Guide #2: Fashion Capsule Collection

a pink long sleeve dress modeled on a grey manikin torso. The artist embroidered hearts in every color of the rainbow across the front and sleeves of the dress. There is pale pink lace trim stitched along the bottom hem.

 About the Collection

a hand-sewn tunic modeled on a grey manikin torso. the tunic is a striped red fabric with short sleeves, covered with a variety of embroidered and hand-drawn patterns in bright orange, black, yellow, and blue.

 

This holiday season, we're thrilled to present a luxurious capsule collection from NIAD's Fashion Class! Now you can adorn yourself with couture garments that originally hit the runway during our legendary biennial event, The Way We Are, Now.

Whether you're looking for something to wear on New Year's Eve or planning ahead for the summer heat, these 11 hand-embellished tunics, jackets, gowns, and robes will always be in vogue. Shop for yourself, or gift a unique piece of wearable art to your trendiest loved one. 

 

About NIAD Fashion

“The love for fashion spreads, and now the whole studio is thriving off of it," Studio Director and Fashion Facilitator Shantanice Swain explains. Members of the Fashion Class meet weekly to share inspiration and experiment with materials and construction techniques. Dozens of these wearable works of art had their runway debut in NIAD's Main Gallery this past September. 

Featured artist Shantae Robinson describes her process for constructing Unique Garment (F0380), pictured above: "I sew all the lines down first, and then I add different colors and threads -- different red colors. Some circles I painted, and some I sewed down. I pick my colors with Shantanice. Somebody will really love to wear it -- I love it!”