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On the Cover
Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo) wowed the judges of the Project Runway television competition with this blue dress studded with mic pendants; one called it "Techno powwow". The mica sheets, an important traditional material from the Taos Pueblo people are enclosed in silver hoops forged in the blacksmith shop of Michaels' stepfather and hand-sewn on the dress.
Silk organza and silk crepe in winter blue, 1½” and 2½” mica piettes, ½” silver piettes, size 6, horsehair headpiece in winter blue, modeled by Katrina, February 7, 2013, Project Runway, Season 11.