In April, the company introduced Airbnb Online Experiences. This opportunity to witness two generations of Indigenous talents practicing and taking pride in their craft is part of Airbnb’s strategy to remain viable during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has curtailed its normal rental activity. Jarvey complemented the experience with visuals including maps of Montana showing the location of the Rocky Boy Reservation, images of her grandmothers’ beadwork, clips from her recent Honor Our Legacy online fashion show and an appearance from her son Royce, who got to show off his own beadwork. In the course of an hour, the designer exuberantly delivered a lesson in fashion, family, and Indigenous geography, constructed as expertly as her trademark ribbon skirts.
They used a lot of velvet and beads in their dresses and their skirts and they did hand embroidery.” “They were definitely fashionistas first. “The Chippewa women were flashier, mainly because they came in contact with the Europeans first and did trades first, so they got the good materials first,” she explained during the Experience. Along the way, she detailed the sartorial differences between her Chippewa and Cree ancestors that shed light on her strong and distinctive style. Last month, fourth-generation Chippewa, Cree and Blackfeet beader and sewer Rebekah Jarvey debuted her Airbnb Online Experience: Indigenous Fashion With Expert Artisan.
Next time you’re browsing, pre-booking that $250 Park Avenue brownstone or $400 Maui oceanfront villa for a post-pandemic escape, you may want to consider a different kind of getaway.įor $8, you can take an unmasked trip through the mind and designs of an Indigenous fashion icon in the making, live from Montana’s Rocky Boy Reservation.
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