Buckskin dressmakers

[veritasxl]

Do any of you know of a reputable skin dressmaker? I sew So. cloth, but want to give my daughter a skin dress for her birthday next year.
She'd like a Trad. So. buckskin that will be classy and timeless.
I live in Burque so it would be nice if they weren't too far away or have something in the Gallery so I could see their work. If so, please PM me. I don't mine paying good money for GOOD work

[2lineCarrandMorgan]

hello . this is a little off topic.but i would be glad to know about the skin dress of the choctaw,i have seen some pic. of the outfit and it is long and cuffed with coller but i would like to see a skin dress of the choctaw can you point me to pic. or give a discription thank you

[Eagle Plumes]

fancy dancer leather designs go to the site you wont be sorry! I go there and drool all the time very good work

[Eagle Plumes]

hello . this is a little off topic.but i would be glad to know about the skin dress of the choctaw,i have seen some pic. of the outfit and it is long and cuffed with coller but i would like to see a skin dress of the choctaw can you point me to pic. or give a discription thank you

Im not familiar with a "skin dress" but I do know they wear a cloth dress that looks for the lack of better words laura ingals that name was only used cause lack of better words and a quick image instead of me typing a mile. They are very pretty and have beaded necklaces, and beaded colers ,long white aprons a nd a bit of frill. My gramma is Choctaw but I dont have a dress like that yet.

[Eagle Plumes]

hey 2-line heres another thought I just had go to teh Choctaw website they may have pics for you!

[veritasxl]

Chahta dress

My family was given permission by a reputable Kiowa family to dance Southern Cloth/skin.

However, the trad. Chahta dress is cloth with ruffles 2 or 3 depending on whether you Miss. or Ok. We usually don't compete in them but save them for tribal sponsored events. Occassionally we wear them to PW just to 'represent'.

Our 'skins' historically was from the waist down only, as we went topless, remember we were in the Delta/Miss. Alabama area! We wore 'jackets' made of Turkey feathers. I don't think that would go over to well at a PW. (lol)

Look for Donna Sockey Pitts website, she makes tradish Chahta dresses. Just google her name, as I don't remember her website address.

[veritasxl]

Thanks Eagle Plumes. And you're right...they do look like 'little house on the prairie' and boy are they hot! The opening was in back for single women and in front for married women (to nurse).

Let's just say the whites covered us up real quick when they saw the women running around just like our men, bare chested! So we assimilated with those dresses the white women made for us, covering up everything.

V

[Eagle Plumes]

when I was younger my gramma wold say -grandaughter wanna be real tradish? I said yes gramma they she would chuckle and say ok take off your top! I was like um no thnaks lol was the fancy dancer leather what you were wanting? if not let me know and ill see what else I may know about

[2lineCarrandMorgan]

hey 2-line heres another thought I just had go to teh Choctaw website they may have pics for you!

thank you plumes, yep thats the dress i was thinking was choctaw laura looking but with a pretty flare and at powwow i have not seen anything like it , i will probly just work on a shaw first, whill im trying to get aproval for a dress, i do rember the ad at last powwow saying somthing about have more trdish appral for next powwow .

[veritasxl]

Fancy Dancer.....

OMG is her stuff goregous or what!!
The price is about what I'd expect to pay for good work and the dancers she's made regalia for wow!

After 10 years in So.Cloth I think it's time to step my daughter up to buckskin. She's wanted to for a long time but with 3 kids, she just didn't want to spend that kind of money on herself. She so puts everyone before herself.

So let me pick up some extra hours and get this show on the road.

Thanks again, if you know of anyone else (just in case they're backed up) please let me know.

[veritasxl]

Some of Donna's work/Chahta dress

[2lineCarrandMorgan]

well now then maybe thats why i ,oh well never mind is a long story lol.
thanks yall for help.

[2lineCarrandMorgan]

she is so beautifull.

i have seen this dress befor from a dress maker.

i like the color and the signs.

[Eagle Plumes]

wow that dress is breathtaking!

[Eagle Plumes]

OMG is her stuff goregous or what!!
The price is about what I'd expect to pay for good work and the dancers she's made regalia for wow!

After 10 years in So.Cloth I think it's time to step my daughter up to buckskin. She's wanted to for a long time but with 3 kids, she just didn't want to spend that kind of money on herself. She so puts everyone before herself.

So let me pick up some extra hours and get this show on the road.

Thanks again, if you know of anyone else (just in case they're backed up) please let me know.

I will think of some more but she is my fave! one of her dress's in here in the buckskin forum the young womans name is Toni Tsoke sp? sorry lol and you can either have her bead it or you can bead it your self to save money but you wont be sorry if you go with her ive never seen one I diddnt like