The first Santa Fe Indian Market contemporary Indigenous fashion show in 2014 was held in a public park with four designers, a $200 budget and a U-Haul for models to get ready.
Fast forward to last weekend when the prestigious, juried native arts show hosted two sold-out runway shows at the Santa Fe Convention Center with 14 designers, a 100-foot runway and more than 1,000 spectators each night.
The atmosphere was electric, with special…