Karonienhawe Diabo at New York Fashion Week
Written by Jeremy Zafran on 9 November 2022
Karoniénhawe Diabo is the owner and designer behind “she holds the Sky designs” and she is off to New York Fashion Week in February. A post for ‘up-and-coming designers’ leading her down this path:
“I had seen a post for an Indigenous designer, up-and-coming designers, it’s through a company called ‘Rise’ and they put on shows for Fashion Week. So, I applied just to try it out and within a few weeks they got back to me and they selected me to put on a show. And, well, I don’t have to provide models, but I insisted on providing models and so, yeah, we’re getting the ball rolling and trying to organize and make sure that everyone is accommodated when we do go.”
Limited to a minimum of 10 and maximum of 20 designs for the event, Diabo has been at her craft for a while and it varies:
“I’ve been designing exclusively for 7 years now. I do traditional wear, I do modern clothing, I do gowns and it just kind of happened in the way that I was able to stay home with my kids so that’s my inspiration I guess: to be able to do what I love but also still be a stay-at-home mom.”
10 models have been selected to join Diabo for the event with others being provided by the Fashion week Organization. Her designs will be available for viewing at Studio Art in the Garment District on February 10th, 2023, in Manhattan.
