HeadDressings

Singular Tribal Artworks for Your Hair

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Russet Feather Hairpiece with Cowrie Shell & Beadwork - fashion accessory by Native American Designer Tatakwan — Russet Feather Hairpiece with Cowrie Shell $70

green feather hairpiece with purple paua shell & beadwork - fashion accessory by Native American designer Tatakwan — Green Feather Hairpiece with Purple Paua Shell & Beadwork $60

Blue Serpent & Heart Russet Feather Hairpiece by Native American designer Tatakwa — Blue Serpent & Heart Russet Feather Hairpiece by Tatakwan $70

Brooklyn brown feather hair comb fashion accessory by Native American designer Tatakwan — Brooklyn Brown Feather Hair Comb $85

Teal Centre Dark Feather Rossette Hairpiece - fashion accessory by Native American designer Tatakwan — Teal Centre Dark Feather Rossette Hairpiece $60

If you're looking for a unique accessory, each of Winter's beautiful HeadDressing hair accessories is a one-of-a-kind creation that will bring a dramatic contemporary yet tribal look to your hair.

These stunning hair clips & combs come in variety of styles & sizes. HeadDressings with thong & feather drops have a deeply Native look. Winter's elegant clip-in hairpieces with oval & round feather rosettes are slightly more understated & perfect for more dressy looks & evening wear. They feature both natural &/or dyed feathers in lustrous colors, with a variety of centers, often drawing directly from Amerindian culture. These distinct HeadDressing focals include materials like deer hide beaded with glass trade beads, shells, snake skin & semi-precious stones.

Urban Regalia features unique contemporary jewelry and accessories by painter and multi-media artist Winter Brown. Winter is a Plains Cree/Metis Nation artist from Edmonton, Alberta. She has also made camp at various locations in Canada, the UK & New York City throughout her career. She i snpw based in Brooklyn. Winter creates dynamic, cutting edge contemporary artworks in a variety of media including painting, digital collage, photography, installation, video & sculpture.

Winter has been making unique jewelry throughout her arts career, and thinks of these 'wearable artworks' as small sculptures and paintings. Each Urban Regalia piece is an singular, original artwork, lovingly & meticulously hand-made with great attention to detail.

Winter's accessories are strongly influenced by the regalia worn by the colorful traditional powwow dancers in her home culture & territory. She draws from this stunning traditional 'haute couture' of Native people & incorporates into her pieces for an innovative look.

Winter mixes the visual & esoteric style of her Native culture with the influences of much time spent in the major urban centres of New York & Toronto & London, where she has access & insights into the most contemporary fashion, fine art & urban culture.

Urban Regalia includes one of a kind hairpieces, necklaces, earrings & loom beaded chokers. You can wear these tribal-style accessories as a unique part of your casual look. They can also add an unforgettable touch or more dramatic impact to a dressy outfit.

Winter also creates wonderful keepsake boxes and traditional plains-style dolls. These are one-of-a-kind items that are a great addition to a collection. And obviously these and all the Urban Regalia creations make fantastic gifts.

To see more of Winter's artwork in other mediums, follow the blue links on the sidebar.