Margaret Roach Wheeler Fashion Show

Margaret Roach Wheeler

Acclaimed Chickasaw fiber artist and fashion designer Margaret Roach Wheeler showed her Mahota line of clothing at a multimedia fashion show sponsored by Brady Craft Alliance in Tulsa. Wheeler’s designs are inspired by the impact of Europeans on Native American culture and fashion.

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Margaret Roach Wheeler describes how the Europeans influenced the Chickasaw style of clothing.