Business owner and artist Elizabeth Lancaster and Artist and fashion designer Lauren Good Day (Arikara/Hidatsa/Blackfeet/Plains Cree) bring you the best holiday gifts for the ladies.
Business owner and artist Elizabeth Lancaster creates magic and whimsy into the works of art she puts into the world. Artist and fashion designer Lauren Good Day (Arikara/Hidatsa/Blackfeet/Plains Cree) highlights Native American culture and innovation with her breathtaking couture and wearable art.
These two trailblazing women bring together the perfect selection of gifts for her this holiday season.
Elizabeth's Picks
[1] The Duster (prices vary), ladylancaster.com [2] Handmade custom hat (contact for pricing), @jasonmurillomillinery [3] Astier De Villatte Stockholm incense ($55), luckyscent.com.
Lauren's Picks
[1] Elias Jade Not Afraid (Apsaalooke) Beaded beck pouch on smoked deer hide with ermine tails ($1,800), ejnotafraid.com [2] Seasons blanket throw ($140), sackclothandashes.com [3] Prados x Lauren Good Day Grand Entry eyeshadow palette ($60), pradosbeauty.com [4] Dreaming of Turquoise mill-made floor rug ($163 – 888), naiomiglasses.net.
Fit For A Queen
[1] Harding Archive blanket coat ($599), pendleton-usa.com [2] Haute Horse design kimono ($89), fringescarves.com [3] Suede coat ($595), schaeferoutfitter.com [4] Teton Ridge Western ladies crewneck sweater, store.tetonridge.com [5] Rodeo Vegas gold jacket, store.tetonridge.com [6] Burgundy Brocade Victorian jacket ($360), frontierls.com [7] American Hat Co 40X grenadine felt hat (contact for pricing), besthatstore.com [8] James Freeland (Navajo) hatband ($900), theresalesecret.com [9] Handmade leather feather American flag hatband ($300), caseycurtisdesigns.com [10] Drinking Horse crocodile leather boots ($12,490), rockiesrebels.com [11] Addison boot in taupe ($379.95), blackstarboots.com [12] Old Gringo snake pattern and embroidered accents booties ($739), maverickwesternwear.com [13] Ayla sheepskin slipper boots ($249), overland.com.
The Bling
[1] Jack Weekoty (Zuni, Pueblo) vintage Zuni squash blossoms ($8,800), kennethmaxymowichjewellery.com [2] Pictograph and Rip Tides necklace ($355), highdesertcreations.com [3] Montezuma Royston necklace ($359), abilenesky.com [4] Elegant Naja necklace ($860), sylviamedinajewelry.com [5] Tommy Jackson (Navajo) 17 strands coral with Bisbee turquoise ($6,000), richardsontrading.com [6] Western-inspired antler & turquoise wedding set ($500), antlerrings.com [7] Little Gem turquoise sterling silver ring ($600), kirpachbraycletes.com [8] Ben Nighthorse (Northern Cheyenne) Rock Art 18kt gold band ($3,600), sorrelsky.com [9] Empowered bracelet ($100), montanasilversmiths.com [10] PR of Wisdom cuffs ($6,250 each), jill@jillgarber.com [11] Tonopah turquoise bracelet ($655), lauraingallsdesigns.com [12] Rhonda Tahe Largo (Navajo) hand-textured and stamped sterling silver earrings ($475), persimmonhillstore.com [13] Starry Night earrings ($3,600), ferrisjewelry.com [14] Mary Tso (Navajo) Mini Coral Gulch Nana earrings ($235), lanterndancer.com [15] Kingman turquoise pierced ShyAnne earrings ($625), rockigorman.com.
Don't Forget To Accessorize
[1] Sterling silver and Kingman turquoise belt buckle with tooled leather belt ($1,800), silverkingusa.com [2] The One That Got Away handcrafted leather tooled carrying case ($1,400), montanadreamwear.com [3] Olivia fringe purse ($480), lelarose.com [4] Leather wallet purse with hand-weaved mohair strap ($200), steeleponymohair.com [5] Cowgirl leather tote ($280), touchofleatherwyo.com [6] Feathers maroon silk wild rag ($66), cowboywildrags.com [7] Custom Cowboys & Indians x Lauren Good Day exclusive silk scarf ($112), cowboysindians.com [8] Yellowstone Tornado Eau de Perfume ($50.40), truwestern.com.
Check out our full 2023 Holiday Gift Guide here.
This article appears in our November/December 2023 issue.
Photography:courtesy of Elizabeth Lancaster and Lauren Good Day
Product Images: courtesy of vendors
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