The living room of Sai Chang’s apartment in St. Paul doubles as a workspace – filled with colorful fabrics, pin cushions, a sewing machine and completed works from her Essee design label. A few years ...

High fashion couture and traditional Hmong design intermingled at the über-chic Fresh Traditions IV fashion show Sunday night at the Varsity Theater. A celebration of community and culture was in full ...

Tradition and contemporary design mix on the runway this Saturday, as a group of up-and-coming Hmong designers take the stage at Epic in Minneapolis for the third annual Fresh Traditions fashion show.

Neon pink and green embroidery pop against a gray backdrop and blue border. Sold at many Hmong markets, these colorful story cloths are probably the most well-recognized textile tradition of a culture ...

As a young girl, Beth Yang watched her mother labor over a sewing machine for hours stitching clothes for Yang and her six siblings. Once Beth was old enough Mao Thao taught her to sew. Thao showed ...