In my teen years, I’d schlep around the house as a grumpy, emo high schooler—yet I’d be wearing the most beautiful handmade moccasins ... include one with a beaded feather on the top ...

Handmade mukluks made by Alley Yapput ... gets requests for custom orders of beaded mitts, moccasins and mukluks. "I can't say no to anybody," she said. "It's not about the money.

(Submitted by Christine McRae) McRae's moccasins were custom made by Jamie Gentry, a designer from the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation, using buffalo hide and a beaded fireweed design. "It's also a way of ...