Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto 2020

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The end of each day of IFWTO 2020 closed with a fashion film featuring a number of contemporary designers from across, as well as beyond, Turtle Island.

“The end of each day closed with a fashion film featuring a number of contemporary designers from across, as well as beyond, Turtle Island.”

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During the 'Colours, Materials and Symbols' panel, Dene land-based arts educator Melaw Nakehk'o spoke about hide tanning as a tangible decolonial practice.

“During the”

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During her interview, Belcourt explained that for the young people attending Nimkii, reclaiming their culture means learning the skills so that they can 'carry these foundational traditional arts forward.'

“During her interview, Belcourt explained that for the young people attending Nimkii reclaiming their culture means learning the skills so that they can”

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Christi Belcourt feels it is more interesting and important to focus on collaborations with other Indigenous creators.

“she feels that it is more interesting and important to focus on collaborations with other Indigenous creators.”

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The film saved the most ethereal brand, Hand of Solomon, for last.

“The film saved the most ethereal brand, Hand of Solomon, for last.”

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Because of the pandemic, Sage Paul moved the second biennial IFWTO event online.

“Because of the pandemic, founder and artistic director Sage Paul, a Toronto-based, Dene woman and member of the English River First Nations moved this second biennial event online.”

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De Loggans asserted the absolute incommensurability of learning Indigenous methodologies in a settler institution.

“De Loggans asserted the absolute incommensurability of learning Indigenous methodologies in a settler institution.”

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At the closing, Elder Pauline Shirt, member of the Plains Cree, Red-Tail Hawk Clan, answered the question of how to foster Indigenous resurgence.

“At the closing, Elder Pauline Shirt, member of the Plains Cree, Red-Tail Hawk Clan answered this question.”

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During the branding masterclass, Garvia Bailey and Andrew and Iain Foxall spoke positively of collaboration for Indigenous brands.

“During the branding masterclass, Garvia Bailey and Andrew and Iain Foxall, spoke positively of collaboration for Indigenous brands.”

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Keene expressed that her thinking has shifted to wanting an educational institution built by and for Indigenous people.

“Keene expressed the way her thinking has shifted to wanting an educational institution built by and for Indigenous people.”

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O'Brien shared that with ancestral threads there is potential for acknowledging that we carry those in our own hands and, being alive in the present, that we are creating for the future as well.

“O'Brien shared that”

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Oland's collection, predominantly in beiges, tans, and browns, expressed 'the delicate balance of taking and receiving from nature.'

“The collection, predominantly in beiges, tans, and browns expressed”

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During the panel 'A Thread That Never Breaks,' Paul moderated a discussion with Lisa Myers and Meghann O'Brien.

“During the panel”

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Christi Belcourt felt she would not change any aspect of the experience of her 2015 collaboration with the House of Valentino.

“While Belcourt felt that she wouldn't change any aspect of the experience of her well-known 2015 collaboration with the House of Valentino”

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Curtis Oland of the Lil'Wat Nation showed raw-edged shirt dresses, coats, and pants for men and women.

“Curtis Oland of the Lil'Wat Nation showed raw-edged shirt dresses, coats, and pants for men and women.”

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Métis designer Evan Ducharme showed sophisticated separates and dresses for diverse body types in an elemental palette of black and red, embellished with the designer's signature hand embroidered mesh technique along the sleeve or down the middle of the chest.

“Métis designer Evan Ducharme showed sophisticated separates and dresses for diverse body types in an elemental palette of black and red, embellished with the designer's signature hand embroidered mesh technique along the sleeve or down the middle of the chest.”

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Adrienne Keene and Regan de Loggans acknowledged the problems of collaboration for Indigenous people.

“Adrienne Keene, member of the Cherokee Nation and Assistant Professor at Brown University, and scholar, curator, and activist, Regan de Loggans of the Mississippi Choctaw, acknowledged the problems of collaboration for Indigenous people.”

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The days' panels offered a broad swathe of topics central to Indigenous culture and material practices and to the business of Indigenous fashion.

“The days' panels offered a broad swathe of topics central to Indigenous culture and material practices and to the business of Indigenous fashion.”

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IFWTO 2020 showcased the work of 15 Indigenous designers from across Turtle Island and one Māori designer from New Zealand.

“showcased the work of 15 Indigenous designers from across Turtle Island as well as one Māori designer from New Zealand.”

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Foxall spoke of the potential of a pan-Indigenous agency that could function as a PR machine that would do the work of building an overarching brand story.

“Foxall spoke of the potential of a pan-Indigenous agency that could function as a PR machine that would do the work of building an overarching brand story.”

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During the 'Land-Based Fashion' panel, Bobbi Itta acknowledged the importance of reciprocity in these relationships: when she wanted to learn tanning she went to an elder and asked if she could help.

“During the”

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The brand Indi City, led by Angel Aubichon and Alex Manitopyes, brought a glamourous aesthetic of tailored and monochromatic skirt and pant suits with metallic and colourful statement earrings, necklaces, and chest plates, and covet-worthy gold moccasins.

“The brand Indi City, led by Angel Aubichon and Alex Manitopyes, a two-spirit Cree, Métis, and Anishinaabe couple, brought a glamourous aesthetic of tailored and monochromatic skirt and pant suits with metallic and colourful statement earrings, necklaces, and chest plates, and covet-worthy gold moccasins.”

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The 'Indigenous Fashion Education' panel approached the issue of collaboration from the perspective of educational institutions.

“The”

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IFWTO 2020 featured panel discussions with Indigenous scholars, curators, and makers.

“The event featured panel discussions with Indigenous scholars, curators, and makers”

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For Nakehk'o, 'blood memory' is revitalized through land-based making.

“For Nakehk' o,”

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Some of the most dramatic collections were shown in the third day's fashion film, entitled Tu Gh' eg Tl' e'th, or 'Streams,' in Dene.

“Some of the most dramatic collections were shown in the third day's fashion film, entitled Tu Gh' eg Tl' e'th, or”

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One striking black strapless sheath dress featured crystal beading that fell like tears from the shoulders and empire waist.

“One striking black strapless sheath dress featured crystal beading that 2 1 fell like tears from the shoulders and empire waist.”

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During the 'Land-Based Fashion' panel, Amber Sandy shared her vision of hide tanning in urban settings as a powerful way to reclaim space, particularly for urban Indigenous people without easy access to their home communities.

“during the compelling discussion during the”

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The evenings of IFWTO 2020 were capped off with fashion films featuring club and streetwear, high fashion, and avant-garde design in an oneiric world of Indigenous iconography and atmospheric music by Cris Derkson.

“The evenings were capped off with spectacular fashion films that featured club and streetwear, high fashion, and avant-garde design in an oneiric world of Indigenous iconography and atmospheric music by mixed-heritage Cree and Mennonite composer, Cris Derkson.”

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Christi Belcourt co-founded the Nimkii Aazhibikong, a year-round, land-based, language and traditional culture reclamation camp for Indigenous youth.

“The artist co-founded the Nimkii Aazhibikong, a year-round, land-based, language and traditional culture reclamation camp for Indigenous youth.”

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Dori Tunstall and Ben Barry used the example of the ways their respective institutions are creating space for Indigenous faculty or developing courses that center Indigenous worldviews and practices.

“Dori Tunstall, Dean of the Faculty of Design at OCADU, and Ben Barry, Chair of the Ryerson School of Fashion, used the example of the ways that their respective institutions are creating space for Indigenous faculty or developing courses that center Indigenous worldviews and practices.”

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The feeling of the shows moved from anti-establishment to otherworldly, through lighting and music, the abstracted set design, and the fashions that ranged from club and streetwear to tailored suiting and reimagined iconic garments foregrounding Indigenous design.

“The feeling of the shows moved from anti-establishment to otherworldly, through lighting and music, the abstracted set design, and the fashions that ranged from club and streetwear to tailored suiting and reimagined iconic garments foregrounding Indigenous design.”

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For Kramer, Indigenous fashion is part of a matrix that requires an influx of young talent supported by established cultural producers.

“For Kramer, Indigenous fashion is part of a matrix that requires an influx of young talent supported by established cultural producers.”

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The discussion centred on a 2020 art show co-curated by Paul and Myers that featured works by O'Brien, along with six other Indigenous artists, and foregrounded the way that Indigenous making weaves together past, present, and future.

“The discussion centred on a 2020 art show co-curated by Paul and Myers that featured works by O'Brien, along with six other Indigenous artists and foregrounded the way that Indigenous making weaves together past, present, and future.”

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Each of the four days of IFWTO 2020 consisted of two or three events that drew from academic tradition but were rooted in Indigenous methodologies.

“Each of the four days consisted of two or three events that drew from academic tradition but were rooted in Indigenous methodologies.”

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IFWTO 2020 shifted to a virtual space in late November 2020 without losing its energy or impact.

“Indigenous FashionWeek Toronto (IFWTO) shifted to a virtual space in the last days of November 2020 without losing any of its energy or its impact.”

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Paul and Riley Kucheran facilitated a masterclass in branding, themed panel discussions, and an interview with artist Christi Belcourt.

“Paul and Riley Kucheran, an Assistant Professor at the Ryerson School of Fashion and member of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, expertly facilitated a masterclass in branding, a number of themed panel discussions, and a fascinating interview with artist Christi Belcourt.”

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Christi Belcourt asserted that living on the land means 'having to break away from the traditional calendar.'

“On the second day, Paul and Kucheran interviewed Métis artist and activist Christi Belcourt, who asserted that living on the land means”

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Ojibwe designer Louise Solomon showed the first model with a golden turtle shell balanced upright above her head, while other models wore flesh-toned and clear plastic sheaths adorned with sorbet-coloured horsehair, braided across the bodice and sweeping from the waist to the floor.

“Ojibwe designer Louise Solomon showed the first model with a golden turtle shell balanced upright above her head, while other models wore flesh-toned and clear plastic sheaths adorned with sorbet-coloured horsehair, braided across the bodice and sweeping from the waist to the floor (Figure 2).”

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The decolonizing power of Indigenous materiality was an idea that emerged from a number of panels at IFWTO 2020.

“The decolonizing power of Indigenous materiality was an idea that emerged from a number of panels.”

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Andrew Foxall used the example of the 'Made in Italy' brand as a model that could help bolster market presence for Indigenous designers.

“Andrew Foxall used the example of the”

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IFWTO 2020 offered four days of intimate discussions, compelling panels, and dramatic fashions that highlighted the radical currency at the heart of Indigenous culture and cultural practices.

“IFWTO 2020 offered four days of intimate discussions, compelling panels, and dramatic fashions that highlighted the radical currency at the heart of Indigenous culture and cultural practices.”

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The foundational Dene artform of hide tanning is an opportunity to embody Indigenous history and to reconnect with the land.

“This foundational artform of the Dene is an opportunity to embody Indigenous history and to reconnect with the land.”

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Overall, the idea of collaboration was most strongly felt as an inherently Indigenous methodology, but one that should only be cautiously used with settler institutions.

“Overall, the idea of collaboration was most strongly felt as an inherently Indigenous methodology, but one that should only be cautiously used with settler institutions.”

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IFWTO 2020 provided a harbour in the last dark days of November that cast light on the ways Indigenous making and methodologies challenge the dominant fashion system and inherently decolonize thinking about fashion.

“However, Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto 2020 provided a harbour in the last dark days of November that cast light on the ways that Indigenous making and methodologies challenge the dominant fashion system and inherently decolonize thinking about fashion.”

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The fashion films made manifest the many themes that were fleshed out during the days' panels.

“The fashion films made manifest the many themes that were fleshed out during the days' panels.”

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Because of the cultural erasure by colonialism and its institutions, Indigenous resurgence requires passing down ancestral knowledge.

“Because of the cultural erasure by colonialism and its institutions, Indigenous resurgence requires passing down ancestral knowledge.”

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Indigenous making entails seeing the whole process, from skills development to environmental protection.

“Indigenous making entails seeing the whole process, from skills development to environmental protection.”

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Indigenous vision also sees fashion as a tool for resurgence and decolonization.

“Indigenous vision also sees fashion as a tool for resurgence and decolonization.”

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IFWTO 2020 felt like a four-day master class in Indigenous material culture that foregrounded the ways history informs and guides makers' hands and motivations and cast light on future-looking creatives making the culture.

“IFWTO felt like a four-day master class in Indigenous material culture that foregrounded the ways that history informs and guides makers' hands and motivations, but that also cast light on the future-looking creatives who are making the culture.”

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One of the strongest ideas to resonate in many of the discussions at IFWTO 2020 was the connection to both past and future generations.

“One of the strongest ideas to resonate in many of the discussions was the connection to both past and future generations.”

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Sharing isn't one-way.

“However, sharing isn't one-way.”

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Indigenous making, rooted in nature's cycle, challenges the colonial-based fashion system.

“Indigenous making, rooted in nature's cycle, challenges the colonial-based fashion system.”

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It is not just the current generation that benefits from Nimkii, but future generations that regain traditions that would have been lost because of colonization.

“It is not just the current generation that benefits, but future generations that regain traditions that would have been lost because of colonization.”

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All garments in the IFWTO 2020 fashion films highlighted the traditional skills that were central to the discussions of the day.

“All garments highlighted the traditional skills that were central to the discussions of the day.”

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Whether beading, weaving, or hide tanning, these creative practices are passed on from generation to generation.

“Whether beading, weaving, or hide tanning, these creative practices are passed on from generation to generation.”