Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week - Day 2 - Nov. 21 All My Relations

At Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, Nov 21, 2024, Day 2: All My Relations, I thought about travel and how this evening's Designers travelled here from their homes in Yellow Knife, Manitoba, Ontario and beyond.They bring their communities and landscapes with them.  A lot have been to the USA and Europe and then all the way to Vancouver. for VIFW. Imagine not only travelling but designing a collection, and packing and transporting it!  Designing, Marketing, Mentoring, Meeting new people and staying in new places. In 2018, I went to Toronto Indigenous Fashion Week and saw Cris Derksen, there. Cris was our Musical Artist, at VIFW, on opening night at the Red Dress Event, and Yolonda Skelton, here,  She showed at VIFW(Nov. 20)  Lesley Hampton,  exhibited at VIFW (Nov. 21) You can see the entire Toronto post here. Vancouver is only one stop on the road to many Fashion events.

Indigenous Fashion Weeks are all about celebrating culture, arts and design and connecting with the makers, musicians, performers and media. Who is writing, who is filming, who is taking this talent to the papers, the magazines, to television and movies? I have seen coverage in The Vancouver Sun, The Tyee, The Georgia Straight, and at Stir. Global News and APTN News. On Nov 20, I met a reporter who was writing for Elle Canada. There is so much more and this is a sign of the consistently excellent shows that shine at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, each year. These Designers, Artists, Musicians, Performers, Models, many from here, travel to other events, then from there, to get back here for this Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, and then travel to share their work all over the world. When I travel, I look for Indigenous Fashion Weeks and now, there will always be someone I know. It's a Family.

Designers for Nov. 21: All My Relations, are listed below, with my photos. I have made reels and shared them with the Designers. I always get a hello and a thank you. A big thanks to all of you, everyone that is part of the VIFW team/family. Reels are on my Instagram and you can find lots of writing about VIFW, over the years, since 2017. More about the Designers at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week (Designers) and at their links. These are my photos except for Designer, Kaylyn Baker, which are courtesy of Writer,  Andrew Jackson.