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Fanzine Toronto at Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto

Fanzine Toronto from Foxall Studio on Vimeo.

Foxall Studio in collaboration with Curtis Oland, Janelle Wawia, Section 35, Lesley Hampton & Sho Sho Esquiro

21 June 2018
by Niamh Tuft

Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto launched on 31 May with a vision of presenting the most progressive, distinct and exceptional Indigenous-made fashion, textiles and crafts. The initiative includes a full programme of talks and workshops as well as showcases and curated exhibitions. 

A Creative Incubation Lab supported by British Council Canada brought six Indigenous fashion and textile artists together to explore their creative process through rapid image making and intense collaboration.  A collaboration with UK-based creative studio Foxall focused on ideas and perceptions of the intersection of Indigenous craft, textile and design and Western image-making. Over a period of 3 days the lab explored the image-making process, with editorial direction and guidance from Foxall Studio working with a team of Indigenous media artists and creatives.

This work created a live exhibition of image-based work exploring key themes and concepts that emerged through the process, and are expressed through fashion, textile, design, photography and moving image. The process is captured in a film created by Foxall Studio and demonstrates that unique and memorable work can be made by placing constraints on both time and resources.

Category
British Council Project

Location
Canada

Tags
Culture
Fashion