Fashion Week celebrates Aboriginal designers.This year from Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, BC Fashion Week included a special focus on Aboriginal contemporary and traditional fashion design. Bee the Change Aboriginal Fashion held in Vancouver featured seven designers from across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. , and included a showcase of traditional Aboriginal designer shoes and unique swimwear. Among the designers was Nadine Spence of Rev/Evo Fashions. "I am an eco-friendly artist and designer. Everything I design and make is inspired by the environment and sustainability of the environment. My message of preservation of Beautiful BC is from my artistic vision to finished product. I only use natural fabrics, natural dyes natural dye n. A dye obtained from animals or plants. and recycled materials," she said. Her earthy earth·y adj. earth·i·er, earth·i·est 1. Of, consisting of, or resembling earth: an earthy smell. 2. Of or characteristic of this world; worldly. 3. contrasting color palette Also called a "color lookup table," "lookup table," "index map," "color table" or "color map," it is a commonly used method for saving file space when creating 8-bit color images. reflects the Thompson/Shushwap nation's landscape. She presently resides in Kelowna. Chessa Syrette is a new designer introduced at the Aboriginal showcase. Her unique and vibrant formal dress creations are inspired by nature' beauty. Syrette specializes in custom pieces that incorporate modern Aboriginal inspired details into each piece, including beadwork beadwork Ornamental work in beads. In the Middle Ages beads were used to embellish embroidery work. In Renaissance and Elizabethan England, clothing, purses, fancy boxes, and small pictures were adorned with beads. . The other designers featured in the show were Tracy Toulouse, Gloria Cardinal, Danita Strawberry, Shannon Kilroy and Linda Kay Peters. |
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