Announcing 2024 Festival Dates & Call for Applications
Indigenous Fashion Arts Announces 2024 Festival Dates & Call for Applications The Fourth Biennial Edition returns May 30 – June…
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Indigenous Fashion Arts Hires Program Coordinator, Manitoba-based Lesley Beardy
Indigenous Fashion Arts (IFA) is thrilled to announce the hiring of Lesley Beardy in the Program Coordinator role. Lesley is an…
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Ho’reh Ti Yeh Kuh (To See the Horizon at Dawn)
Indigenous Fashion Arts presents a new fashion installation at Nuit Blanche 2022 on October 1 at 1 The Esplanade called Ho’reh Tih Yeh Kuh, which loosely translates from Denesųłįné to English, meaning “To see the horizon at dawn,”
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Survey – 2022 Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival
If you attended any part of the programming for this year’s Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival, let us know what you…
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2022 IFA Festival Curatorial Statement
Walking with Light Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival 2022 The Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival has quickly become a critical platform illuminating…
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IFWTO Announces New Name and Brand
The biennial event formerly known as Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) has relaunched its brand as Indigenous Fashion Arts (IFA), a…
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IFWTO is Hiring!
Join an enthusiastic team and gain valuable, hands-on experience related to nonprofit arts administration.
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Call for Applications is Now Open!
Indigenous designers, artists and makers are invited to apply to IFWTO 2022 runway and marketplace
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A Thread That Never Breaks
A virtual exhibition in the Indigenously determined AbTec Gallery. There will be a virtual tour of the works on January 28, 2:30PM EST.
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IFWTO 2020 Online Edition
For its 2020 Online Edition and in partnership with Harbourfront Centre, IFWTO premiered four runway films featuring 16 Indigenous designers, 10 panel discussions in partnership with the School of Fashion at Ryerson University and an online popup marketplace featuring 40 Indigenous artists and designers, including a spotlight on Northwestern Ontario.
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IFWTO Announces Festival Lineup and Marketplace Participants
The biennial Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO), presented online November 26 – 29, 2020, announces the launch of a new website at IFWtoronto.com, and the curated lineup for the 2020 IFWTO Online Pop-up Marketplace.
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IFWTO MOVES 2020 EDITION ONLINE
Celebrating Indigenous fashion and culture in a four-day online festival of cinematic fashion films, a pop-up online marketplace, a virtual art exhibition, and a panel series.
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IFWTO + EDITO Par Simons 2020 Collaborative Capsule Collection
IFWTO has united forces with Simons to create a limited capsule collection with Indigenous artists from communities across Canada.
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Statement of Solidarity
“… in the final analysis, a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear?… It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice, equality, and humanity.” – Dr. Martin Luther King
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A Message from IFWTO
Dear IFWTO community, It is with deep sadness that we announce postponement of IFWTO2020. We know that you will understand…
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Runway Tickets, Workshop Registration & Marketplace Artists Announced
ANNOUNCEMENTS RUNWAY TICKETS $25 Regular Admission $15 Student/Seniors/Underemployed Save 10% when you purchase tickets to all four shows Free: panels,…
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Call for Models
DEADLINE: APRIL 13, 2018SEEKING ALL SIZES & GENDERS Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto is a four-day multi-platform festival of the most…
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Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto Announces 2018 Dates and Call for Applications
Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto presents the most distinct and progressive Indigenous artists working in fashion, textiles and craft for Indigenous…
Learn MoreMEDIA TESTIMONIALS
“Toronto’s first fashion week dedicated entirely to Indigenous creators and storytellers was a uniquely Indigenous experience. Front row seats were reserved for elders, instead of fashion VIPs, and gender-fluid, body-positive Indigenous and non-Indigenous models walked the runway to Tanya Tagaq throat-singing tracks”
— Kelly Boutsalis, Toronto Star, 2018
The Indigenous fashion community has been one that I have felt most at home and most connected to, particularly with [IFA]."
— Lesley Hampton, Designer, 2021
“IFA is currently one of the biggest showcases of Indigenous design in North America. The event provides a much-needed space for underrepresented talent to showcase their work on a large scale, all of whom challenge preconceived notions of what Indigenous design is and can be.”
— Christian Allaire, Vogue Magazine, 2021
VOGUE
Five Takeaways From Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto
November 30, 2022 | By Christian Allair
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The Conversation
Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto designers are showcasing resistance and resurgence
December 1, 2020 | by Riley Kucheran
The biennial Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) recently took the virtual fashion world by storm.
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ELLE
Indigenous Fashion Week Is The Custom-Made Platform First Nation Talent Needs
November 25, 2020 | By WENDY KAUR
These cutting-edge designers are creating a new mold for Native fashion.
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FASHION MAGAZINE
Here’s What to Expect During Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto
November 25, 2020 | By Odessa Paloma Parker
Tomorrow marks the launch of the event's all-digital programming.
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Toronto Life
In conversation with Sage Paul, Artistic Director of Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto
July 7, 2020 | By Joseph Cicerone
Since its launch in 2018, Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto has reached new heights–collaborating with fashion retailer Simons, and improving the visibility of Indigenous artists, even amidst a pandemic
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ELLE CANADA
Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto Partners With Simons on Capsule Collection
May 28, 2020 | By ERICA NGAO
The collection, out now, features the designs of eight Indigenous artists from across Canada.
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WWD
Canadian Retailer Simons Unveils Indigenous Design Platform
May 8, 2020 | By CONSTANCE DROGANES
Launching June 1 in nine of the retailer’s stores and its web site, the new IFWTO x Edito collection highlights talent from across Canada.
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Toronto Star
Indigenous fashion takes the spotlight
June 5, 2018 | By Kelly Boutsalis
The Kit shares six highlights from Toronto’s inaugural Indigenous Fashion Week.
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CTV News
Indigenous fashion week weaves identity, tradition and social change
May 30, 2018 | By Cassandra Szklarski
TORONTO -- Fashion is about more than just making beautiful things for designer Sage Paul, and she hopes this week's Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto makes that clear.
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