Artists and Designers

Photo by: Nadya Kwandibens / Artist: Celeste Pedri-Spade

Temagami First Nation

Lesley Hampton

Discipline:

Fashion

Lesley Hampton (she/her) is a multi-award-winning Anishinaabe Artist, Model, Speaker, and Designer focused on mental health awareness, body positivity, and authentic representation in fashion, media, and beauty. She is the founder and Creative Director of LESLEY HAMPTON, an Indigenous-owned, women-led, size-inclusive fashion brand based in Toronto, ON. Lesley Hampton is a member of Temagami First Nation. Her identity unites her Indigenous identity and her international nomadic upbringing as a ‘Third Culture Kid’ with her formative years in Canada’s Arctic and Atlantic, Australia, England, Indonesia, and New Caledonia.