Victoria Kakuktinniq
Victoria Kakuktinniq (born 1989) is a Canadian
Kakuktinniq works in a combination of modern and traditional materials, including leather,
Kakuktinniq, who is from
Kakuktinniq has showcased designs at numerous fashion shows in Canada and abroad. Her first major show was What to Wear in the Winter at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (2015).[18] She presented a Spring/Summer collection at International Indigenous Fashion Week, a feature event at Paris Fashion Week (2019). Kakuktinniq collaborated with other Inuit designers who provided jewellery, accessories, and footwear for her outfits.[5][19][20] Later that year, Kakuktinniq co-produced Upingaksaaq Fashion Show in Iqaluit, which featured Inuit designers.[21] In 2020, she presented a Fall/Winter collection at New York Fashion Week.[20] She was one of five artists chosen to design a pair of mukuks for the Manitobah Mukluks 2021 Artist Series.[22]
In 2022, Kakuktinnniq partnered with winterwear brand
See also
- Nicole Camphaug, an Inuk designer who works with sealskin
- First Nations fashion
References
- ^ a b c Vorano, Norman (November 22, 2017). "30 Artists to Know: Victoria Kakuktinniq". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- Elle Canada. June 4, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Turner, Randy (December 16, 2016). "The WAG's Inuit Art Centre will be about people, not just things they create". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Sarah (March 27, 2019). "Nunavut fashion and design come into their own". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ a b MacInnis, Tara (April 10, 2019). "The creator of Toronto's Indigenous Fashion Week chooses 5 designers to watch". CBC. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Bowen, Dana (September–October 2022). "A New Era of High Fashion". Up Here. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Rogers, Sarah (February 3, 2014). "Northern Lights conference puts young designer's work in the limelight". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Kassam, Ashifa (May 11, 2017). "'It's our way of life': Inuit designers are reclaiming the tarnished sealskin trade". The Guardian. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Nunavut News. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Georgijevic, Anya (November 5, 2018). "Is fur falling out of fashion?". Elle Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Folger, Napatsi (March 15, 2020). "The New Arctic Cool: 5 Designers to Watch". Inuit Art Quarterly. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via PressReader.
- ^ a b Brown, Beth (February 28, 2018). "This Iqaluit-Based Designer Can Hand-Make a Luxe Parka in 2.5 Hours". Flare. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ a b LeTourneau, Michele (April 25, 2019). "Designers Attagutsiak and Kakuktinniq bring it home". Nunavut News. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Nunavut Literacy Council wins $20K award for Miqqut Project". CBC News. August 28, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ Reynolds, Christina (January 2, 2014). "Elle World: Sewing, culture and traditions in Nunavut". Elle Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Zerehi, Sima Sahar (September 19, 2016). "25th annual Nunavut trade show and conference opens in Iqaluit". CBC News. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ Greer, Darrell (November 21, 2017). "A fashionable grand opening". Nunavut News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Tamoto, Connie (September 19, 2015). "Fur, teeth and antlers hallmarks of Inuit fashion". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ LeTourneau, Michele (February 14, 2019). "Around Nunavut: Victoria's Arctic Fashion hits the Paris runways". NNSL Media. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ a b McKay, Jackie (January 8, 2020). "Victoria's Arctic Fashion gearing up for New York Fashion Week". CBC News. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- APTN News. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Manitobah Mukluks Releases 2021 Artist Series". Native Max. December 14, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ Elle Canada. p. 70.
- ^ Howitt, Madalyn (July 28, 2022). "New exhibit at Iqaluit airport celebrates Nunavut seamstresses". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Victoria Kakuktinniq profile from Inuit Art Foundation
- CBC Radio interview with Victoria Kakuktinniq, 2019