Victoria Kakuktinniq

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Modern women's parka by Victoria Kakuktinniq, 2021. The body is synthetic waterproof fabric, with silver fox fur trim on the hood and sealskin trim on the hem and cuffs. The curved hem is typical of the traditional amauti.

Victoria Kakuktinniq (born 1989) is a Canadian Inuk fashion designer from Nunavut.[1][2] Under her label Victoria's Arctic Fashion, Kakuktinniq hand-stitches clothing such as parkas, kamiit (winter boots), and other accessories.[3] Her work has been described as a major influence in contemporary Inuit fashion.[4][5] Kakuktinniq has described her work as a means of preserving Inuit traditional skills of sewing and clothing production, which has historically been a significant aspect of Inuit culture.[3][6][7]

Kakuktinniq works in a combination of modern and traditional materials, including leather, sealskin, and fox fur.[8][9] Her parkas incorporate elements of traditional Inuit clothing, drawing in particular from the amauti, a woman's overcoat with a curved hem and voluminous hood.[1][10] Modern elements include asymmetrical zippers, corset-style lacing, and colour-blocking.[9]

Kakuktinniq, who is from Rankin Inlet, began designing parkas in 2012 after completing Miqqut, a cultural literacy program from (Nunavut Literacy Council), in which Inuit elders teach sewing skills to younger participants.[1][10][11][12] She graduated from the fashion design program at MC College in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2013 and began selling designs at trade shows and using social media.[6][13] In 2015 her label was named Business of the Year at the Nunavut Trade Show & Conference.[14] She opened her first shop in Iqaluit in 2017.[11][15]

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).[16] 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][17][18] Later that year, Kakuktinniq co-produced Upingaksaaq Fashion Show in Iqaluit, which featured Inuit designers.[19] In 2020, she presented a Fall/Winter collection at New York Fashion Week.[18] In 2022, Kakuktinnniq partnered with winterwear brand Canada Goose on a capsule collection for the third iteration of Project Atigi, their collaboration line with national Inuit organization Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.[20] The advertising campaign for the collection featured Inuit women as models: throat singer Shina Novalinga, actress and model .[20]

See also[]

  • Nicole Camphaug, an Inuk designer who works with sealskin
  • First Nations fashion

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Vorano, Norman (November 22, 2017). "30 Artists to Know: Victoria Kakuktinniq". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved November 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "10 Indigenous Fashion Designers to Know". Elle Canada. June 4, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Rogers, Sarah (March 27, 2019). "Nunavut fashion and design come into their own". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Rogers, Sarah (February 3, 2014). "Northern Lights conference puts young designer's work in the limelight". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Georgijevic, Anya (November 5, 2018). "Is fur falling out of fashion?". Elle Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b Folger, Napatsi (March 15, 2020). "The New Arctic Cool: 5 Designers to Watch". Inuit Art Quarterly. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via PressReader.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b LeTourneau, Michele (April 25, 2019). "Designers Attagutsiak and Kakuktinniq bring it home". Nunavut News. Retrieved November 30, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Nunavut Literacy Council wins $20K award for Miqqut Project". CBC News. August 28, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  13. ^ Reynolds, Christina (January 2, 2014). "Elle World: Sewing, culture and traditions in Nunavut". Elle Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Zerehi, Sima Sahar (September 19, 2016). "25th annual Nunavut trade show and conference opens in Iqaluit". CBC News. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  15. ^ Greer, Darrell (November 21, 2017). "A fashionable grand opening". Nunavut News. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Tamoto, Connie (September 19, 2015). "Fur, teeth and antlers hallmarks of Inuit fashion". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  17. ^ LeTourneau, Michele (February 14, 2019). "Around Nunavut: Victoria's Arctic Fashion hits the Paris runways". NNSL Media. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ a b McKay, Jackie (January 8, 2020). "Victoria's Arctic Fashion gearing up for New York Fashion Week". CBC News. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  19. ^ Driscoll, Kent (April 23, 2019). "Nunavut fashion show in Iqaluit by Inuit, for Inuit". APTN News. Retrieved November 30, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ a b Cardin-Goyer, Camille (February 2022). "Reclaiming Their Culture". Elle Canada. p. 70.

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