Kwakwakwa'wakw fashion show
Premium Culture Club (Aurellia Nelson) hosted her first-ever Kwakwaka'wakw Fashion Show on April 12, 2024 at Kwa'lilas Hotel.
with Inspiration
and honour
On April 12th of this year, Aurellia and her family would have been celebrating Nan Sarah's 75th Birthday. Which marks the perfect date to host Premium Culture Club's first Kwakwaka'wakw Fashion Show. This show was loosely inspired by the Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week.
mentoring
Gilakas'la to Marnie Scow and Joleen Mitton for mentoring us for this Fashion Show. Marnie Scow, who is Kwakiutl-born, returned home to support this Fashion Show. She was joined by Joleen Mitton, who co-owns Supernaturals Modeling and that Marnie works with.
Planning
Beginning in January 2024, the planning process began to host our first Kwakwaka'wakw Fashion Show. Our first big step was securing a location that shared the same values of our vision; which happened to be Kwa'lilas Hotel. Our next step was gaining support from our Kwakwaka'wakw Nations to host this event. For which we are grateful to my home nation of Kwakiutl for supporting us in this journey.
support, designers, vendors
We would like to thank all the designers and vendors who joined us for this first Kwakwaka'wakw Fashion Show. Gilakas'la to Tina Henderson (Blunden Harbour Treasures), Corrine Hunt, and Rebecca Baker-Grenier for showcasing your designs. Gilakas'la to our many vendors who also came to showcase their work. Gilakas'la to Kevin Kowalchuk for MCing and supporting the event through MOWI, as well as Lavina Hunt of Kwakiutl Social Development for supporting us as well. Gilakas'la to Tsleil-Waututh for bringing 29 Elders to our event on North Vancouver Island.
Our Collection
