Lesley Hampton

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Lesley Hampton
Born
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Nationality Temagami First Nation, Canadian [1]
Education University of Toronto, George Brown College
Known forfashion design

Lesley Hampton is a First Nations Canadian fashion designer from Toronto. [2]

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Early life

Hampton was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, but also lived in Calgary, Yellowknife, Australia, and Indonesia during her youth. She is part of the Temagami First Nation [1] and has Anishinaabe, Mohawk and Scottish ancestry.

She studied art at the University of Toronto, and fashion at George Brown College. [3] Hampton began her fashion career in 2016, when she was 22 years old and still in school. [2]

Career

Her first collection was created in her first semester of college, and was shown at Vancouver Fashion Week, followed by Vogue Runway. [3] The next year, her fall/winter showcase featured Adrianne Haslet, who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, as well as five plus-sized women and one woman with albinism. [1] In 2019, Hampton became the first designer in over a decade to feature a cast of all Indigenous models during Toronto Fashion Week. [4] Hampton also designed a dress that was worn by Mrs. Universe winner Ashley Callingbull-Burnham in 2019 to raise awareness of Missing and murdered Indigenous women. It was both praised and critiqued in the media, and she later archived images of the dress off of her website. [3]

In June 2022, one of Hampton's collections was featured at the Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival in Toronto. [5] She has also taken part in London Fashion Week and the Santa Fe Indian Market. [6] Her designs have been worn by Elaine Lui, Devery Jacobs and Lizzo. [6] [7] [8]

Hampton started her own scholarship, a $10,0000 award for an Indigenous student with a passion for arts and culture and ties to Ontario land. [9]

She appeared as a guest judge in an episode of the third season of Canada's Drag Race , which aired in summer 2022. [10]

Awards and Accolades

Hampton was nominated for an Ontario Premier's Award in 2018, and was the recipient of the George Brown College Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award that same year. [11] In 2019, Hampton was included in Toronto Life magazine's 50 Most Influential Torontonians. [12] Hampton was the First Nation youth winner of the 2021 Indspire Awards. [2] She is also the recipient of the Fashion Impact Award from the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Shannon, Michaella (June 22, 2021). "Lesley Hampton on Indigenous inclusion and opening doors by way of fashion". CBC News. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Simonpillai, Radheyan (2021-10-07). "Lesley Hampton makes Indigenous fashion that anyone can wear". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  4. ↑ Braun, Jennifer. "Designer Lesley Hampton Cast Only Indigenous Models For Toronto Fashion Week". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  5. ↑ Parker, Odessa Paloma (2022-06-14). "Moments from the Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival". Fashion Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  6. 1 2 Johnson, Rhiannon (January 8, 2020). "Anishinaabe Mohawk designer's gown turns heads at Golden Globes". CBC News. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ Lainey (2021-02-05). "Outfit of the Week: Lizzo in Lesley Hampton". www.laineygossip.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  8. ↑ Armstrong, Elise (2021-10-22). "'Reservation Dogs' star Devery Jacobs' fashion is our new obsession". etalk. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  9. ↑ Candelario, Chelsea (2021-10-21). "20 Indigenous-Owned Fashion and Beauty Brands You Need to Know". PureWow. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  10. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (June 29, 2022). "Brooke Lynn Hytes reunites with Werk Room crush Miss Vanjie on Canada's Drag Race season 3". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  11. ↑ Byrne, Nikki (2021-08-11). "Lesley Hampton | Fashion Takes Action". fashiontakesaction.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  12. ↑ "The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2019". Toronto Life. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  13. ↑ "A Conversation With Lesley Hampton". The Kit. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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