Indigenous Fashionology (NATIVE CLOTHING) with Riley Kucheran
The study of NATIVE CLOTHING
Episode Info
- Guest: Riley Kucheran
- Date: Nov 11
- Topics: Culture
- Listen: Original Episode
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About This Episode
Fashion! Trends! Not really! This lively chat with Riley Kucheran, an Assistant Professor of Design Leadership at Ryerson University’s School of Fashion, covers everything from the history of industrialized clothing manufacture to current Indigenous designers he loves, political statements through beadwork, Indigenous art markets, and a dissection of Coachella headdresses. From Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Nation, Riley also describes his experiences climbing the corporate ladder in the fashion retail world vs. learning from elders and advising younger students during land-based education, while tanning hides in the bush. Also: uniforms, the good and the bad.