Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week 2025
Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week (VIFW) is coming up November 19-22, 2025, with four nights of events celebrating creativity, culture, and resilience. This year’s theme is Air: A celebration of movement, spirit, breath, and transformation through design.
Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week 2025
- Dates: November 19-22, 2025
- Location: Queen Elizabeth Theatre (630 Hamilton St, Vancouver)
VIFW is a showcase of phenomenal talent from Indigenous designers who weave ancestral knowledge and contemporary vision into every garment, transforming fashion into a living expression of identity and resurgence. Air invites designers, artists, and community members to explore the stories carried by wind and breath – those that connect us to land, ancestors, and the future. “This theme is about honouring the invisible forces that shape us,” says Caroline Phelps, VIFW General Manager. “Air is the flow of life. It’s the breath of our ancestors. It’s the energy that moves us forward.”
Tickets are available now for the following events:
- Red Dress Opening Night on Wednesday, November 19th
- Dress in Red on Opening Night to remember and celebrate resilience and strength.
- Designers: Stitched by April, Lesley Hampton, SugIit Lukxs Designs Yolonda Skelton, Bruno Henry, Choke Cherry Creek, Reggie Harrold, Maynard Johnny Jr.
- All My Relations on Thursday, November 20th
- A celebration of high fashion, kinship and cultural resurgence.
- Designers: Kaylyn Baker and Amber Baker, Stephanie Eagletail, Osamuskwasis, PM Waterlily, Pacha Arts x Yana Manta, Rebecca Baker-Grenier, Jason Baerg, Lindsay King.
- Indigenous Futures on Friday, November 21st
- Streetwear, sound, and vision collide on a future-facing runway.
- Designers: Scarlet Delirium, BYFL by The Historymkrs, Robyn McLeod, Girls Who Leap, Desmon “Day Day” Pack, Alicia’s Designs, Copper Canoe Woman.
- Spirit of the West Coast on Saturday, November 22nd
- A joyful finale inspired by the land, water, and people of the West Coast.
- Designers: Ay Lelum, Chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph, Debra and Aleen Sparrow, Pam Himikalas Baker, Randi Nelson, Tishna Marlowe x Jennifer Younger, Helen Oro Designs.
There will also be performances from Notorious Cree, Tia Wood, DJ Kookum, Ronnie Dean Harris, Isaac Tonasket, Susan Aglukark, Hakuum, and Mato Wayuhi. MCs include Paulina Alexis, Mandy Nahanee, Khelsilem, Chelazon Leroux, Darnell Stager, Don Burnstick, Kiefer Collison with DJs Tribal Touch, DJ Paisley, DJ Kookum, and DJ Kota.
Throughout the week you can also shop the Marketplace at the theatre. Follow along on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
VIFW continues to be a platform for Indigenous cultural revitalization, artistic excellence, and community connection. Through runway shows, workshops, markets, and mentorship, the events shine a spotlight on Indigenous voices while creating space for the next generation of creators and changemakers.
