Harmony Arts Festival Hosting Indigenous Fashion Show on Ambleside Pier (Aug. 8)

ByJon Dykstra August 7, 2024September 13, 2024

The Harmony Arts Festival showcases the work of Indigenous fashion designer Himikalas Pamela Baker in a runway fashion show at Ambleside Pier on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. While much of her work has been inspired by her mother’s Kwakwaka’wakw and great-great-grandmother’s Tlingit heritage, Baker’s latest collection focuses on her paternal Squamish Nation ancestry. Tickets for the show are $35 (general admission)/$25 (elders). A collection of dresses and evening wear are also currently on view at Harmony Arts in a free exhibit at the Ferry Building Gallery – Himikalas Pamela Baker: Touch of Culture: Spirit of the West Coast runs through Sept. 1. The one-of-a-kind pieces illustrate some of the designer’s innovative techniques, including laser cutting and sublimation, that are used in combining traditional and modern elements. Earlier this year, Baker was named the first Indigenous designer-in-residence at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Wilson School of Design.

Himikalas Pamela Baker fashion show — The work of Indigenous fashion designer Himikalas Pamela Baker is featured in a new exhibition at West Vancouver’s Ferry Building Gallery through Sept. 1. Photo: BB

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Jon Dykstra

Jon is a long-time Metro Vancouver resident where he owns an interior design firm and home design publication. As a prolific writer who enjoys much of what Metro Vancouver has to offer, he couldn't help but write about the goings on in Metro Vancouver which resulted in the launch of The Burrard Bulletin.