Dorothy Grant is an Indigenous fashion designer whose works have gained public recognition as expressions of living Haida culture.
10 Facts About Dorothy Grant
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Dorothy Grant is a Kaigani Haida of the Raven Clan from the Brown Bear house of Howkan.
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Dorothy Grant attended the Helen Lefeaux School of Fashion Design in 1987.
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Dorothy Grant broke onto the scene in the early 1980s when she began sketching Haida artwork onto clothing.
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About the collection's debut, Dorothy Grant has said, "It had a big impact because nobody was doing it at the time".
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Indeed, Dorothy Grant has gained international acclaim for producing garments that infuse myth with fabric and for using fashion to share Canadian Northwest culture with a broader audience.
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In 1994, the Dorothy Grant Boutique opened at the Sinclair Centre in Vancouver, BC.
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Dorothy Grant closed her retail store in 2008 and moved into a studio in Vancouver's SOMA District.
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Dorothy Grant continues to be recognized for both her artistic talent and business skill.
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In 2016, Dorothy Grant designed a tuxedo for The Revenant's Duane Howard to wear to the Oscars.