EPISODE · Jun 21, 2021 · 28 MIN
The One About Activism in Fashion with Anishinaabe Designer Lesley Hampton!
from The Papaya Podcast
Lesley Hampton is an Anishinaabe Artist and Fashion Designer focused on mental health awareness, body positivity, and authentic representation in fashion, film, and media. She is the Creative Director of LESLEY HAMPTON, an indigenous-owned, size inclusive clothing and accessory brand based in Toronto, ON. She is also a signed curve model, and speaker on Indigenous entrepreneurship. Today Lesley joins us to share about how she got into design, her work process, activism in fashion and seeing her pieces on red carpets, on Lizzo & in Vogue! Plus, we discuss the meaning of the scarf she designed for the new Papaya Box with Knix! Follow Lesley @Lesley_Hampton and visit her amazing designs and shop www.lesleyhampton.com Go to https://www.thehydrojug.com/discount/papaya or use promo code papaya for 10% off your purchase Produced by Dear Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lesley Hampton is an Anishinaabe Artist and Fashion Designer focused on mental health awareness, body positivity, and authentic representation in fashion, film, and media. She is the Creative Director of LESLEY HAMPTON, an indigenous-owned, size inclusive clothing and accessory brand based in Toronto, ON. She is also a signed curve model, and speaker on Indigenous entrepreneurship. Today Lesley joins us to share about how she got into design, her work process, activism in fashion and seeing her pieces on red carpets, on Lizzo & in Vogue! Plus, we discuss the meaning of the scarf she designed for the new Papaya Box with Knix! Follow Lesley @Lesley_Hampton and visit her amazing designs and shop www.lesleyhampton.com Go to https://www.thehydrojug.com/discount/papaya or use promo code papaya for 10% off your purchase Produced by Dear Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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