How Warren Steven Scott's shapely statement earrings celebrate Coast Salish culture.
, not to mention the profusion of statement earrings on the street. The season’s It piece is meant to hang prettily off of one’s lobes, but Scott’s creations are far more than mere ear candy.
Scott is one of many North American Indigenous designers recontextualizing their cultural signposts with the craftsmanship skills their forebears have perfected for centuries. “I was really looking for a way to incorporate the fundamental designs and motifs of the Pacific Northwest, particularly that of my ancestors, the Coast Salish people,” he says. “It started with the ovoid, crescent, and triagon [shapes]—elements that are repeated and adapted in Salish carvings and paintings.
The formation of his brand identity actually began in 2018, when he launched a ready-to-wear line two years after graduating from Ryerson University’s fashion design program. Last May, he showed his first womenswear collection at the inaugural Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto .
As he continues to develop his concepts, Scott says he plans to continue riffing off the tension between tradition and innovation. It’s something he and many other Indigenous designers make sure to weigh in an appropriate manner. “I have always wanted to honor my culture and present it in a very contemporary and new way,” he says.
“Anything that I design, I want it to be for everyone—for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people,” he says. “A good rule to follow as consumers is to consider who made it and where you are buying it from. Buying Indigenous design from a fast-fashion brand is appropriation; buying Indigenous design from an Indigenous designer is appreciation.”
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