Indian Summer Fall 2006

Big Collar Coat

Big Collar Coat: Brown Melton with abalone shell button. Our trademark ‘Indian Summer’ stencil embroidery on right lower arm. Side pockets and lined with a variation of bright satin lining.
Inspiration: This coat was inspired by the feeling I get when I’m wrapped in a wool blanket but this one fits to perfection with a tapered waist and above the knee length. It comes in small, medium, and large. This fall, we will have a similar version of this coat in size extra large. The matching skirt fits loosely on the hips with a zippered back and darts both front and back for a tapered fit. An embroidered “Indian Summer’ with two thunderbirds sits on the lower back of skirt.

Big Collar Coat

Big Collar Coat: Yellow melton with abalone shell button. Our trademark ‘Indian Summer’ stencil embroidery on right lower arm in tone on tone. Side pockets and lined with a variation of bright satin lining. This coat also has a Sunhawk design by John Brillon embroidered on the back left shoulder for extra detail.

Blanket Vest and Skirt (long-feather pattern)

Indian Summer long blanket skirt and vest. Special detailing with shell button closure and imitation sinew with dentalia shell and Czech glass beads. Indian Summer blue crop tee with brown serge. Sizes small, medium, large. Feather pattern is subject to availability. Inspiration: My feelings were to create something different out of the beautiful Kanata blankets because it would be a challenge and I felt my ancestors would have found a way to make a remnant piece of blanket look beautiful as clothing. I love the way the long blanket skirt feels when it is on especially on a cold day.

Blanket Vest and Skirt (short-arrowhead pattern)

Indian Summer Arrowhead Brown design blanket mini-skirt and capped sleeve blanket bolero vest with large black button closure. Big buckle belt with brown melton worn as accessory. (Big buckle belt in limited quantity.)

Blanket Vest and Skirt (Short Kanatan Geese pattern)

Indian Summer Blue Kanatan Geese design blanket mini-skirt and capped sleeve blanket bolero vest. Fall 2006 vest comes with a large black button closure and longer skirt length, approximately 2 inches above the knee, is available. Lined with zipper back. Pattern varies on each skirt and vest.

High Land Kilt

High waisted kilt skirt in assorted plaid materials. Side zipper and adjustable side belts and silver large pin. Labeled with 2 Headed Thunderbird embroidery on back waist-band. Available in small, medium, large. Accessorized with pony hair-clips attached to skirt on large pin. Worn with Artifaax Riel and Eagle design _ sleeve tee with black flock design and crystals. Inspiration: I love the Scottish culture and find their honour and clan systems very similar to ours in North America.

Regalia Dress

Regalia Dress in wine velour with our trademark embroidery in tone on tone. The ‘Indian Summer’ stencil embroidery sits on the right lower arm and Sunhawk embroidery design is on the left side embedded in side seam. This is another trademark exclusive to our collection. This dress has a mock neck and raglan sleeve. There are side slits which give this dress a distinctive and elegant look. Inspiration: I think everyone needs a dress that is classic and cut with shape. This dress seems understated but when people notice the embroidery in unusual places they are quite intrigued. It also is a perfect dress to wear with my regalia jewelry. This dress is very accommodating! It will be available in velvet silks for evening wear and with eagle and raven embroidered designs by special order only. The Regalia Jewelry is also available by special order.

Pow Wow Jacket

Indian Summer Black Melton Pow Wow jacket with hand sewn dentalia beads (design is 2 Roads) sewn by Haven Couture on the back. Shown with a Riel white ribbon blouse and green velvet ribbon and a blue/black plaid rolled hip short. All of this is tied together with a green satin sash embroidered with John Brillon Sunhawk design in tone on tone. This sash is sold separately in different colours. My inspiration comes from my love of what Riel tried to do for all of Kanata/Canada. I believe he was trying to bring us all together as a people… as a country. I imagine how our clothing may have looked …a little of this a little of that … a French blouse with a Scottish plaid short and a jacket adorned with shells that is reminiscent of the pow wow and of course a bright beautiful sash in many different colours for all of us with different nationalities and First Nations’ blood. Truly Kanadian! I always have the sash tied in the center or to the left as a sign of peace.

Pow Wow Jacket

Indian Summer Red Pow Wow Jacket with hand sewn shells on the back sewn by Haven Couture and a big shell button. Also worn with a pink striped Riel Ribbon Blouse and a brown plaid hip boxer short with velvet trim and French cuff. A pink satin sash with a John Brillon Sunhawk design ties it all together.