ISF2024: Tiffin Talks: The Line Between

The Line Between: Fashion’s Cultural Divide

Let’s untangle the vibrant yet contentious usage of global fabrics and Indigenous textiles within mainstream fashion. As traditional styles and materials from diverse cultures find their way into the collections of popular designers, the line between cultural appreciation and appropriation begins to blur.

When does inspiration cross the line to cultural theft? Can mainstream designers collaborate ethically with Indigenous communities? How can artisan communities safeguard their traditional arts?

Moderated by , the former founder of the modern textiles brand ANARA and former Editor-in-Chief at arts and culture magazine Jugni Style, this talk will navigate the implications of cultural influence in fashion and textiles, addressing how the industry can move towards more respectful and symbiotic practices that honour and uplift the original cultural custodians.

Each Indian Summer Tiffin Talk includes a 45-minute dialogue with guest speakers, followed by a long table meal served piping hot in traditional Indian-style tiffins.

Please arrive at 5:45 PM to check in for The Line Between. Speakers to be announced.

Other Tiffin Talks in this series:

• A Taste of Nostalgia
• The Line Between

Moderated by Manjot Bains

Tiffin Talk: The Line Between Accessibility Information

ISF2024 Accessibility Information

Event Supporting Partner: SFU David Lam Centre

Emerging Artist Series Partner: Punjabi Market

Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of:

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Which type of ticket should I purchase?

All ISF2024 events offer subsidized tickets for individuals facing financial barriers in accessing arts programming (subject to availability).

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If your answers were all ‘Yes’ please consider the Pay It Forward Admission price point. This allows us to offer our subsidized tickets to audience members in need.

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If your answers were majority or all ‘No’, we suggest the Subsidized Admission price point (subject to availability and offered across all of our ticketed events).

(thanks to Meenakshi Das of Data is for Everyone for the sliding scale framework)

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