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Lesley Hampton
Anishinaabe artist and designer Lesley Hampton has built her fashion brand on a foundation of inclusivity and community. In the summer of 2020, she began selling floral print cotton masks in a variety of colours. The colourful print on these masks imitating the appearance of traditional Indigenous beading designs. Symbolic in the practice of beadwork and reflective of the ongoing pandemic, this print evokes cultural significance through the importance of community, Indigenous identity, and healing.1
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Red Floral Cotton Face Mask
Lesley Hampton
Toronto, ON
Cotton and elastic
2020
FRC2021.01.012
![Mannequin head wearing a red face mask with a colourful floral pattern.](/content/dam/fashionresearchcollection/mask-images/FRC2021.01.012_View1.jpg)
![Side view of the red floral face mask](/content/dam/fashionresearchcollection/mask-images/FRC2021.01.012_View2.jpg)
![Detail of the pleat on the side of the red floral face mask](/content/dam/fashionresearchcollection/mask-images/FRC2021.01.012_View3.jpg)
![Label on the red floral face mask which reads Lesley Hampton](/content/dam/fashionresearchcollection/mask-images/FRC2021.01.012_View5.jpg)
![Inside of the red floral face mask](/content/dam/fashionresearchcollection/mask-images/FRC2021.01.012_View4.jpg)