Fashion has always been viewed as a glamorous industry. Yet, a designer will tell you that it is more than just rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous.

But when museums began to purchase her work in 1991, it signalled something significant to the Haida designer — a change in the industry's relationship with Indigenous artistry that has since grown.

I work 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. five days a week at AT&T. My average day involves getting out of bed and grabbing coffee, then catching the train or an Uber to take me to the office.