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Concept of 'Indigenous luxury' challenges fashion stereotypes

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Angela DeMontigny's new fashion line includes a midnight blue leather jacket. On the back, the collection's name, Of the stars is written in silvery white embroidery. They are written in Cree syllabics. That was important for DeMontigny to include so people could see the language.

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