Veronica MacIsaac
Veronica MacIsaac is a Canadian fashion designer who specialises in contemporary womenswear made from traditional Scottish tartan fabrics and with Celtic motifs.
Biography
[edit]MacIsaac was raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, and is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] Her parents are traditional kiltmakers[1][2] and MacIsaac began sewing when she was aged 4.[citation needed] Her brother Matt MacIsaac is a bagpiper and Celtic musician.[1][3]
MacIsaac founded Veronica MacIsaac Apparel and specialises in contemporary womenswear made from traditional Scottish tartan fabrics and with Celtic motifs.[4][5] Her designs have featured in international fashion publications including British Vogue and Vogue Italia.[5]
In 2008, MacIsaac showed in the "Emerging Designer Showcase" of Amsterdam Fashion Week in the Netherlands.[4]
In 2016, MacIsaac held a show at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax.[5] She designed a tartan for the 75th anniversary of the group Les Cercle des Fermières Varennes du Québec.[6]
In 2019, MacIsaac designed a green, red, black, gold, white and tan tartan in honour of the Nova Scotia Legislature's 200th anniversary,[7][8] which was unveiled by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Kevin Murphy, and Gaelic Affairs Minister, Randy Delorey.[9] This was the first time in Canada that a Legislative Assembly had its own tartan.[10]
Also in 2019, MacIsaac held her first fashion show on Cape Breton Island at the Bras d'Or Lakes Inn in St. Peter's,[11] and was part of "The Fabric of our DNA" fashion show alongside Donn Sabean, tREv Clothing, Michelle Rober Fashion, Fervente Canada and African Apparel.[12]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, MacIsaac created Nova Scotia and Cape Breton tartan face masks and donated the proceeds to charity.[13]
In 2021, MacIsaac was featured as a clue in a New Yorker crossword.[14] She created a couture gown made out of toilet paper for a cancer society fundraiser.[15][16] She has also participated in events for the Fredericton Society of St Andrew Pipe Band.[17]
In 2022, MacIsaac designed a tartan for the Halifax Gay Men's Chorus (HGMC).[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Simmins, Marjorie. "Licensed to Kilt". Saltscapes Magazine. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ Elliott, Bonnie (Fall 2010). "INTERVIEW WITH VERONICA MACISAAC OF VERONICA MACISAAC APPAREL" (PDF). Costume Society of Nova Scotia, the Clothes Press. 100: 6.
- ^ "CUAN: Matt MacIsaac & Veronica MacIsaac | St. Andrew's United - Halifax, NS | March 20, 2025". Happeningnext.com. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b LaRoche, Nadine (9 December 2008). "Halifax: A tartan tryst". FASHION Magazine. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Not your grandfather's kilt: Halifax designer brings modern twist to tartan fashion". CTVNews. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Tartan Details - Cercle de Fermières Varennes". The Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Tartan Details - Nova Scotia House of Assembly". The Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ Doucette, Keith (5 April 2019). "Nova Scotia Legislature gets new tartan for its 200th anniversary". CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Lau, Rebecca (5 April 2019). "Nova Scotia House of Assembly tartan unveiled - Halifax". Global News. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ Doucette, Keith (5 April 2019). "Halifax designer creates first registered tartan for Nova Scotia legislature". Toronto Star. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ King, Nancy (12 November 2019). "Designer to hold first Cape Breton fashion show". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Thomson, Aly (5 March 2020). "Fashion show to flaunt collaboration, diversity in Halifax industry". CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ King, Nancy (22 May 2020). "Halifax-based designer crafts tartan face masks". PNI Atlantic News. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Haley, Ryan (24 November 2021). "How 15 across in a New Yorker crossword inked an amazing moment for a Halifax designer". CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Thomson, Aly (10 October 2021). "TP couture: How a Halifax designer created a gown from toilet paper". CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Yorke, Ann Marie (13 October 2021). "Scottish roots featured". PNI Atlantic News. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "tARTan Expressions". Celtic Life International. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Tartan Details - Halifax Gay Men's Chorus". The Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 5 September 2025.