Jontay Kahm


ABOUT THE DESIGNER


Jontay Kahm is a New Mexico based Cree fashion designer and recent graduate of the prestigious Parsons School of Design. Kahm’s work pushes the boundaries of fashion through an Indigenous lens, integrating Indigenous design language into innovative silhouettes, textiles, and construction methods. Drawing inspiration from his cultural heritage and personal connection to land and community, Kahm reinterprets Cree ancestral concepts and aesthetics through modern techniques creating work that is both deeply rooted and forward-looking.


F/W 2025

Jontay Kahm Capsule Retrospective

A capsule mini retrospective, Jontay Kahm’s fashion design is inspired by a dynamic visual narrative grounded in Cree culture. Kahm reimagines Indigenous garment silhouettes through angular, sculptural, and exaggerated forms that bridge tradition and innovation. Each piece reflects a hands-on experimentation, structured tailoring meets layered textures, bold lines echo Cree design language, and inventive construction techniques reveal a designer engaged in the dialogue between form and function.

Through these looks, Kahm invites viewers into a space where memory and futurism converge, where ancestral aesthetics are not only honored but reinterpreted for the present and beyond. The collection celebrates identity, place, and possibility that is deeply rooted, conceptually rich, visually striking, and unmistakably modern.

Show Credits

Photography

Photo Editor

Models

Jack Hathaway

Devan Sakaria

Tunjot Benipal, Chyana Marie Sage, Brooklyn Bettencourt, Paula, William FAIR, Sarain Fox

Makeup Arists

Sponsors & Awards

Inna Rodionova, Meiyan Laforme, Yuka Nihira, Teodora Stoyanova, Melanie Hendrick, Jaimeson Sopha, Sofia Cottone, Jelani, Livia Lepore, Darya Khoshgoo, Amber Fenton, Tim, Donna Richards, Michelle, Mariana Castro, Raquel Osegueda Hernandez, Nosheen Akhter, Mamak Tabatabaie, Sarina Seyed, Samoela Tarelli, Dana Margulis, Karla Ostoa, Chelsea Macaulay, Rachel McKay, Angelina G Ieraci, Debra Novack, Ronnie Rozycki, Natalie Williamsonle.

Tina Ghannoum, Amarpreet Singh, Nadiia Artysh, Alanna Tran, Monica Chau, Hiroko Andrews, Cheyenne Renee Korban, Hassan Haque, Judi Mcleish, Ashwiny Severes, Abigail Elizabeth Nelson, Brooke Simmons, Tanmeet Longani, Maya Milczarczyk, Rachel Park, Alexandra Hayes, Angela, Maira Candela, Jennifer Younadim, Yosi Mora, Vanessa Mendez, Haruka Ogino, Pritti, Pritti Sohl, Lexi Jakobsons, Danielle David, Monica Hernandez, Natalia Marín Gómez, Nathaly Gonzalez, Rocío Custodio, Eva Paula Moura Queiroz, Monica Zawadzki, Binndi Suvarna, Eve Fortin-Soumis.

Amber Dawn Bear-Robe

Fashion Art Toronto Sponsored

Creative Hair Director

Creative Makeup Director

Hair Stylists

Dylan Cruickshank

Jez Taylor