Canadian creative director, activist, poet and fashion designer
Aurora James
Born
1984 (age 39–40)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Nationality
Canadian
Known for
Fashion design
Notable work
15 Percent Pledge
Awards
2020 The Bloomberg 50 2021 Time 100
Website
brothervellies.com
Aurora James is a Canadian creative director, activist, and fashion designer. In 2013, she founded the fashion label Brother Vellies, with the goal of promoting traditional African design practices and techniques. In 2020, James founded the 15 Percent Pledge as a non-profit organization to support Black-owned businesses. Her memoir Wildflower was released in 2023.
AuroraJames is a Canadian creative director, activist, and fashion designer. In 2013, she founded the fashion label Brother Vellies, with the goal of...
reserve 15% of their shelf space for black-owned businesses. Designer AuroraJames spearheaded the movement after being inspired following the murder of...
in Aurora, Colorado, United States, during a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. Dressed in tactical clothing, 24-year-old James Eagan...
Ocasio-Cortez of New York attended the 2021 Met Gala dressed by designer AuroraJames. Ocasio-Cortez's controversial look was bold and targeted the attendees...
strategies to participating companies. It was established in 2020 by AuroraJames after she created the 15 Percent Pledge initiative on Instagram, following...
[dead link] 'Heroes of Aurora', James Taranto, WSJ.com, July 25, 2012 Wikiquote has quotations related to James Taranto. James Taranto's own homepage...
Aurora Teagarden is a fictional character created by author Charlaine Harris. She is the protagonist of a series of eleven crime novels written from 1990...
attending an event with a $35,000 ticket. In an interview, designer AuroraJames explained how she thought it smart to be able to deliver the message...
Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora has released five studio albums, one compilation album, one soundtrack album, seven extended plays (including five compilation...
six-year-old American boy Timmothy James Pitzen (/ˈpɪtsən/) was dropped off at school in Aurora, Illinois, by his father James Pitzen. He was picked up shortly...
Aurora Floyd (1863) is a sensation novel written by the prominent English author Mary Elizabeth Braddon. It is thematically similar to her highly popular...
Aurora University (AU) is a private university in Aurora, Illinois, United States. In addition to its main campus, AU offers programs online and at its...
The Oldsmobile Aurora is a luxury sedan, manufactured and marketed by General Motors from 1994 until 2003 over two generations — sharing platforms with...
Droganesl, Constance (September 20, 2023). "Canada Goose, JJJJound, AuroraJames Among Honorees at Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards". Women's Wear Daily...
Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра, romanized: Avrora, IPA: [ɐˈvrorə]) is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in Saint Petersburg....
products from Black owned businesses. Her other business partners are AuroraJames and Selby Drummond. Welteroth hosts a vodcast, Build to Last, to highlight...
Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. Hunt, Aurora, James H. Carleton, 1814–1873, Western Frontier Dragoon, Frontier Military...