About the Designer
Portia J. Alight is a fashion student at Toronto Metropolitan University. Formerly a ballerina in Toronto and Amsterdam, she now expresses her creativity and passion through fashion.
She believes in celebrating our individual uniqueness and expressing this in what we wear. Wanting to fulfill the need for Canadian, women owned fashion brands, uncompromising in quality with fun yet elegant designs, she decided to create her brand, which launched in the spring of 2023. Having fallen in love with fashion illustration, it is a dream come true for her to see her art shared in a meaningful and stylish way!
A fan of celebrating multifaceted personalities and interests, you can catch her dancing, bartending, and stopping to smell the flowers in her free time. To Portia, being a go getter who also savours the present joys in life is what it is all about!
About the brand
Established in April of 2023, Portia J. Alight’s namesake brand was created with quality, versatility, and timeless style in mind while simultaneously celebrating our divinely beautiful and unique selves!
Our luxurious Italian mulberry silk scarves feature original hand-painted illustrations with collections inspired by a myriad of thoughtful concepts. From travel and specific decades/design styles, to empowering intentions.
All of our scarves are made in Como, Italy, from highest quality 100% (grade 6A, 83 gsm) Italian Mulberry Silk. Designed in Canada. Each silk scarf print is a work of wearable art and printed using OEKO-TEX certified dyes.
As an up-and-coming Canadian fashion designer, Portia J. Alight’s silk scarves have graced multiple runway shows and luxury pop-ups. Recently featured in 1664 Toronto Fashion Week sponsored by the title organizers, 1664 Kronenbourg + Fashion Art Toronto, her work is already turning heads and making a statement within the fashion scene.
“Classic with a bold illustrative touch.”