Kathleen O’Grady Design

Kathleen O’Grady is a Saskatoon-based clothing designer whose work with fashion and textiles spans more than 40 years. She creates one-of-a-kind pieces and small collections with an emphasis on quality craftsmanship, devoting great care and attention to each part of the design process. Combining old-world sensibilities with contemporary design, she creates garments that have timeless and enduring appeal. Her work with natural dyes, including a line of naturally dyed scarves, explores an infinite palette of colour, as she creates and discovers nuance and variation with each encounter of the dye vat. Kathleen’s extensive travels in Southeast Asia, Japan, India, and Africa have given her an appreciation of textile traditions from around the world. She understands textile as legacy, giving context to the importance of heritage, tradition, and community.