Vintage Fashion Panel

Nathalie Atkinson is a Toronto-based culture journalist and film critic. A regular contributor to The Globe and Mail, Zoomer magazine, and member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, she has also published freelance writing for FASHION, Vulture, CNN Style, BBC Culture, and Noir City. In addition to guest lectures and on-stage interviews at Hot Docs, TIFF, VIFF, TIFA, the Toronto Public Library, the AGO, and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Nathalie is the creator and host of Designing the Movies, a monthly film series of notable art direction, costume and production design on screen.

Ian Drummond has worked in the vintage fashion industry for about 40 years. He previously owned a vintage clothing store, 20th Century Frox in 1984 and currently owns and operates his eponymous business Ian Drummond Collection, a true vintage clothing rental resource servicing the Film and TV industry locally, nationally and internationally. The Ian Drummond Collection celebrates almost 30 years in the business and has been a prime resource for the industry and has been featured in top movies and TV shows like Fantastic Beasts, Chicago, Hairspray, and so much more. Ian is also a founding member of CAFTCAD, an association established to build communication for costumer designers across Canada and a board chair for the Fashion History Museum.

Natasha Roberts is a second-generation vintage curator and Fashion Management graduate from George Brown College. She grew up immersed in the industry through her mother’s store, Space Vintage. Over the years she developed a passion for personal styling and relaunched Space Vintage in 2017 in Kensington Market, establishing it as a go-to destination for curated vintage.

Space Vintage is a Toronto-based styling service that uses vintage and sustainable clothing to meet a variety of fashion needs. Her go-to styling service has helped thousands of people find the perfect look for life’s most special moments. Now celebrating 22 years in business, she continues to grow Space Vintage as Toronto’s premier styling service and go-top destination for vintage and sustainable formalwear.

Julia Galvez is a museum and events professional with over a decade of experience in Toronto’s arts and culture sector. Her passion for all things vintage has made her a dedicated collector and an active member of the Toronto Vintage Society—a community of vintage enthusiasts that showcases vintage events, businesses, and culture in Toronto. Specializing in historic and vintage knitting patterns, Julia brings the past to life through her craft. Inspired by film, television, music, and art, Julia’s work focuses on amplifying BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ voices through a political, socioeconomic, and environmental lens across the decades.