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Justin Jacob Louis is the Founder and Creative Director of SECTION 35, alongside his eponymous label, Justin Jacob Louis. He is a proud member of the Samson Cree Nation and was born and raised in his community of Nipisihkopahk (Samson), on Treaty 6 Territory. He is a fashion designer and artist whose work blends the past with the present.
He launched SECTION 35 in 2016 with the intention of using art and fashion to share his peoples’ stories. In early 2026, he will launch the first collection from his eponymous menswear label, continuing his work to re-imagine what Indigenous fashion is and can be.
He has been a finalist for Menswear Designer of the Year at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 CAFA awards. His work has been featured in publications ranging from Vogue, Sharp, to Complex. Along with collaborations with Roots Canada and The Hundreds, his work was also featured in 2022’s Metropolitan Museum of New Yorks Exhibition “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’” and has been showcased work at the prestigious White Milano Trade show in Milan, Italy.
In the summer of 2024 SECTION 35 and Justin Jacob Louis collaborated with Roots Canada on a special capsule collection for Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival in Toronto, Canada. It had always been Justin's goal to work with Roots one day and the collaboration fulfilled that dream and he was able to showcase the collection on the runway in Toronto.
The collection was release exclusively in-store at Roots' flagship location in the Eaton Center as well as online. The 5 piece collection featured a signature Roots x SECTION 35 Letterman, Banff Bag, and hoodie along with 2 smaller leather goods. The collection was widelyu celebrated and all but sold out after the first weekend of it's release and cemented SECTION 35's relationship with Roots and set the stage for future collaborations.
In Summer 2025, SECTION 35 collaborated with Vancouver based Arc'teryx and its Walk Gently program on the release of a summer tee release.
SECTION 35 through its partnership with Walk Gently was the only 3rd party retailer to release the collection online and through its Chilliwack flagship location. SECTION 35 and Walk Gently shot a special campaign for the launch in Chilliwack and it featured youth from the local community along with Walk Gently and SECTION 35 founder's, Cole Sparrow and Justin Jacob Louis, as part of the campaign. The collection sold out within the first week of its release.
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