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The list of people who have worn looks by Vancouver fashion designer Evan Clayton is impressively star-studded. Designing and crafting red carpet and runway-worthy garments for more than a decade through his namesake label, Clayton focuses on fashion and function — as well as feeling.

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“Fashion can be armour, and I want the people who wear my clothes to feel protected and safe to be whoever or however they want to be,” Clayton says.

We caught up with the celebrated designer to learn more:

Q: How did you get into fashion design?

A: I’ve loved fashion my whole life, and I always knew growing up that I either wanted to be a marine biologist or a fashion designer as an adult. Clearly I’m not studying the migration habits

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