Veronica MacIsaac

MacIsaac was raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, and is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.^[1] Her parents are traditional kiltmakers^[1][2] and MacIsaac began sewing when she was aged 4.^{[citation needed]} Her brother Matt MacIsaac is a bagpiper and Celtic musician.^[1][3]

MacIsaac founded Veronica MacIsaac Apparel and specialises in contemporary womenswear made from traditional Scottish tartan fabrics and with Celtic motifs.^[4][5] Her designs have featured in international fashion publications including British Vogue and Vogue Italia.^[5]

In 2008, MacIsaac showed in the "Emerging Designer Showcase" of Amsterdam Fashion Week in the Netherlands.^[4]

In 2016, MacIsaac held a show at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax.^[5] She designed a tartan for the 75th anniversary of the group Les Cercle des Fermières Varennes du Québec.^[6]

In 2019, MacIsaac designed a green, red, black, gold, white and tan tartan in honour of the Nova Scotia Legislature's 200th anniversary,^[7][8] which was unveiled by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Kevin Murphy, and Gaelic Affairs Minister, Randy Delorey.^[9] This was the first time in Canada that a Legislative Assembly had its own tartan.^[10]

Also in 2019, MacIsaac held her first fashion show on Cape Breton Island at the Bras d'Or Lakes Inn in St. Peter's,^[11] and was part of "The Fabric of our DNA" fashion show alongside Donn Sabean, tREv Clothing, Michelle Rober Fashion, Fervente Canada and African Apparel.^[12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MacIsaac created Nova Scotia and Cape Breton tartan face masks and donated the proceeds to charity.^[13]

In 2021, MacIsaac was featured as a clue in a New Yorker crossword.^[14] She created a couture gown made out of toilet paper for a cancer society fundraiser.^[15][16] She has also participated in events for the Fredericton Society of St Andrew Pipe Band.^[17]

In 2022, MacIsaac designed a tartan for the Halifax Gay Men's Chorus (HGMC).^[18]