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Though the CAFAs may have been eclipsed by the Toronto Raptors’ blowout win against the Golden State Warriors in game 1 of the NBA finals last night, the biggest annual gathering of Canada’s fashion crowd still managed to sparkle.

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This morning, over pastries and coffee at the newly-opened Artscape Daniels Launchpad in Toronto, the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards announced their nominees for 2019. Overlooking icy Lake Ontario, the newly-opened creative entrepreneurship hub was the perfect spot to reveal the slate of talented designers, models, stylists, photographers and more who are shaping Canada’s fashion […]

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The annual Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards (CAFA) ceremony last month commemorated a very special milestone—its fifth anniversary. To celebrate, the organization hosted a one-of-a-kind photography exhibition highlighting the most unique, disruptive forces in the Canadian creative industry. Titled XPOSED, the series was conceived and executed by all-Canadian talent—from the subjects of the exhibit to […]

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Though she’s only been in business for a year, Nimi Nanji-Simard has always harboured a distinct passion for scarves. “I think when I was 20 years old I started wearing them. No outfit ever seemed complete without a scarf,” recounts the designer behind Niminimi Scarves, which has been nominated for a 2018 CAFA Fashion Impact […]

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Only one designer will take home the trophy in the Fashion Impact category at this Friday’s CAFA Awards — presented to a Canadian designer or brand that has made a significant philanthropic impact in the world — but each nominee in the category is worthy of some special recognition. Since we here at FASHION are big […]

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In three short years, Peggy Sue Deaven-Smiltnieks has become a darling of the sustainable fashion movement in Canada with her small-scale, hands-on approach to design. And now, with her Peggy Sue Collection nominated for the 2018 CAFA Fashion Impact Award, she has much to celebrate. It wasn’t always like this for the American-born designer. In 2009, she worked in […]

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Last night, the Thompson Landry Gallery in Toronto’s rustic Distillery District was abuzz for the announcement of the nominees for the 2018 Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards. The stylish crowd snuffed canapés and clinked their wine glasses as patron Suzanne Rogers introduced The Suzanne Rogers Designer Grant for International Development, a $20,000 award for an […]

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Last night, Toronto’s film and fashion elite gathered to celebrate the first-ever “From Stitch to Screen” event. Hosted by The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards and The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the evening brought together two of Canada’s greatest sectors to offer a unique space for introduction, inspiration and collaboration. We talked, we drank and we […]

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Diane Von Furstenberg took to the stage at Ramscale Studio in New York City yesterday to announce the 2017 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Award nominees and honourees. This year, a new award category, The Swarovski Award for Positive Change, was introduced to shine the spotlight on designers whose philanthropic efforts extend beyond the runway. […]

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