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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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Eli Brown, the 24-year-old founder of Shine The Light On, a t-shirt company that spreads the word about mental health issues impacting youth via super earnest slogans on t-shirts, finds it a little bit ironic that he’s been nominated for a 2018 CAFA Fashion Impact Award. “I’m not a very fashionable person,” he laughs. “I […]

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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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