What is the state of Canadian fashion? CAFA’s nominated designers and attendees discuss where we’re really at
On Saturday night, the second annual Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards (CAFA) will fête the best in homegrown talent, handing glittering trophies to designers, models, and stylists integral to the local fashion industry. As evidenced by last year’s kick off, the event is a glamorous red carpet throwdown attended by the who’s who of Canadian fashion. This year, the event promises to be no less OTT, with expats Joe Zee, Brad Goreski and stylist Leslie Fremar amongst the A-list attendees.
But while celebrating homegrown talent is all well and good, it’s been a tough year for Canadian fashion with both Jeremy Laing and Lida Baday retiring their lines and retailers like Smart Set and Jacob closing up shop. We reached out to some of the nominated designers and personalities for some real talk as to what the current state of Canadian fashion really is. Are we going to make it after all?
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