Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards

The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA) are an annual award ceremony to recognize and celebrate outstanding achievement and emerging talent in Canadian fashion. The awards were established to encourage the economic development of the Canadian fashion industry and endorse Canadian cultural sovereignty.[1][2] The event started in January 2014.[3]

The awards include: Womenswear Designer of the Year, Menswear Designer of the Year, The Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent in Fashion, The Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent in Accessories, The Outstanding Achievement Award, Accessory Designer of the Year, The Sephora Image Maker Award, The Hudson's Bay International Canadian Designer of the Year Award, Yorkdale Stylist of the Year, Model of the Year, and Fashion Blogger of the Year.[4][5]

Members of the Jury in 2015 included philanthropist Suzanne A. Rogers, VP of Holt Renfrew Lisa Tant, VP & Buying Director of The Room, The BAY Nicholas Mellamphy, Editor-in-Chief of Elle Canada Noreen Flanagan, Coco Rocha, Chair and Associate Professor at Ryerson University Robert Ott, and Executive Director of the Toronto Fashion Incubator Susan Langdon.[6]

Award winners have included Coco Rocha, Beaufille, Marie Saint Pierre, Philippe Dubuc, Mikhael Kale, Jerome C. Rousseau, Sid Neigum, Tommy Ton, Erdem Moralioğlu, Zeina Esmail, Anais Pouliot, Jeremy Laing, DSQUARED, and Joe Mimran.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Osorio, Carlos (2 February 2014). "Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards hand out inaugural prizes". Toronto Star. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Parker, Odessa Paloma (15 October 2014). "The nominees are in for the 2015 Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Homegrown style guru Joe Zee to host the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards". Toronto Star. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "2015 Official CAFA Winners". cafawards.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. ↑ La Rose, Lauren (28 January 2015). "Canadian Arts & Fashion Award nominees make stylish splash with accessory design". The Province. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "2015 CAFA jury". cafawards.ca. CAFA. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "FLARE Was There: The 2015 CAFA Awards". Flare. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

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