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Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards

Founded	February 1, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-02-01)
Key people	Deborah Lau-Yu (Director of Graphic Arts) Donna Bishop (Director of Programming) Lisa Kisber (Director of Video Content and Style Correspondent) Qasim Mohammad (Innovation Advisor)
Owner	Vicky Milner
Website	www.cafawards.ca

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. The event started in January 2014.

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.

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.

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.

2019 Winners

The 2019 ceremony took place on May 30, at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2021 Winners

The 2021 ceremony took place on May 19, virtually, hosted by Amanda Brugel.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2022 Winners

The 2022 ceremony took place on October 15 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, hosted by Grace Mahary and Karine Vanasse.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2023 Winners

The 2023 ceremony took place on October 14 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, hosted by Brooke Lynn Hytes.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

See also

• List of fashion awards

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.
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5. La Rose, Lauren (28 January 2015). "Canadian Arts & Fashion Award nominees make stylish splash with accessory design". The Province. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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11. "Aurora James & Sid Neigum Win Big at the 2019 CAFAs".
12. Mariotti, Sarah (May 20, 2021). "The Complete List of Winners at the 2021 CAFA Awards". Fashion. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
13. "2021 Winners". Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
14. Simon, Angèle (October 18, 2022). "CAFA 2022: See the Local Talent From the 8th Annual Ceremony". Elle Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
15. "2022 Winners". Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
16. Berry, Jennifer (October 16, 2023). "The 2023 CAFAs Joyfully Celebrated the Best in Canadian Fashion". Fashion. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
17. "2023 Winners". Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

External links

• CAFA homepage

• Fashion awards
• Arts awards in Canada
• Annual events in Canada
• Awards established in 2014
• 2014 establishments in Canada