Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards

Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards
Founded	February 1, 2014; 10 years ago
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.^[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]^[8]

2019 Winners

The 2019 ceremony took place on May 30, at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Womenswear Designer of the Year Sid Neigum Ellie Mae Studios Greta Constantine LINE UNTTLD	Menswear Designer of the Year Christopher Bates Frank And Oak Raised by Wolves 18 Waits
Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent, Fashion Marie-Ève Lecavalier Andrew Coimbra École de Pensée Kathryn Bowen Nonie	Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent, Accessories Corey Moranis Angela Mitchell Jessica Bedard JY Gao Warren Steven Scott
Accessory Designer of the Year Dean Davidson Biko Matt & Nat Mejuri Pyrrha	Outerwear Brand of the Year Mackage Kanuk Moose Knuckles Nobis Sentaler
Joe Fresh Fashion Innovation Award Focals by North Mejuri Tiary Typesift	Digital Fashion Influencer of the Year Fecal Matter Dani Roche Grece Ghanem Julia Mateian Kayla Seah
Simons Fashion Design Student Award Marie-Eve Aubry Cynthia Leung Justine Woods Marysol Kim Meron Kebede	Model of the Year Tasha Tilberg Hannah Donker Judith Maria Bradley Mae Lapres Rachel Roberts
Image Maker of the Year Max Abadian Carlyle Routh D. Picard Greg Swales Owen Bruce	Fresh Face of the Year Krow Kian Alyssah Paccoud Cami You-Ten Mathieu Simoneau Sara Kemper
Stylist of the Year Cary Tauben Corey Ng Juliana Schiavinatto Nadia Pizzimenti Randy Smith	Fashion Impact Award Matt & Nat Brave Soles Ron White Shoes Sarah Jay With Love Darling Wuxly
H&M Sustainability Award KOTN Eliza Faulkner Frank And Oak Preloved	Makeup Artist of the Year Hung Vanngo Grace Lee Leslie-Ann Thomson Nicolas Blanchet Simone Otis
Hair Artist of the Year Harry Josh Andrew Ly David D’Amours Kirsten Klontz Matthew Collins	Outstanding Achievement Award Douglas Kirkland
International Canadian Designer Award Aurora James	Vanguard Award Thierry-Maxime Loriot
Suzanne Rogers Designer Grant for International Development Sid Neigum

2021 Winners

The 2021 ceremony took place on May 19, virtually, hosted by Amanda Brugel.^[12]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.^[13]

Womenswear Designer of the Year Greta Constantine Beaufille Eliza Faulkner Judith & Charles UNTTLD	Menswear Designer of the Year 3.PARADIS Dime Frank and Oak HAVEN Hip and Bone Raised by Wolves
Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent, Fashion Victoria Hayes Luxton Mani Jassal RVNG Spencer Badu Steven Lejambe	Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent, Accessories Fumile Angela Mitchell Cat Janiga Fellow Earthlings Maguire Partoem
Accessory Designer of the Year Mejuri Biko ela Handbags Herschel Supply Company Matt & Nat Wolf Circus	Outerwear Brand of the Year Arc’teryx Kanuk Nicole Benisti Sentaler Soia & Kyo
Joe Fresh Fashion Innovation Award Sheertex 42 Technologies Casca Sozie Spocket	Digital Fashion Influencer of the Year Donté Colley Ania Boniecka Lauren Chan Lily Yange Sarain Fox Valeria Lipovetsky
Simons Fashion Design Student Award Pierre-Olivier Allard Charlotte Deneux Matin Mithras McJoyin Rey Rachel Sudbury	Model of the Year Mae Lapres Charles Oduro Fred Juneau Kate Bock Malik Lindo
Image Maker of the Year Greg Swales Carlyle Routh Justin Wu Maya Fuhr Royal Gilbert	Fresh Face of the Year Shayna McNeill Anisha Sandhu Ariish Wol Nic Kim Nya Gatbel Rachelle Harris
Hudson’s Bay Stylist of the Year Award Corey Ng Nadia Pizzimenti Olivia Leblanc Randy Smith Zeina Esmail	Fashion Impact Award Lesley Hampton Brass & Unity Knix Manitobah Mukluks Obakki Sarah Jay
Tricon Sustainability Award Kent Woman Frank and Oak Norden TAMGA Designs Wuxly	Makeup Artist of the Year Grace Lee Beau Nelson Genevieve Lenneville Nicolas Blanchet Sabrina Rinaldi
Hair Artist of the Year Steven Turpin David D’Amours Justin German Kirsten Klontz Matthew Collins	Outstanding Achievement Award Maye Musk
International Canadian Designer Award Tanya Taylor	Vanguard Award OVO Sound (Oliver El-Khatib)

2022 Winners

The 2022 ceremony took place on October 15 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, hosted by Grace Mahary and Karine Vanasse.^[14]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.^[15]

Womenswear Designer of the Year LECAVALIER Greta Constantine Hilary MacMillan Silk Laundry UNTTLD	Menswear Designer of the Year Mr. Saturday Christopher Bates École de Pensée Raised by Wolves SECTION 35
Award for Emerging Talent, Fashion Maguire Combinist Goods Cyntia Miglio Jewels & Aces Mas Steff Eleoff	Accessory Designer of the Year Melanie Auld Jewellery Biko Ecksand Heirloom Hats L’intervalle Maple
Outerwear Brand of the Year Sentaler Kanuk Nobis Noize Quartz Co	Fashion Innovation Award Calico (Kathleen Chan) BlackCart Blanka FoldsWear
Digital Fashion Creator of the Year Myles Sexton Laurence Fortin-Cote Lexson Millington Liv Judd Sean Brown	Fashion Design Student Award Kevin Quang Thai Nguyen Gabriel Paul Caron Lynne Hey Mihaela Stoica Suki Chow
Model of the Year Awar Odhiang Ariish Wol Ash Foo Kirsten Owen Steph Shiu	Image Maker of the Year Justin Wu Carlos Alyse Conor Cunningham Norman Wong Renata Kaveh William Ukoh
Fresh Face of the Year Willow Allen Belle Vanderkley Mase Somonall Monywiir Deng Sihan Guo	Stylist of the Year Award Nariman Janghorban Amanda Lee Shirreffs Florence O. Durand Georgia Groom Nadia Pizzimenti Skye Kelton
Fashion Impact Award Izzy Camilleri Elita Knix Widethebrand Wuxly	Sustainability Award Kelly Drennan (Fashion Takes Action) Bedi Ecologyst Thesus Triarchy Wuxly
Makeup Artist of the Year Viktor Peters Emily Cheng Julie Cusson Leslie-Ann Thomson Mimi Choi Nisha Gulati	Hair Artist of the Year Janet Jackson Chanel Croker Kirsten Klontz Kristjan Hayden Matthew Collins
2022 Change Maker Award Sage Paul	2022 Change Maker Award George Sully
Outstanding Achievement Award SSENSE (Bassel Atallah, Firas Atallah, and Rami Atallah)	International Canadian Designer Award Jennifer Zuccarini (Fleur du Mal)
Vanguard Award Brooke Wall

2023 Winners

The 2023 ceremony took place on October 14 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, hosted by Brooke Lynn Hytes.^[16]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.^[17]

Womenswear Designer of the Year LAMARQUE Eliza Faulkner Hilary MacMillan RVNG Couture Silk Laundry	Menswear Designer of the Year École de Pensée Frank And Oak Raised by Wolves SECTION 35
Award for Emerging Talent, Fashion Dorian Who 3-dimensional Adidem Asterisks* Golshaah Ouma SteMargScot	Award for Emerging Talent, Accessories Life Liveth in Me Lo’bat Lunar Rain Lunetterie Generale Omi Woods Steff Eleoff
Accessory Designer of the Year Vitaly Biko David Dunkley Fine Millinery Dean Davidson Lambert	Outerwear Brand of the Year RUDSAK FREED HiSO Quartz Co
Fashion Innovation Award Cash Labs BlackCart Blanka Olbrich Knitwear	Digital Fashion Creator of the Year Sasha Exeter Carla Rockmore Dorian Who Liv Judd Sara Camposarcone
Fashion Design Student Award Sam Huang Allison Dunne Eunice Chow Jacqueline Bradica Serena Li Will Crosson	Model of the Year Lauren Chan Alexis Carrington Angaer Adrop Diane Chiu
Image Maker of the Year Renata Kaveh Evaan Kheraj Garrett Naccarato Nick Merzetti Richard Bernardin	Fresh Face of the Year Heather Diamond Strongarm Coco Labbee Kate McNamara Nyawurh Chuol Ryan Park
Stylist of the Year Award Nadia Pizzimenti Bobby Bowen Florence O. Durand Leila Bani Olivia Leblanc	Fashion Impact Award Manitobah Aille Design Fashion Art Toronto KOTN LIGNES DE FUITE Mejuri
Sustainability Award Triarchy Adhere to KOTN Londre Triarchy Mejuri Quartz Co	Makeup Artist of the Year Simone Otis Aniya Nandy Caroline Levin Julie Cusson Nate Palacios Sabrina Rinaldi
Hair Artist of the Year Andrew Ly Adrian Carew Kirsten Klontz Kristjan Hayden Ryan McGovern Stephane Scotto Di Cesare	Vanguard Honoree Aurora James
Changemaker Honoree Amber-Dawn Bear Robe Joanna Griffiths	International Canadian Designer of the Year Honoree Justin R. Saunders
Outstanding Achievement Honoree Dani Reiss

References

^ Osorio, Carlos (2 February 2014). "Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards hand out inaugural prizes". Toronto Star. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Homegrown style guru Joe Zee to host the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards". Toronto Star. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ "2015 Official CAFA Winners". cafawards.ca. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ La Rose, Lauren (28 January 2015). "Canadian Arts & Fashion Award nominees make stylish splash with accessory design". The Province. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ "2015 CAFA jury". cafawards.ca. CAFA. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ "FLARE Was There: The 2015 CAFA Awards". Flare. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ "The Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards Celebrated The Best of Canadian Fashion". Ikon London Magazine. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "2019 Winners | CAFA".
^ "CAFA ceremony celebrates Canadian fashion's fresh faces and veterans | CBC News".
^ "Aurora James & Sid Neigum Win Big at the 2019 CAFAs".
^ Mariotti, Sarah (May 20, 2021). "The Complete List of Winners at the 2021 CAFA Awards". Fashion. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ "2021 Winners". Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Simon, Angèle (October 18, 2022). "CAFA 2022: See the Local Talent From the 8th Annual Ceremony". Elle Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ "2022 Winners". Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Berry, Jennifer (October 16, 2023). "The 2023 CAFAs Joyfully Celebrated the Best in Canadian Fashion". Fashion. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ "2023 Winners". Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

External links

CAFA homepage

[Toronto_Star_Osorio-1] Osorio, Carlos (2 February 2014). "Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards hand out inaugural prizes". Toronto Star. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[The_Globe_and_Mail_Parker-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.

[Toronto_Star_080115-3] "Homegrown style guru Joe Zee to host the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards". Toronto Star. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[CAF_2015_winners-4] "2015 Official CAFA Winners". cafawards.ca. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[The_Provence_La_Rose-5] La Rose, Lauren (28 January 2015). "Canadian Arts & Fashion Award nominees make stylish splash with accessory design". The Province. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[CAFA_jury_2015-6] "2015 CAFA jury". cafawards.ca. CAFA. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[Flare_020215-7] "FLARE Was There: The 2015 CAFA Awards". Flare. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[British_Fashion_Awards_Rebranded-8] "The Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards Celebrated The Best of Canadian Fashion". Ikon London Magazine. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[9] "2019 Winners | CAFA".

[10] "CAFA ceremony celebrates Canadian fashion's fresh faces and veterans | CBC News".

[11] "Aurora James & Sid Neigum Win Big at the 2019 CAFAs".

[CAFA2021-12] 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.

[CAF2022-14] 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.

[CAF2023-16] 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.

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