DISTINCTION IN DESIGN
CAFA nominees announced
Nine fashion creatives and companies from B.C. have been named to the list of nominees for the 7th-annual Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA).
Outdoor brand Arc’teryx, footwear brand Casca, accessories company Herschel Supply Co., photographer Greg Swales, charity-focused fashion company Obakki and jewelry company Wolf Circus are just a few of the local brands named among the 17 award categories including the Accessory Designer of the Year Award, Outerwear Brand of the Year, the Joe Fresh Fashion Innovation Award and more.
“We are so excited to honour these distinguished individuals, and would like to thank all of the brands and creatives who have taken the time to submit their applications this year,” Vicky Milner, president of CAFA said in a news release. “We are always amazed by the calibre of talent we have here in Canada, and are grateful for the opportunity to continue to shine a spotlight on these noteworthy people and brands.”
Model Maye Musk, the groundbreaking model and entrepreneur (she’s also the mother of Tesla founder Elon Musk) will be honoured at this year’s event with the 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award. Other honourees include Drake’s brand October’s Very Own (OVO), which the rap superstar co-founded alongside Oliver El-Khatib and Noah Shebib in 2008, will receive the Vanguard Award, while designer Tanya Taylor is set to be honoured with the International Canadian Designer Award.
Winners were scheduled to be announced at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto on May 29, but the awards have been postponed to the fall, according to event organizers. See the full list of nominees and honourees below:
Womenswear Designer of the Year
Beaufille
Eliza Faulkner Greta Constantine 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
Luxton Woman Mani Jassal RVNG Spencer Badu Steven Lejambe Victoria Hayes
Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent, Accessories
Angela Mitchell Cat Janiga Fellow Earthlings Fumile Maguire Boutique Partoem
Accessory Designer of the Year Award
Biko ela Handbags Herschel Supply Co. Matt & Nat Mejuri
Wolf Circus
Outerwear Brand of the Year
Arc’teryx Kanuk Sentaler SOIA & KYO Nicole Benisti
Joe Fresh Fashion Innovation Award
42 Technologies Casca Sheertex Spocket Sozie
Simons Fashion Design Student
Charlotte Deneux Matin Mithras McJoyin Rey Pierre-Olivier Allard Rachel Sudbury
Image Maker of the Year
Bryan Huynh Carlyle Routh Greg Swales Justin Wu Maya Fuhr Royal Gilbert
Hudson’s Bay Stylist of the Year
Corey Ng Nadia Pizzimenti Olivia Leblanc Randy Smith Zeina Esmail
Fresh Face of the Year Award presented by NARS Cosmetics
Anisha Sandhu Ariish Wol Nic Kim
Nya Gatbel Rachelle Harris Shayna McNeill
Model of the Year
Charles Oduro Fred Juneau Kate Bock Mae Lapres Malik Lindo
Fashion Impact
Brass & Unity Knix
Lesley Hampton Manitobah Mukluks Obakki
Sarah Jay
Digital Fashion Creator
Ania Boniecka Donté Colley Lauren Chan Lily Yange Sarain Fox Valeria Lipovetsky
Sustainability Award
Frank and Oak Kent Woman Norden TAMGA Designs Wuxly
Makeup Artist of the Year
Beau Nelson Geneviève Lenneville Grace Lee Nicolas Blanchet Sabrina Rinaldi
Hair Artist of the Year
David D’Amours Justin German Kirsten Klontz Matthew Collins Steven Turpin