Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards 2016 Nominees Announced

Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards 2016 Nominees Announced

(Images: @cafawards; Instagram) 
 

The biggest night of the year celebrating Canadian talents in the fashion industry, the 3rd annual Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards 2016 (CAFA) is scheuled to happen on April 16th 2016. A total of sixteen awards will be given that evening at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. And today, CAFA hs announced each of the category's nominees. I am thrilled that some of my friends are among the list: 

 

Greta Constantine, Lucian Matis, LINE, Pink Tartan for The Womenswear Designer of the Year Award 

 

wings+horns, Christopher Bates, Frank & Oak for The Menswear Designer of the Year Award 

Matthew Gallagher, UNTTLD, 3.PARADIS, Beaufille for The Award for Emerging Talent, Fashion  

 

Arc Jewellery/ Lina Hu, Sully Wong, Daniel Christian Tang, Lauren Klassen for The Award for Emerging Talent, Accessories  

Dean Davidson, WANT Les Essentials, Jenny Bird, Alan Andersn for The Accessory Designer of the Year Award  

 

Richard Bernardin, Gabor Jurina, Maxabadian, Arkan Zakharov for The Image Maker Award  

Thomas Tait, Tanya Taylor, Jason Wu for The International Canadian Designer of the Year Award  

Juliana Schiavinatto, George Antonopoulos, Annie Horth for The Stylist of the Year Award  

Kirsten Owen, Heather Marks, Herieth Paul, Crista Cober for The Model of the Year Award  

The Coveteur, The Haute Pursuit, Beckerman Blog for The Fashion Blogger of the Year Award  

Adam Butcher, Stephanie Lyne, Emma Genier, Malik Lindo for The Fresh Face of the Year Award 

Sidebuy, Stylekick, Frank & Oak for The Fashion Innovation Award  

Laura Siegel, obakki, Brown Shoes for The Fashion Impact Award 

 

Hamish Thwaites from Ryerson University, Meghan Buckley from Vancouver Community College, Patricia Nicolas from UQAM Montreal, Tricia Crivellaro from UQAM Montreal for The Fashion Design Student Award  

Congratulations to all nominees – Looking forward to seeing you all at CAFA 2016.

 

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