Canada’s top talent brings it all back home for the first-ever CAFA Awards
See photos from inside the CAFA Awards »
Toronto had its first-ever dose of fashion Oscars this past weekend, as the best in Canadian talent gathered for the inaugural Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards at the Fairmont Royal York. Aiming to shine a light on often politely under-appreciated homegrown talent, awards were given out to the best in design, styling, photography, modelling and to one person who stands in a category all by herself: Jeanne Beker. The television host/journo of 30+ years was awarded the CAFAs first Vanguard Award for well, everything.
Looking around the glittering ballroom, there was a real sense of “everyone who’s anyone is here,” which is quite the feat on a blustery night in the middle of winter. Topping that A-list was be model Coco Rocha, who stunned as no one else (in the room) could in a one-shouldered white gown by Dsquared while accepting the award for Model of the Year. Also in town, designing wonder boys Dean and Dan Caten, who scored the Best International Designer award. Taking a page out of the CFDA’s book, the CAFAs partnered with Swarovski to fund the Emerging Talent Award, which gave $10,000 and a mentorship by Joe Fresh founder Joe Mimran to Sarah Stevenson, the floral-happy designer who also won TFI New Labels last spring. With so much pegged on her impending success, it seems sure that her name will rise to the rank of fellow winner Jeremy Laing, who picked up the much-deserved award for Womenswear Designer of the Year.
And while CAFAs were not handed out to members of the media, we feel pretty chuffed about awards going to two of our most beloved contributors: George Antonopolous, who picked up Stylist of the Year, and Chris Nicholls, who was named Image Maker of the year. Congrats to all!
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by George Pimentel
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani
Photography by George Pimentel
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See photos from inside the CAFA Awards »
Toronto had its first-ever dose of fashion Oscars this past weekend, as the best in Canadian talent gathered for the inaugural Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards at the Fairmont Royal York. Aiming to shine a light on often politely under-appreciated homegrown talent, awards were given out to the best in design, styling, photography, modelling and to one person who stands in a category all by herself: Jeanne Beker. The television host/journo of 30+ years was awarded the CAFAs first Vanguard Award for well, everything.
Looking around the glittering ballroom, there was a real sense of “everyone who’s anyone is here,” which is quite the feat on a blustery night in the middle of winter. Topping that A-list was be model Coco Rocha, who stunned as no one else (in the room) could in a one-shouldered white gown by Dsquared while accepting the award for Model of the Year. Also in town, designing wonder boys Dean and Dan Caten, who scored the Best International Designer award. Taking a page out of the CFDA’s book, the CAFAs partnered with Swarovski to fund the Emerging Talent Award, which gave $10,000 and a mentorship by Joe Fresh founder Joe Mimran to Sarah Stevenson, the floral-happy designer who also won TFI New Labels last spring. With so much pegged on her impending success, it seems sure that her name will rise to the rank of fellow winner Jeremy Laing, who picked up the much-deserved award for Womenswear Designer of the Year.
And while CAFAs were not handed out to members of the media, we feel pretty chuffed about awards going to two of our most beloved contributors: George Antonopolous, who picked up Stylist of the Year, and Chris Nicholls, who was named Image Maker of the year. Congrats to all!
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