The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA) gala looks different this year, and so does its CAFA 2021 red carpet. Ahead of tonight’s virtual ceremony celebrating Canadian excellence in the fashion industry, the style set got glammed up for remote close-ups in ensembles by their favourite Canadian designers in lieu of a live red carpet. Photographers George Pimentel and Jimmy Hamelin darted around Toronto and Montreal capturing the local looks and it’s a completely unique spin on a virtual red carpet.
From new mother Deborah Lau-Yu donning jewellery by J.Y. GAO, to Narces designer Nikki Wirthensohn Yassemi balancing tulle and sequins on a steep staircase, Canadian fashion’s finest spared no glamour. Anishinaabe activist and stylist Sarain Fox evinces bird-like energy in a lush forest, while Myles Sexton serves up a *moment* in an extravagant David Dunkley headpiece and Montreal-made Denis Gagnon dress. Each is an exhibit of its own.
FASHION Magazine’s very own editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra graces us in a Greta Constantine dress that is equivalent to sunshine, while creative & fashion director George Antonopoulos wears Toronto treasure U3. With much more to see, browse the gallery below for a nation-wide parade of fashion-forward moments worn by some of the biggest supporters of Canadian fashion on the virtual CAFA 2021 red carpet.
Karine Vanasse in Marie-Ève Lecavalier
 
 
 
Jennifer Brodeur in Room 502, Edition de Robes, Zvelle and Ecksand
 
 
 
Pierre-Olivier Allard in Pierre-Olivier Allard, Tavan & Mitto and L’intervalle
 
 
 
Madeleine Beaulieu in Noémiah, Elisa C-Rossow and ORA-C
 
 
 
Myriam Maguire in Rotate Birger Christensen and Romy Maguire in Silk Laundry
 
 
 
Zoe Trudeau in Room 502, Sophie Theallet and Lauren Klassen
 
 
 
Sophie Banford in Denis Gagnon
 
 
 
Azamit in MAR By Maria Karim
 
 
 
Maria Varvarikos in Erdem
 
 
 
Afiya Francisco in Caffery Van Horne
 
 
 
Cailli and Sam Beckerman in Mikhael Kale
 
 
 
Bernadette Morra in Greta Constantine
 
 
 
Christi Himmelheber in RVNG
 
 
 
Christine Rezvanian in RVNG
 
 
 
Deborah Lau-Yu in J.Y. GAO Jewellery
 
 
 
Evie Begy in Hilary MacMillan
 
 
 
Alex Surprenant and Melodie Lavergne in Fumile
 
 
 
Tika the Iggy in Shantell Design
 
 
 
George Antonopoulos in U3 Official
 
 
 
George Sully in Sully & Son Co.
 
 
 
Glen Baxter in Christopher Bates
 
 
 
Grace Lee in Greta Constantine
 
 
 
Grego Minot in Aleks Susaks
 
 
 
Jen Saunders, Tamara Bahry and Kim Appelt
 
 
 
Joan Kelley Walker in Tomé and Lilliput Hats
 
 
 
Joanna Griffiths and Jules Power
 
 
 
Valeria Lipovetsky in Greta Constantine and David Yurman
 
 
 
Jordan Stewart and Emma Pilon in RVNG
 
 
 
Justin Wu in Garrison Bespoke
 
 
 
Laura deCarufel in Smythe, Boneset Studio and Jenny Bird
 
 
 
Lesley Hampton in Lesley Hampton
 
 
 
Lisa Corbo in Lisa Corbo accessories
 
 
 
Malik Lindo in Spencer Badu
 
 
 
Mani Jassal Bahia in Mani Jassal
 
 
 
Mc Joyin Rey Pagalan in Joyin Rey
 
 
 
Myles Sexton in Denis Gagnon and David Dunkley
 
 
 
Nikki Wirthensohn Yassemi in Narces
 
 
 
Sangita Patel in Stephan Caras
 
 
 
Sarain Fox in Lesley Hampton
 
 
 
Shayne Stephens in custom pants by Klaxon Howl
 
 
 
Simona Shnaider and Nicholas Mellamphy
 
 
 
Sophie Theallet in Sophie Theallet
 
 
 
Sylvia Mantella in Mikhael Kale
 
 
 
Tyler Franch in Mr. Saturday
 
 
 
Anthony DeBartolo and James Yurichuk in Wuxly
 
 
 
Yana Barankin and Eric Dales in TAMGA Designs
 
 
 
			
 
 
To register to watch the 2021 virtual CAFA Awards, visit www.cafawards.ca.
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