The CAFA Awards look a little different this year, but there's no shortage of boundary-breaking creativity on the virtual red carpet.
Date May 19, 2021
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.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of Jimmy Hamelin.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
Photography courtesy of George Pimentel.
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Karine Vanasse
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Lolitta Dandoy
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Jennifer Brodeur
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Pierre-Olivier Allard
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Madeleine Beaulieu
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Myriam and Romy Maguire
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Zoe Trudeau
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Sophie Banford
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Azamit
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Maria Varvarikos
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Afiya Francisco
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The Beckerman Twins
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Bernadette Morra
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Christi Himmelheber
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Christine Rezvanian
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Deborah Cox
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Deborah Lau-Yu
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Dinah Luxton
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Evie Begy
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Alex Surprenant and Melodie Lavergne
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Tika the Iggy
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George Antonopoulos
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George Sully
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Glen Baxter
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Grace Lee
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Grego Minot
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Jane Hanrahan
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Jen Saunders, Tamara Bahry and Kim
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Joan Kelley Walker
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Joanna Griffiths
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Valeria Lipovetsky
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Jordan Stewart
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Justin Wu
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Laura deCarufel
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Lesley Hampton
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Lisa Corbo
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Malik
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Mani Jassal Bahia
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Mc Joyin Rey Pagalan
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Melissa Grelo
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Myles Sexton
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Nikki Wirthensohn Yassemi
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Sage Paul
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Sangita Patel
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Sarah Jay
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Sarain Fox
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Sergio Tuxedo
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Shayne Stephens
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Simona Shnaider and Nicholas Mellamphy
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Sophie Theallet
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Sylvia Mantella
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Taylor Franch
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Tyler Shaw
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Wuxley
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Yana Barankin and Eric Dales
To register to watch the 2021 virtual CAFA Awards, visit www.cafawards.ca.