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Najwa Zebian
- October 30, 2019
- Tagged as: activist, artist, author, CAFA, cafawards, canada, choice, culture, designer fashion, Donna Bishop, fashion, fashion and culture, fashiontalks, hijab, muslim, Najwa Zebian, podcast, speaker, stories, Toronto
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Ron White Global Shoe Sensation
- October 23, 2019
- Tagged as: CAFA, cafawards, Canadian Fashion, career, designer, designer fashion, Donna Bishop, dressing celebrities, Fashion Talks, Fashion Week, fashiontalks, Heels, iconic brands, innovation, origins story, podcast, red carpet, Ron White, Shoe, Shoe Designer, shopping channel, stories, Toronto, Toronto Fashion Week
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Kimberly Newport Mimran, founder and Design Director of the global fashion label Pink Tartan. In a personal and entertaining conversation, Kimberly shares stories of her childhood and what fashion meant to her through the years, her foray into fashion retail, the difference between product developer and designer and surprising anecdotes of life in the fashion industry.
Pauline Trigere launched her namesake label in New York City in the 1940s. A single mother, immigrant and female entrepreneur she was ahead of her time. With Trigere, she dressed some of the most famous celebrities of the day from Lena Horne to Lauren Bacall to Estee Lauder.
Now, this heritage brand is in the hands of Franklin Benjamin Elman. Born in Montreal, Canada Franklin has a design career that has included many illustrious houses, including numerous years at Dior. Franklin shares the intimate stories of his childhood, the unexpected moment of his career journey and how he is honouring the legacy of Pauline as he reignites her glamorous label, Trigere.
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