Tsawwassen-based designer received the inaugural Indigenous Fashion Award
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B.C. designer Dorothy Grant won big at this year’s Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA).
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The Tsawwassen-based designer, who is considered a pioneer in B.C.’s fashion industry, was awarded the inaugural Indigenous Fashion Award for her work in creating, preserving and uplifting cultural designs and talents.
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The event, which took place Thursday night in Montreal, celebrates the talents across the Canadian fashion landscape spanning categories such as photography, styling, modelling and more.
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This is the first year the event has introduced an Indigenous Fashion Award.
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Grant was one of a handful of talents to be honoured in special categories. Additional award recipients included: fashion journalist and author Tim Blanks for the Vanguard Award; Groupe Dynamite entrepreneur Andrew Lutfy for the Outstanding Achievement Award; designer Sophie Theallet with the International Canadian Designer Award; and supermodel and advocate Coco Rocha with the Changemaker Award.
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“Tonight, we celebrated excellence,” said CAFA co-founder and president, Vicky Milner, in a news release. “We are proud to recognize your achievements and look forward to the remarkable paths that lie ahead.”
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Grant’s designs will be the centrepiece of an upcoming exhibit at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau called Dorothy Grant’s Retrospective Exhibition — Raven Comes Full Circle, which celebrates her 40-plus year-career. The exhibit was first curated by the Haida Gwaii Museum in Skidegate.
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See the full list of 2026 CAFA winners below:
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- Womenswear Designer of the Year Award — RVNG Couture
- Menswear Designer of the Year Award — École de Pensée
- Award for Emerging Talent, Fashion — Golshaah
- Award for Emerging Talent, Accessories — Atacz
- Accessory Designer of the Year Award — Biko (Read our Q-and-A with Biko HERE)
- Outerwear Brand of the Year Award — Kanuk (Read our feature on Kanuk HERE)
- Fashion Design Student — Mackenzie Cyr
- Image Maker of the Year Award — Garrett Naccarato
- Stylist of the Year Award — Ashley Galang
- Fresh Face of the Year Award — Emaan Zishan
- Model of the Year Award — Awar Odhiang
- Fashion Impact Award — Lignes De Fuite
- Digital Fashion Creator of the Year Award — Izzi Allain
- Makeup Artist of the Year Award — Julie Cusson (Read our Q-and-A with Julie HERE)
- Hair Artist of the Year Award — Steven Turpin
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