Grants and Contributions:
Title:
1985–90 Festival of Canadian Fashion Image Archives
Agreement Number:
2021-0103
Agreement Value:
$18,158.00
Agreement Date:
May 20, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
The Canadian fashion industry was at its creative peak in the 1980s, with a bevy of well-known Canadian designers, many still in business. In 1985, the Festival of Canadian Fashion was created to celebrate the best of Canadian fashion through catwalk shows, exhibits and designer presentations. The show grew steadily until 1989, when it was sold to the City of Toronto, on the eve on an economic meltdown. In 1990, the Festival closed.
The Fashion History Museum has acquired 4,400 images taken by the Festival's official photographer and is committed to digitizing the collection, preserving it for research and future generations of Canadians, and presenting a celebratory exhibition in 2021.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Location:
Cambridge, Ontario, CA
Reference Number:
001-2020-2021-Q1-00013
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Fashion History Museum
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program