Toronto
#1 Fashion Industry Event
MasterCard remains title sponsor for Toronto’s main fashion event. More than 30,000 buyers, editors, and fashion folk are expected at the tents in David Pecault Square in 2015, where designers will show their Spring 2016 collections. Additional sponsors include Maybelline and Joe Fresh. Next: October 19-24, 2015
Toronto
#2 Fashion Industry Event
The multisensory fashion festival celebrated 10 years in 2015 with more than 100 Canadian and international designers, artists, performers, and photographers showing contemporary works. CUIT radio and Now magazine sponsored. Next: Spring 2016
Toronto
#3 Fashion Industry Event
The sold-out nonprofit runway show and gala returned to One King West for the second year in a row in 2015, where prize money totaled $35,000. Nickelodeon/Viacom sponsored the new SpongeBob design challenge. M.A.C. Cosmetics came on as a new sponsor. Next: May 3, 2016
Edmonton
#4 Fashion Industry Event
About 4,000 people attend shows each spring and fall at the ATB Financial Arts Barns. The highlight of the spring 2015 week was the global night with world designers, and organizers are welcoming more international designers—including Mexican designer Benito Santos—this fall. Next: September 17-26, 2015
Vancouver
#5 Fashion Industry Event
The three-day event promotes “Fashion for life, not for waste,” and focuses on responsible fashion choices. About 1,700 people attended in 2015, witnessing the launch of H&M’s Conscious Exclusive Collection and fashion films. Next: April 2016
