Cut, Sew, Stitch… “Highlighting the nation’s capital as a influential platform for arts and culture through fashion and design” Come see the finished product! November 21st & 22nd, 2008 OTTAWA, CANADA Capital Fashion Group Contact Information T: (613) 680-2352 E:
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[email protected] The nation’s capital is soon to become a new stage BEHIND IT ALL for designers to showcase their talent to some of the country’s most influential people. From THE CAPITAL FASHION magazine editors to clothing manufacturers, from politicians to celebrities, from retailers to everyday GROUP trendsetters, Ottawa prepares to seriously take on the Canadian fashion scene. The Capital Fashion Group is an Ottawa-based association whose mandate is to promote art and culture through fashion and design. As its primary initiative, the group has set out to produce Capital Fashion Week, a showcase event which will take place twice a year that will turn the city into an important platform for highlighting Canadian talent. The event is an opportunity for designers from coast to coast who have garnered attention from the general population of consumers and the media, to relay their aesthetic and their ideas through an inspired collection of garments and accessories. Since fashion has no borders, CFW also sets out to serve as opportunity for talented designers from outside the country to introduce themselves in the Canadian fashion industry and grow their brands.