Susan Langdon

Susan Langdon
Born
Toronto, Ontario Canada[1]
EducationRyerson University
OccupationCEO
Awards

Susan Langdon is the CEO of the Toronto Fashion Incubator (TFI).[2][3]

Career

Langdon attended Ryerson University[4] and completed the Fashion Design program. During the 1980s, she launched a line of clothes with the help of a financial backer. Sales reached $500,000 in her first season of activity.[5] Langdon is the chief executive of the Toronto Fashion Incubator since 1994[6] where she has mentored many Canadian fashion designers, including David Dixon,[7] Sunny Fong of Project Runway Canada, Joeffer Caoc, Sid Neigum, Foxy Originals, Jenny Bird, Arthur Mendonça, Laura Siegel, Line Knitwear and Smythe.

Awards

  • 1996: City of Toronto Excellence in Fashion Industry Achievement Award[8]
  • 1998: Ryerson University's Alumni Award of Distinction and inducted into the university's hall of fame[4]
  • 2005: JoAnna Townsend Award from the Organization of Women in International Trade[9][10]
  • 2015: Fashion Group International Visionary Award[11]
  • 2021: Order of Canada for her services to Canadian fashion[6]
  • Woolmark Award of Distinction and Concours Design Award[12]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Briony (17 January 2021). "Susan Langdon was just awarded the Order of Canada for services to Canadian fashion. Here's why that matters". The Toronto Star.
  2. ^ Hahn, Karen von (5 May 2015). "TFI New Labels design contest names winner: Style Czar | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. ^ "Inside Toronto Fashion Incubator's 25th anniversary gala New Labels competition at the ROM | Fashion | FASHION Magazine |". fashionmagazine.com. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. ^ a b "Susan Langdon, Fashion, 1977". 2015-05-18. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  5. ^ Slone, Isabel (21 July 2021). "Why isn't more clothing made in Canada?". MacLeans's. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b Smith, Briony (17 January 2021). "Susan Langdon was just awarded the Order of Canada for services to Canadian fashion. Here's why that matters | The Star". The Toronto Star.
  7. ^ "Canadian fashion designer David Dixon reflects back on 20 years - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  8. ^ "Growing from girl to fashion guru | The Eyeopener". theeyeopener.com. 10 February 1999. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  9. ^ "OWIT-Toronto - News - Blog". owit-toronto.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  10. ^ "meet the Mentor Behind the Catwalk — Taste of Life". tasteoflifemag.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  11. ^ "Fashion focus: Startup Fashion".
  12. ^ Yakobi, Hannah (24 September 2010). "Fashion focus: Susan Langdon". fajomagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.