Black Designers of Canada

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Black Designers of Canada is an initiative in Canada to promote diversity in the fashion industry and highlight black Canadian artists. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is a non-profit organization. [5] The online database currently has over 160 designers listed. The interactive index was created by fashion designer George Sully. [6] [7] [8] [9] The initiative has been featured in Essence, [10] Black Enterprise, [11] and Elle. [12]

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