2023 Catwalk
10 designers from across Canada and beyond joined us in 2023. Each with their own unique designs such as sustainable plant-based accessories and fashion, Indigenous design, faith-based designs, inclusive intimates, and a gender-fluid collection.
2023 Volunteers
2023 Host, Speaker, and Performers
Images by Jim Orgill.
Speaker Camille Labchuk, Executive Director of Animal Justice.
Our 2023 host Rachael Ancheril, Actress.
Musician Kirstin Corbett.
Musician C Magic 5.
Burlesque performer Monica Kay, performer, activist, and founder of the Feather Phase Out campaign.
2023 Vendors
Voes & Co. Step into sustainable style with Chelsea style boots made from cactus leather. Making this material does not require any herbicides, pesticides, or irrigation, and the cacti are a carbon sink.
Jeane & Jax. Handbags made from recycled materials and get on the waitlist for their MIRUM accessories. MIRUM is a material that is plastic-free, circular, all natural, low-carbon, non-toxic, and requires no water to make. You'll get a sneak peek on the catwalk.
Green Eyed Kitty. Colourful gemstone, glass, & Swarovski jewelry to bring out your playful side. Handmade by Lynn. A % of sales are donated to Annex Cat Rescue.
Kandy Intimates is an inclusive brand of lingerie, sleepwear, and loungewear. Their slogan is "made for everybody, for every body".
Diane Kroe. Discover stylish and multi-way travel wear from an award-winning slow fashion designer.
Oriya Botanix offers a wide range of oils, herbs, specialty teas, skin care and more. Products are Vegan, natural, free of chemicals and cruelty free.
Menta clothing uses TENCEL Model, a circular material. It is as soft as silk but is actually derived from beachwood fibres. Soft, flowy, breathable, and most importantly durable so you know it’s meant to last.
No. 49 Handbags. Plant-based handbags made from materials like bamboo and apple skin. 2% of sales goes towards removing plastic from the ocean and planting mangrove trees.
Mili & Maxie. Cactus leather handbags.
Animal Liberation Kitchen. Croissant sandwiches and Sweet croissants, Buddha Bowls, Power Salads.
Vegan, organic, gluten-free, and zero added sugar smoothies by A+ Smoodies.
Jinglepear Deli. Selection of mini sandwiches and boxed salads. Take-home desserts like black bean brownies, apple cider cookies, shortbread biscuits, peppermint patties and cranberry orange loaf.
Plant Up offer dumplings, kebabs, tikka, and curries. All sauced to perfection with a daring fusion of flavors found nowhere else on Earth. Made from the highest quality, clean-label, plant-based ingredients.
Curious about your next steps in real estate? Swing by and speak to the experts; Violette J. with Right at Home Realty and Nader Lawen, real estate lawyer with Vatage Law.
Modeled on the popular Fossil Fuel Treaty, the Plant Based Treaty aims to halt the widespread degradation of critical ecosystems caused by animal agriculture and to promote a shift to healthier, sustainable plant-based diets. Visit the website to endorse the Plant Based Treaty now.