George Sully
Last summer, shoe and accessory designer George Sully launched the Black Designers of Canada, a first-of-its-kind interactive index and platform for Black creatives. It’s a tool to increase the visibility of Black-owned brands in Canada, who continue to face barriers when it comes to breaking into the industry, reaching profitability or even being featured in fashion media. The BDoC is a collaborative platform designers and brands can be nominated on social media or through the BDoC website. A few weeks into launching, the index had more than 100 brands, from accessory labels to children’s wear, industrial design and even interiors. Today it has 180.