THE TORONTO FASHION CLUSTER
Creative designers,
trend-setting retailers
and innovative member
gather to work together
in the GTA, making it one
of the most fashionable
city.
The cluster is becoming
a booming industry and
is influential globally.

TORONTO FASHION CLUSTER…
Toronto Fashion District, once known as the Garment

District still exists today
Highly innovative and resourceful

Has more than 550 apparel manufacturers

Wholesale shipments totaling nearly $1.4 billion

annually
More than 4,600 Toronto fashion retail stores generate

annual sales of $2.6 billion

TORONTO FASHION CLUSTER…
Employs nearly 50,000

people
 Learning centre for the
industry
 Elite, Ford and Giovanni
(model agencies) have
offices in Toronto
 Becoming more
internationally exposed

CLUSTER MEMBERS
Many Canadian companies are being Recognized

in the Fashion Industry
These companies include, Danier Leather, Holt

Renfrew, Roots, Lida Baday, David Dixon, Franco
Mirabelli, Pink Tartan, and Sunny Choi
Manufacturers [They produce fashion based on the designers vision]

Danier Leather, McGregor, Weston Apparel, Coco

International, Macmor, Vikeda Industries

CLUSTER MEMBERS
Retailers [They buy fashion from wholesalers and in turn sell them to the

end users]
Holt Renfrew, Roots, Harry Rosen, Reitmans, Bata

Shoes
Media They consistently link the consumers to the fashion industry

Fashion Television (CityTV) & Fashion Television Channel

Fashion File (CBC)

Elle Canada Magazine & Website

Fashion Quarterly Magazine

Flare Magazine & Website

The Look Magazine


CLUSTER MEMBERS
Education [They produce the future innovators]


CLUSTER SUPPORTERS
Toronto Fashion Incubator (TFI)

Helps innovative small businesses, and supports and

nurture new fashion businesses/ entrepreneurs, by
offering them opportunities to show their talents and
innovations.
 They give a platform for new designers to
Fashion Industry Liaison Committee (FILC)

Recognized importance of fashion industry

 Include representatives from design, education,
wholesale, retail & manufacturing
 focuses on issues and needs for the industry

CLUSTER SUPPORTERS
L'Oreal Toronto Fashion Week,

Happens semi-annually

 Showcases ready-to-wear collections by Canadian
designers to the global media
Apparel Industry Development Council (AIDC)

develops training programs to enhance and diversify

the skills of garment-industry workers

FASHION EVENTS AND EXPOSURE
L’Oreal Fashion Week

One of a Kind Show

Toronto AlternativeWeek

The Belle Ball

100% Fresh Show

Elle Opening Night

Canada’s Next Top Model


2 COMPETITIVE/SIMILAR FASHION CLUSTER
Lyon, France

LYON, FRANCE
Lyon Vision Mode concept, Greater Lyon aims to

federate all involved in the Lyon fashion and design
industry, and trigger group dynamics.
 394 Establishments with 2,328 jobs
Segments include textile, clothes, jewelry, cosmetology,

design, leather & furniture
Main players:

Clothes: Habillement Rhône-Alpes, Espace Mode

Textile: Espace Textile, Première Vision, Musée des Tissus

Jewelry: Print'Or show, Les Poinçons Lyonnais

Cosmetology: European Dermocosmetology

Center Design: Rhône-Alpes Design Center

Leather: Leather Technical Center

Art and crafts: Métiers d'Art, Comité Bellecour


2 COMPETITIVE/SIMILAR FASHION CLUSTER
New York

NEW YORK CLUSTER
Much larger than Toronto Cluster

 Employs over 122,000 people
 3 times as much as expected from National Level
Pattern Employment
 3 main fashion sub-clusters
Apparel Manufacturing

 Apparel Wholesaling
 Jewelry and Miscellaneous Goods
Showcase most prestigious fashion shows by top

designers
 World’s largest producer of Fashion Events
 Top international Modeling agency

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The Toronto Fashion Cluster plays an important role
in our economic success.