George Sully Explained

George Sully
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Years Active:2004–present
Organization:Black Designers of Canada
Label Name:
  • House of Hayla
  • Shoeonado
  • Sully & Son Company
  • Sully Wong
  • Limb Apparel

George Sully is a Canadian fashion designer. He is the creator of the Black Designers of Canada database, co-founder of fashion brands Sully Wong, House of Hayla, and founder of Sully & Son Company.[1] [2]

Early life

Sully was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and attended Notre Dame High School.[3]

Career

Sully started his career as an artist and music producer. Later transitioned from music to fashion.[4] He created Limb Apparel which featured streetwear and moved to Toronto in his 20s to pursue a fashion career.

Sully launched Sully Wong, with Henry Wong. The two founders divided the labour with Sully focused on the graphics and marketing of the products.[5] In 2013, Sully Wong premiered a line of desert boot runners with designer Karim Rashid at the Magic Trade Show in Las Vegas.[6] Sully stated that this collaboration exposed their designs to a celebrities and an international audience. One of these designs was inducted into the Bata Shoe Museum's permanent collection. Sully Wong partnered with student mentees at Central Toronto Academy in 2016 to create The Wolf Sneaker as part of the "6ixess" clothing line.[7] [8] The Winter Kicks shoe, another piece in the collection that Sully co-designed with students, was inducted into the Bata Shoe Museum in 2019.[9]

In 2018, Sully launched House of Hayla with Hayla Amini featuring monochromatic stiletto shoes inspired by Pantone Colour Institute hues. The heels are vegan and approved by PETA. He is also the maker of the Starfleet uniform boot in .[10]

In 2020, Sully launched Sully & Son Company a premium travel and accessories brand. His first collaboration was with LG Electronics Canada to create a custom backpack in celebration of their VELVET LG smart phone launch.[11] In 2020, Sully was awarded the Fashion International Group Visionary Award.

In 2021, TD Bank launched its annual TD Thanks campaign, recognizing and rewarding George Sully with personalized thank you gifts in support of his community initiative efforts in creating Black Designers of Canada.[12] Later in the year, George Sully starred in CRAVE Network Documentary style feature called Creative Soles, where he and his colleagues were given the task to create a custom sneaker for television host Tyrone Edwards.[13]

In 2022 George was awarded with honorary degree credentials by George Brown College, an Honorary Bachelor degree in Brand Design.[14]

In 2022, George sully was added to the elevate festival, the country's largest Canadian -led and founded technology and arts festival as a speaker alongside, Venus Williams, Andre DeGrasse and Micheal Romannow.[15] In the same year, George Sully was honoured by the Canadian Art & Fashion Awards (CAFA) with the inaugural Changemaker Award created to honor those who have spearheaded progressive change within the fashion industry.[16]

Black Designers of Canada

See main article: Black Designers of Canada. In 2020, Sully launched the online platform Black Designers of Canada to promote diversity in the fashion industry and promote black artists in Canada.[17] [18] The website collected content via self and peer nominations on social media and through its website. In 2021, he launched The Black Designers of Canada Award of Excellence to recognize Black designers and their achievements.[19] [20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designer & Founder -Black Designers of Canada. www.wear.fashiontakesaction.com/.
  2. Web site: Events. 2021-03-10. FGI Toronto Celebrating Toronto Fashion. en-US.
  3. Web site: Wilson . Janet . 2014-08-25 . Sully Wong get their kicks from designing uber cool sneakers . 2020-10-24 . Ottawa Citizen . en-CA.
  4. Web site: Parker . Odessa Paloma . 2020-06-09 . George Sully is Creating an Index of Black Canadian Designers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200817104033/https://fashionmagazine.com/style/black-canadian-designer-index-george-sully/ . 2020-08-17 . 2020-10-23 . Fashion Magazine.
  5. Web site: Halbert. Mosha Lundstrom. 2017-04-26. How One Indie Sneaker Brand From Toronto Became a Fashion Insider Favorite. 2020-10-09. Footwear News. en-US. April 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413143855/https://footwearnews.com/2017/fashion/sneakers/sully-wong-indie-sneaker-brand-toronto-343309/. live.
  6. Web site: Han . Gregory . 2014-04-28 . Karim Rashid For Sully Wong Limited Edition Collection . https://web.archive.org/web/20170714060056/http://design-milk.com/karim-rashid-sully-wong-limited-edition-desert-boots-collection/ . 2017-07-14 . 2020-10-24 . Design Milk . en.
  7. News: High school students might have designed Toronto's hottest new sneaker. en-US. CBC. 2020-10-09. April 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409020123/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/central-toronto-academy-clothing-line-1.3834722. live.
  8. Web site: Caton. Hilary. 2016-11-04. Central Toronto Academy students design sneaker sold at Gotstyle. 2020-10-09. Toronto.com. en-CA.
  9. Web site: WATCH — Students design a museum-worthy shoe. 2020-10-09. Kids News. en. October 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201010205352/https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/watch-these-students-designed-a-museum-worthy-shoe. live.
  10. Web site: The Kit . 2020-06-09 . George Sully On Making an Index of Black Designers in Canada . 2020-10-23 . The Kit . en-US.
  11. Web site: Dare . Christian . 2020-09-24 . LG Partners With Canadian Designers On Fashion Forward Time Capsule Collection . https://web.archive.org/web/20201010205430/https://www.amongmen.com/style-grooming/mens-fashion/lg-partners-with-canadian-designers-on-fashion-forward-time-capsule-collection/ . 2020-10-10 . 2020-10-24 . AmongMen . en-US.
  12. News: #TDThanksYou: TD recognizes customers who are spreading positivity across Canada . 22 October 2021 . stories.td.com . en-CA.
  13. News: Creative Soles powered by Dell XPS . 22 October 2021 . crave . en.
  14. Web site: 2022-06-07 . 7 extraordinary industry & community leaders receiving honorary credentials at convocation . 2022-06-12 . George Brown College . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-07-05 . Andre De Grasse, Michele Romanow, George Sully added as Elevate Festival speakers . 2022-10-29 . en-CA.
  16. Web site: George Sully – 2022 Change Maker Award CAFA . 2022-10-29 . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2020-06-08. Shoe designer George Sully forms platform to celebrate black Canadian artists. 2020-10-09. thestar.com. en. June 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200618043328/https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/06/08/shoe-designer-george-sully-forms-platform-to-celebrate-black-canadian-artists.html. live.
  18. Web site: Stewart . Jamila . 2020-07-02 . A Look Inside The Black Designers Of Canada Initiative . https://web.archive.org/web/20200914180627/https://www.essence.com/fashion/black-designers-of-canada-digital-index/ . 2020-09-14 . 2020-10-24 . Essence . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2021-02-16. This new award will recognize 100 Black Canadian designers. 2021-03-10. thestar.com. en.
  20. Web site: Canada. STYLE. 2021-02-11. Breaking: 100 Black Canadian Designers Will Soon Be Honoured With An Award of Excellence. 2021-03-10. STYLE Canada. en-US.

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