Susan Langdon Explained

Susan Langdon
Birth Place:	Toronto, Ontario Canada^[1]
Occupation:	CEO
Education:	Ryerson University
Awards:	1996: City of Toronto Excellence in Fashion Industry Achievement Award 1998: Inducted into Ryerson University's hall of fame 1998: Ryerson University's Alumni Award of Distinction 2005: JoAnna Townsend Award from the Organization of Women in International Trade 2021: Order of Canada

Susan Langdon is the CEO of the Toronto Fashion Incubator (TFI).^{[2] [3]}

Career

Langdon attended Ryerson University^[4] and completed the Fashion Design program. During the 1980s, she launched a line of clothes with the help of a financial backer. Sales reached $500,000 in her first season of activity.^[5] Langdon is the chief executive of the Toronto Fashion Incubator since 1994^[6] where she has mentored many Canadian fashion designers, including David Dixon,^[7] Sunny Fong of Project Runway Canada, Joeffer Caoc, Sid Neigum, Foxy Originals, Jenny Bird, Arthur Mendonça, Laura Siegel, Line Knitwear and Smythe.

Awards

• 1996: City of Toronto Excellence in Fashion Industry Achievement Award^[8]
• 1998: Ryerson University's Alumni Award of Distinction and inducted into the university's hall of fame
• 2005: JoAnna Townsend Award from the Organization of Women in International Trade^{[9] [10]}
• 2015: Fashion Group International Visionary Award^[11]
• 2021: Order of Canada for her services to Canadian fashion
• Woolmark Award of Distinction and Concours Design Award^[12]

Notes and References

1. News: Susan Langdon was just awarded the Order of Canada for services to Canadian fashion. Here's why that matters. The Toronto Star. 17 January 2021. Smith. Briony.
2. News: TFI New Labels design contest names winner: Style Czar Toronto Star. thestar.com. 5 May 2015. 2016-07-28. Hahn. Karen von.
3. Web site: 4 May 2012 . Inside Toronto Fashion Incubator's 25th anniversary gala New Labels competition at the ROM Fashion FASHION Magazine . 2016-07-28 . fashionmagazine.com.
4. Web site: 2015-05-18 . Susan Langdon, Fashion, 1977 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082623/http://www.ryerson.ca/alumni/enjoy/awards/past/bios/98-slangdon.html . 2015-05-18 . 2022-09-14 .
5. News: Slone . Isabel . 21 July 2021 . Why isn't more clothing made in Canada? . MacLeans's . 14 September 2022.
6. News: Smith . Briony . 17 January 2021 . Susan Langdon was just awarded the Order of Canada for services to Canadian fashion. Here's why that matters The Star . The Toronto Star .
7. Web site: Canadian fashion designer David Dixon reflects back on 20 years - Toronto Globalnews.ca . 2016-07-28 . globalnews.ca.
8. Web site: Growing from girl to fashion guru The Eyeopener. 10 February 1999. theeyeopener.com. 2016-07-28.
9. Web site: OWIT-Toronto - News - Blog. owit-toronto.ca. 2016-07-28.
10. Web site: meet the Mentor Behind the Catwalk — Taste of Life. tasteoflifemag.com. 2016-07-28.
11. Web site: Fashion focus: Startup Fashion .
12. Web site: Yakobi . Hannah . 24 September 2010 . Fashion focus: Susan Langdon . 2016-07-28 . fajomagazine.com.