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CAFTCAD - A brief history of the Alliance.
2006
- First meeting held in February 2006 with several designers to discuss the possibility of creating an Association for costume designers, assistant designers & stylists.
- A registration fee was collected as a commitment to move forward.
- Core group was formed with 10 individuals that were interested in continuing to work on this project. It included:
| Alex Kavanagh |
Joanna Syrokomla |
| Antoinette Messam |
Kathy Vieira |
| Delphine White |
Luis Sequeira |
| Dorothy Crutcher |
Martha Mann |
| Gersha Philips |
Ruth Secord |
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- Many Core group meetings were held to flesh out the organization's mandate, mission statement & membership criteria and levels.
- General Meetings held in March & April to assess interest in continuing to work towards forming an Association.
- Development of the official name of the Alliance
2007
- General meeting held at OCAD in March 2007 presenting the organization to fellow professionals. The name CAFTCAD was voted on and accepted.
- Ian Drummond joined the core group
- Design & Development of Official CAFTCAD Seal
- Online domains secured for caftcad.com & caftcad.ca in June
- Further core group meetings furthering the progress of the Alliance.
- Communiqués sent out to all interested parties, outlining updates on our progress.
2008
- Final approval of official CAFTCAD seal February
- Joining the Core Group was Laura Montgomery, Nancy Granfield, and Anna Dal Farra
- Establishing of the CAFTCAD Blog - April
- Incorporated May 2nd, 08 with the writing of by-laws, constitution, membership levels & criteria.
- By-laws, constitution, membership levels and criteria all passed by membership vote on June 3rd, 2008
- Holding of 2 General Meetings in June & October, 2008
- The CAFTCAD blog April 24th,2008 updated with costume related news, exhibits, events, sales and info.
- Positions of principals were established.
| President: |
Luis Sequeira |
| Vice President: |
Joanna Syrokomla |
| Treasurer: |
Ian Drummond |
| Secretary: |
Joanna Syrokomla |
- liaised with retailers & wholesalers with presentations of services & new products.
- The purchase of a significant library to establish a research base for the CAFTCAD resource center.
- Revision of membership levels and fees for 2009.
- Design and development of CAFTCAD membership card
- Design & development of Members Savings book
2008 CAFTCAD - Events
- Members Meet & Greet party held in June
- CAFTCAD Movie Wardrobe Sales held July and October at Toronto Film Studios for the general public to purchase goods made available by members and outside vintage vendors. Attendance was recorded in excess of 1400 people.
- Our first Annual Film Festival Party held at the Intercontinental Hotel, provided over 300 people with an evening celebrating Canadian Costume Design during the TIFF.
- CAFTCAD Festivus Holiday Party held in December.
2009
- Members Savings book offering the CAFTCAD membership hundreds of dollars in potentual savings from participation Costume Industry Support members and other industry vendors and service providers
- CAFTCADEMY held in March at Filmport provided the costume community with a weekend long Costume Seminar Series. Attended by over 60 people with 11 speakers discussing 10 subjects ranging from artistic to academic.
- CAFTCAD.COM goes live June
- Spring Movie Wardrobe Sale held Saturday May 23rd , 2009 offered the public personal stock and products from over 40 industry professionals including CAFTCAD members. More then 700 people attended the one day Sale at Pinewood Studios.
- CAFTCAD celebrates Costume in Film cocktail party during the Toronto Film Festival in September, brought together over 350 industry professionals mingling amidst costumes from some of the film premiered at the festival.
- Fall Movie Wardrobe Sale held October 24th , 2009 offered the public personal stock and products from over 40 industry professionals including CAFTCAD members. More then 750 people attended the one day Sale at Pinewood Studios.
2010
- Members Savings book offering the CAFTCAD membership hundreds of dollars in potentual savings from participation Costume Industry Support members and other industry vendors and service provider
- CAFTCAD's Studio Services program is launched in February offering members exclusive access to smaller boutiques within the toronto area.
- Spring Movie Wardrobe Sale held Saturday May 1st , 2010 offered the public personal stock and products from over 40 industry professionals including CAFTCAD members. More then 700 people attended the one day Sale at Pinewood Studios.
- CAFTCAD Elections April 2nd, 2010 were held. Resulting in a new Executifve board elected.
| President: |
Luis Sequeira |
| Vice President: |
Joanna Syrokomla |
| Treasurer: |
Tamiyo Tomihiro |
| Secretary: |
Kristen O'Reilly |
Eight board seats were filled by:
| Adam Smith |
Melissa Stewart |
| Anita Bacic |
Roslyn Hanchard |
| Janet Cavanagh |
Sara Schilt |
| Lindsay Jacobs |
Shelley Mansell |
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- Bespoke - CAFTCAD's newletter launches in May, 2010 - With articles on members, costume releated topics. Issue one cover story explains the Studio services program
- Fall Movie Wardrobe Sale held Saturday October 243rd , 2010 offered the public personal stock and products from over 40 industry professionals including CAFTCAD members. More then 850 people attended the one day Sale at Pinewood Studios.
2011
- Members Savings book offering the CAFTCAD membership hundreds of dollars in potentual savings from participation Costume Industry Support members and other industry vendors and service providers
2012
- Members Savings book offering the CAFTCAD membership hundreds of dollars in potentual savings from participation Costume Industry Support members and other industry vendors and service providers
2013
- Members Savings book offering the CAFTCAD membership hundreds of dollars in potentual savings from participation Costume Industry Support members and other industry vendors and service providers
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