Chronicle 2018

OLD GIRLS AWARDS

PHOTO: TANYA TAYLOR

Tanya’s clothing represents a joyful approach to life

Beyond Tanya’s uber-success in the fashion world, she brings her joyful art into her community by painting an art shack at a kid’s camp in upstate New York, replacing hospital pediatric ward curtains with her sunny prints and hosting uplifting art therapy classes nationwide. She believes in teamwork and contributing directly to the society in which she lives – she and her team regularly volunteer at a local Mission food shelter and are designing head scarves for cancer patients at a New York City hospital. Her dream is to start an art institute in Toronto that brings children from all different neighbourhoods, perspectives and experiences together to create.

Tanya is honoured to receive the Susan Ditchburn Young Alumna award. She has always admired Dr. Ditchburn’s poise and fondly remembers when Dr. Ditchburn mentioned her warm smile during a parent/teacher interview in high school, and when she supported Tanya during her first collection at Holt Renfrew in Toronto.

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