Who We Are
Kenn Norman,
Chair and Co-Founder
Kenn Norman worked for many years in senior management positions within the non-profit sector. He was the Director of Finance for Orchestras Canada before establishing his own consulting firm and pursuing certification as a professional business and life coach. Norman has served on many boards, most recently as the Treasurer and Membership Director of the Costume Society of Ontario.
Jonathan Walford,
Curatorial Director and Co-Founder
Fashion Historian Jonathan Walford began collecting vintage and antique clothing in the late 1970s. He was the founding curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto Canada and has served on numerous museum and fashion industry related boards. He has written four books on various aspects of fashion history including The Seductive Shoe: Four Centuries of Fashion Footwear; Forties Fashion: From the Siren Suit to the New Look; Shoes A-Z: Designers, Brands, Manufacturers and Retailers; and Ready to Tear: Paper Fashions of the 1960s. His published works are available in English, French, German and Italian.
Please check back soon to read about our board and advisory council members.
Support
Like all Canadian cultural institutions we depend upon the kindness of strangers and government to help support our efforts. The Fashion History Museum offers tax receipts for all Canadian cash donations. We also offer tax receipts for the fair market value of artifacts donated to the museum, pending acceptance into the collection. Please write or call if you have an item you would like to donate to the museum.
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