How the cancellation of Toronto Fashion Week could impact the Canadian fashion industry

Last week, it was announced that the upcoming edition of Toronto Fashion Week will be cancelled, without much explanation from the organizers. "We've made the very difficult decision to pause production of our biannual event in order to rethink the platform and focus on how best to engage the industry, support designers and resonate with consumers across the country," reads a statement from the organization.

Our fashion columnist Mosha Lundström Halbert joined host Tom Power on the line from Los Angeles to talk about the history of Toronto Fashion Week, how this decision could impact the Canadian fashion industry going forward, and whether the concept of a fashion week in general is becoming obsolete.

Click the 'Listen' link near the top of this page to hear the full conversation.

— Produced by ​Cora Nijhawan