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The Fashion Design Council of Canada (FDCC) is a non-government, not-for-profit organization co-founded in 1999 by Pat McDonagh and Robin Kay. Their mission is to showcase Canadian fashion design nationally and internationally as well as introducing foreign designers to local Canadian markets. The FDCC aims to connect "designers, media, buyers, sponsors, and industry."

The current president of the FDCC is one of the founders Robin Kay. Joe Mimran, fashion designer best known for creating Club Monaco and Joe Fresh, is the current chairman of FDCC's board of directors. The FDCC's head office is currently located in Toronto, Canada.

The FDCC is best known for launching Toronto Fashion Week.

Robin Kay
Robin Kay was born in 1950 in Winnipeg, Canada. Kay began her career in 1976 as a fashion designer and a clothing retailer. Kay's chain of stores, which are named after her, became well known for their knitwear apparel. Kay has recovered from a drug addiction. In 1976, Kay "had a drug conviction, served less than a year in jail and spent time recovering from alcohol and cocaine addiction at the renowned Hazelden rehabilitation centre in Minnesota." In 1999, Kay "lost the business to the Canadian firm Wing Son Garments, which she had taken on as a partner." In 2000, Kay was diagnosed with breast cancer.

On October 20, 2008, Kay gave a speech drunk at Toronto Fashion Week. A message from the chairman of the FDCC, Joe Mimran, released a message announcing that Kay would be keeping her position on the FDCC stating, "Robin clearly regrets what happened and has apologized and has strictly assured the board it will not occur again,"

Kay has been divorced twice and has three children: a son and two daughters.

=Fashion week acquisition by IMG=

On August 9, 2012, the Fashion Design Council of Canada announced that they had sold Toronto's World MasterCard Fashion Week to the global media business IMG. In a press release, Robin Kay said, "I am confident that the time is right for IMG to take World MasterCard Fashion Week to the next level." As a result of the change of ownership, Robin Kay stepped down from her position as Toronto Fashion Week executive director. Senior vice president and managing director of IMG Fashion Events and Properties, Peter Levy, states that Kay will still play a role in consulting.