ABOUT US

The Canvas is a multibrand fashion and design retailer bringing a selection of brands to New York City. Emerging or established, each of our partners are characterized by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Our soon to be four physical retail locations are gateways to the world of fashion.

With over 100 brands from over 40 countries, our engine is the creativity, innovation, and talent from designers across the globe.

Our home is New York City, though our world stretches far beyond: we’re here to tell the stories of designers you likely have never seen anywhere else before.

FASHION DIPLOMACY

After September’s New York Fashion Week in 2024, with a successful collaboration with The Republic of Estonia, we’re moving forward to strengthen our ties with national governments.

The approach for this is to offer the opportunity for physical retail space in New York City via agreements with trade ministries and diplomatic agencies. Another example is our connection with ProColombia, bringing Colombia’s emerging designers to the United States.

This strategy of fashion diplomacy (what we call it) is a reconfigured approach to the fashion sector. Physical retail access for emerging brands is powerful, and we’re here to make that accessible and successful.

OUR TEAM

Our team is primarily based in New York City. However, to bring together the innovative advantages of a cross-cultural team from other nations and continents, we have team members in Belgium, Italy, and France.

In total, our team covers more than 9 languages, facilitating our ability to connect with our vast international networks of brands and collaborators to make our project possible.

This international composition of our team is the starting inertia for us to expand abroad, with knowledge of local markets and realities for us to bring our brands to next.