Kim Cathers
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Age: 29
BIO
"I think life is all about being torn down and broken down and then building it back up again. And what you have in the end will be bigger and stronger than what you ever had before."
Kim can't remember the first time she became interested in fashion – she says it's always been a part of her and remembers sewing on her mother’s old machine at an early age. She started her design career making leather bags and restyling vintage clothes, traveling around to music festivals and farmers markets selling her wares. After completing the fashion design program at the Blanche Macdonald Centre, she opened a retail store to sell her kdon clothing line. She says she creates enchanting, progressive and innovative clothing made out of natural fibers whenever possible. She was forced to close the store in 2007, but continues to push the kdon line further hoping Project Runway Canada will be a part of its future success.