Jeff MacKinnon
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Age: 41
BIO
"I have worked in the industry for years, always for other designers. It was a great opportunity to learn the craft and the business. But fashion has changed…I have to put myself out there because being in the background doesn’t work for me anymore."
Just weeks before Jeff was to start a business degree, he discovered the Ryerson University School of Fashion in Toronto. He decided he’d rather be creative than sit behind a desk and he hasn’t looked back since. For the past 17 years, Jeff has been working under some of Canada’s top fashion designers, including Brian Bailey and Wayne Clark. Now it’s time for him to step out of the shadows and show the world his point of view on the runway with his own bridal and eveningwear line, Jeffrey James. Jeff says he designs for women looking for something refined and elegant.