Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Baday, Lida
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Description area
Dates of existence
1957-present
History
Lida Baday, fashion designer, was born in Hamilton, Ontario on July 31, 1957. Baday graduated from the fashion program at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in 1979. She started her own label in 1987. In 1990, Baday was awarded the Fil D'Argent in Paris by the Maison du Lin (a promotional arm of the Linen Commission in France), and was a two-time recipient of the City of Toronto's designer of the year award. In 1992, Baday became the first Canadian to join U.S.-based McCall's Pattern company. Linda Baday Ltd. closed in June of 2014.