''Fashion File'' was a Canadian television series, which aired on

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and

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, as well as internationally in

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, from 1989 to 2009. The series covered

fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

industry news. Fashion File was created and developed b
Karen Morrison
who was the program Series Producer & Director. The series was hosted from its inception until 2006 by

Tim Blanks Tim Blanks (born ) is a Canadian-New Zealander fashion journalist, broadcaster and writer. Career Blanks is the former host of the television show ''Fashion File'', which he hosted from 1989 until 2006. He worked as editor-at-large for Style.c ...

, who left the show at the end of 2006 to join the Canadian fashion magazine ''

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'' as editor-at-large. Over the winter of 2007, the CBC aired ''Fashion File Host Hunt'', a short-run

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in which ten finalists competed to become the new host of the show. Adrian Mainella was chosen as the new host of the series at the end of the ''Host Hunt''. Other contestants included Peter Papapetrou, Manny Neubacher, Justin Singh, Paul Pogue, Mary Kitchen, Stephanie Pigott, Jamey Ordolis, Raji Sohal and Henrietta Southam. The judges were fashion magazine editors Bronwyn Cosgrave and Suzanne Boyd, and ''Fashion File'' executive producer Réjean Beaudin. The series was hosted by Michelle Mama. As of the end of March 2009, ''Fashion File'' was cancelled by

. The press release cites the "current financial situation."

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