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Aurora James

Canadian creative director, activist, writer, poet and fashion designer
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Summary

Aurora James was born on January 1, 1984[1], in Guelph[2]. She has worked as an art director[3], social entrepreneur[4], businessperson[5], fashion designer[6], and journalist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (390 views/month, #6,993 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: July 12, 1984[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Canada[10]
  • Position held: founder[11], chief executive officer[12], creative director[13], deputy chairperson[14]
  • Employer: 15 Percent Pledge[15], Fashion Television (TV channel)[16], Council of Fashion Designers of America[17]
  • Educated at: Toronto Metropolitan University[18]
  • Award received: Time 100[19]
  • Member of: Council of Fashion Designers of America[20]
  • Sex or gender: female[21]
  • Commons category: Aurora James[22]
  • Unmarried partner: Benjamin Bronfman[23]
  • Family name: James[24]
  • Given name: Aurora (given name)[25]
  • Official website: http://aurorajames.com/[26], https://brothervellies.com/pages/about-brother-vellies[27]
  • Work location: Morocco[28], South Africa[29], Kenya[30]
  • Described at URL: https://www.vogue.com/article/aurora-james-september-issue-2020-15-percent-pledge[31], https://fashionista.com/2020/09/aurora-james-brother-vellies-15-percent-pledge[32], https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-aurora-james-a-designer-advocating-for-black-owned-businesses-11591977188[33], https://cfda.com/cfda-fashion-awards/2018/swarovski-award-for-emerging-talent/nominee/aurora-james[34], https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/40-under-40-2019-aurora-james[35], https://time.com/5878267/aurora-james-time100-talks/[36]
  • Hair color: black hair[37]
  • Hair style / hair length: shoulder-length hair[38]

Why It Matters

Aurora James is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Aurora James born?

Aurora James was born in Guelph[2].

What did Aurora James do for work?

Aurora James worked as an art director[3], social entrepreneur[4], businessperson[5], fashion designer[6], and journalist[7].

Where did Aurora James go to school?

Aurora James was educated at Toronto Metropolitan University[18].

What awards did Aurora James receive?

Honors received include Time 100[19].

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . aurorajames.com. Retrieved . aurorajames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . aurorajames.com. Retrieved . aurorajames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . LinkedIn. Retrieved . aurorajames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . scad.edu. Retrieved . scad.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . LinkedIn. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [6] ↑ . aurorajames.com. Retrieved . aurorajames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . 15percentpledge.org. Retrieved . 15percentpledge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . scad.edu. Retrieved . scad.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Time. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . scad.edu. Retrieved . scad.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . becauseofthemwecan.com. Retrieved . becauseofthemwecan.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . 15percentpledge.org. Retrieved . 15percentpledge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . cfda.com. Retrieved . cfda.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Morocco, South Africa, Kenya
    Wikipedia languages → ['bcl', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ur']
    Position held → founder, chief executive officer, creative director +1
    Hair color → black hair
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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