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Fashion loves nothing more than change. It’s the reason trends are created, discarded and resurfaced years later with enough separation to feel totally new, or why rotating brands take the top spot every few seasons as bastions of all that is fresh and exciting. In an industry that functions on ideas, there’s an endless demand […]

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It’s been over a month since Balenciaga was first accused of sexualizing children in two controversial ad campaigns. The first, as part of a holiday gifting series, showed children holding handbags that looked like teddy bears dressed in bondage gear. The second was a spring 2023 advertisement, released five days later, showing a handbag perched […]

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Courting controversy is arguably what Balenciaga does best. In recent years, creative director Demna has built a reputation for stealing the world’s attention time after time with weird, unconventional and downright startling marketing. And so far, it’s proven to be a pretty successful publicity strategy. But as viral backlash from the Balenciaga holiday campaign intensifies, […]

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I hate to say this, but we must discuss Kanye West. For weeks, the rapper — who now goes by Ye — has been publicly spreading hate speech on a downward spiral that threatens to end his career. Adidas finally severing ties with the problematic designer has all but sealed that fate. On October 25, […]

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The grand finale of the fashion weeks has now come and gone, and wow! What a Spring 2023 season! Anne Hathaway recreated The Devil Wears Prada in New York. British designers all paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II in London. Gucci had us seeing double in Milan. And most recently, the Bella Hadid […]

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Kim Kardashian has a lot going on right now. The reality TV star turned pop culture icon is (let’s face it) the main character in Disney Plus’s The Kardashians. She’s the designer of SKIMS, the intimates and loungewear brand. She recently launched the beauty brand SKKN by Kim. She’s a mom of four kids, all […]

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Demna is here to give a performance on the fetishization of finance, not a lesson on the pitfalls of capitalism. It’s why the creative director decided to show Balenciaga’s Spring 2023 collection on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange this past Sunday. “Clothing is an object of fetish,” he said, according to […]

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Trompe L’Oeil, an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that objects exist in three dimensions, has been around since the early 19th century. But the surrealist approach was first popularized in fashion by the designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1927 on a knitted sweater, and it has since become a signature […]

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As the digital and physical worlds continue to converge, the new age of the internet — the “metaverse” — is transforming the fashion industry. One luxury house fronting the shift is Balenciaga. The brand (known to embrace virtual clothing) recently announced plans to launch a business unit specifically dedicated to exploring opportunities in the metaverse. […]

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Balenciaga has officially re-entered the chat. After years of focusing on ready-to-wear, Balenciaga has made the bold decision to return to the world of haute couture for the first time in over 50 years. “Over half a century later I see it as my creative obligation to the unique heritage of M. Balenciaga to bring […]

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With the men’s shows in Paris in full swing, Dior dropped a surprise collaborative effort with musician and mogul Travis Scott. This, plus the new sustainability efforts heralded by Holt Renfrew, kick off the fashion news you need to know right now. Travis Scott co-created the Dior Spring 2022 menswear collection In a runway presentation […]

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Inclusivity is one of the biggest buzz words in the fashion world of late — even this very magazine has the mandate of #FASHIONforall. And there’s a growing number of designers, including recent winner of the Canadian Arts & Fashion Award for International Canadian Designer Award Tanya Taylor, Rejina Pyo, and a wealth of creatives […]

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