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Shoppers Drug Mart is gearing up for another Be Bold with Beauty campaign and who better to get involved than Sophia Amoruso? At just 22 years old, she was already taking her first steps towards creating an empire, transforming an eBay store of vintage finds into the ultimate online treasure trove for cool girls, Nasty […]

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Carven, whose Fall 2012 collection featured dreamy Renaissance paintings on skirts that I’ve been coveting ever since I first laid eyes for them, has filed for bankruptcy. The heritage French label had existed since 1945, but underwent a renaissance once Guillaume Henry was hired on as creative director for the brand in 2009. However, French […]

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It’s time to say goodbye to the retailer that brought disco pants, deep V-necks and  triple stripe tube socks to the masses. It looks like American Apparel, the “Made in USA” brand made famous for their NSFW advertisements and controversial CEO, will soon close its doors for good. It was announced last week that the Bankruptcy Court […]

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News broke yesterday that Montreal designer Andy Thê-Anh‘s four-year-old label is no more. Financial backers CATSIMA pulled the plug on the line, closing the Yorkville boutique in Toronto and turning the Cours Mont Royal location into liquidation centre for the remaining $2.8 million in stock. The sale starts today and is said to be continuing for several months. (The Montreal Mountain Street location closed earlier this fall.) Twenty people will lose their jobs.

Yohji Yamamoto Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection today against debts of 6 billion yen (about $69.4 million CAD). An investor, Integral Corp., has already stepped up with funds and the Japanese company with continue to operate during restructuring.

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