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Travel can be a life-altering experience. Edmonton-based sisters Kendall and Justine Barber know this especially well. The two were travelling in Indonesia when they had a custom-footwear experience in Bali that inspired them to start Poppy Barley, a made-to-measure-boots operation, in 2012. A shortage of formal design training didn’t keep this direct-to-consumer brand from becoming […]

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Shoe lovers, mark your calendars! Manolo Blahnik is stepping onto the big screen with a documentary film about the legendary footwear designer, whose extraordinary shoes have graced the soles of everyone from princesses to pop stars over the last 40 years. Set to be released on September 15, Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes For […]

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If you’re anything like us, you have a closet full of shoes but only a handful you actually wear. Such is the life of a shoe addict and we’re always on the hunt for that perfect pair. Today’s launch of the first women’s footwear collection from Frank + Oak might just change the game. The […]

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She sings, she dances, she acts—and she designs. Jennifer Lopez’s highly anticipated collab collection with Italian luxury shoe designer Giuseppe Zanotti (Madonna and Beyoncé are also fans) finally hits stores this month and we are kicking up our heels in celebration! The six-piece footwear line-up, Giuseppe for Jennifer Lopez, featured in the Dec 2016/Jan 2017 […]

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In today’s “things that may be ethically questionable” news, the aptly named Rayfish Footwear will not only make you sneakers out of stingray skin, they will also genetically modify an alive-but-doomed stingray so that its skin’s patterns and etchings are one-of-a-kind. You know…so that your shoes, which will begin at $1,800, are one of a kind.

As the people at Rayfish Footwear describe it, your shoe will “grow” to your specified design choices thanks to a team of scientists who farm stingrays in the company’s Thai aquaculture facility.

From footwear to outerwear, these engaging Canadian fashion ventures are keeping it in the family.

By Laura deCarufel

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You know how you just invested in a slew of maxi dresses over the summer? Put ’em on with these boots ($78, urbanoutfitters.com) and wear them straight into the fall.

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For those of us who have been logging some serious frequent flyer miles in pursuit of those fabulous fashion collections not available in Canada, like Banana Republic’s footwear, it’s time to start unpacking your bags.  As of this month, select BR stores across Canada have (finally!) made room on the shelves for their coveted footwear […]

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