FASHION Magazine
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Ontario’s First Poet Laureate Randell Adjei on His Artistic Journey & the Power of Clothing
On April 28, Randell Adjei — spoken word artist, author, arts educator and founder of the Scarborough-based youth-oriented initiative Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere (R.I.S.E.) — was named the first Poet Laureate of Ontario. The unprecedented accolade is a moment in Adjei’s mounting legacy that’s been building since grade school. “It’s been a journey,” Adjei reflects. […]
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Meet House of Aama, The Mother-Daughter Duo Weaving History Into Fashion
House of Aama, a fashion house led by Rebecca Henry, 50, and her daughter, Akua Shabaka, 20, is doing something quite marvellous. The duo—currently on their second collection, BLOODROOT, released in November—began crafting the brand as a labour of love. Akua’s teenage passion for fashion, coupled with Rebecca’s skilled expertise, birthed a line as concerned […]
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