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Designer Tanya Taylor Talks Florals, Optimism and Michelle Obama
Canadian-born, New York-based designer Tanya Taylor returns to Toronto this week to host a trunk show as part of the FashionCan Pop-Up space at Yorkdale Mall. Taylor, who has become a red carpet favourite will be taking pre-orders on her SS17 collection, as well as selling inventory from previous seasons. We took this opportunity to […]
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A brief history of the off-the-shoulder trend (and why you’ll want to wear it all summer)
Summer has always been the season of the It: the It song, the It hangout and of course, the It item that everyone (including you) is obsessed with. Take the crop top: If you weren’t wearing one last summer, you were basically fashion road kill. This summer it’s all about the off-the-shoulder look. From pretty […]
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The week in celebrity style: See who made our top 10 best-dressed list
If there’s one way to catch a red carpet photographer’s attention, it’s a skin-baring outfit. While legs and shoulders have been making regular appearances lately, good ol’ cleavage was on full display this past week with everyone from Gigi Hadid to Kate Hudson displaying their assets. Speaking of bold looks, Gisele Bündchen is currently promoting […]
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Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau slays the State Dinner in Lucian Matis
See this look in our Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau style gallery Well, she did it again. At last night’s State Dinner (the first in honour of our PM in almost two decades), Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau stunned in an all-Canadian look, proving yet again that we’ve got plenty to offer right here at home. For her big night out, […]
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Makeup for dark skin tones: 4 expert tips from Oprah and Michelle Obama’s makeup artist Derrick Rutledge
Photography courtesy Derrick Rutledge Read on for Derrick Rutledge’s makeup tips »
If you’re looking for expert advice on applying makeup to darker skin tones, Derrick Rutledge is the man to talk to. With more than 25 years experience as a makeup artist and a portfolio that includes Michelle Obama, Beyoncé and Janet Jackson, Rutledge is well-versed in all the tips and tricks for accentuating deep skin tones. It’s this expertise that landed him his most recent gig as Oprah Winfrey’s head makeup artist—after seeing the makeup he did for Michelle Obama when she appeared on the cover of TIME in 2009, Oprah came calling.
Earlier this month Rutledge came to Canada with Oprah and I had the chance to talk to him about some of his beauty secrets. You can truly tell that he loves what he does and why—despite working with some of the most powerful women out there—he’s still so humble: “I do it for the art and the reaction I get after I make them up. Everything else came [with] my passion for it.”
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MEN’S FASHION Spring 2013 cover: Thom Browne, the most important man in menswear now
Photography by Peter Stigter Thom Browne designs clothes that have been thought to be comical and ill-fitting. They are also redefining modern menswear.
Menswear designer Thom Browne has used the runway to float some strange ideas. His provocative and characteristically wacky proposals have included a Big Bird suit of feathers in banker’s grey; punky makeup paired with papal-like capes; matronly skirts topped by jackets with the Hulk’s shoulders; see-through pants; square pants; and pants with three legs.
You might wonder, “Who but a clown is going to wear this stuff?” But all the theatrical pieces serve to put into relief the Thom Browne suit. Consisting of a short, snug jacket and trousers cropped to shin-revealing heights, it has been the basis of everything Browne has done since he launched his business a dozen years ago. In the beginning, it seemed extreme, was mocked and incited comparisons to Pee-wee Herman, but it has turned out to be a defining shape of men’s clothing today.
If you want to see something really freaky, take a look at an average suit from just six years ago. I’ve got one. Both jacket and pants are slightly too long, and the whole thing is made from the kind of lightweight, ultrafine wool that drapes like silk. Put it on, and it feels like a kimono.
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Michelle Obama’s Jason Wu two-peat: Which of the First Lady’s inauguration dresses did you like best?
See both of Michelle Obama’s inauguration dresses up-close »
Four years ago, at the 2009 inauguration ball for President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama dazzled the crowd in a Jason Wu gown that helped catapult both of them into the fashion forefront. Everyone was predicting which new designer she would help rise to fame this time around, but Michelle Obama aka. @FLOTUS (First Lady of the United States) surprised everyone by donning yet another Jason Wu gown.
No one was more surprised than the designer himself. Wu told WWD, “Mrs. Obama likes to keep her secrets. She surprised me again. She’s really good at it. I was so nervous. You’d think I wouldn’t be since I’d experienced it before but I really was.” He spent the evening watching the Inauguration with his team and tweeted “#Inshock!!!” as soon as he saw the First Lady walk out on stage.
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Beyoncé on Inauguration Day: Queen Bey stuns in a Pucci dress, Christian Dior coat and Lorraine Schwartz emeralds
Photography by Win McNamee/Getty Images See Beyoncé’s Inauguration Day dress and jewels up-close »
It’s Inauguration Day for Barack Obama and our American friends across the border today and with that pomp, ceremony and history making underway, we’ve got our eyes peeled for the important things. As ever, Michelle Obama made yet another A+ statement, wearing a blue checked Thom Browne coat, J.Crew belt, gloves and shoes (later she changed into an amazing pair of custom Reed Krakoff boots). Those brand new blunt bangs were once again in focus, and surer than ever to spark a few years of copycat cuts. Free of the red and blue dress code, Malia and Sasha Obama made fashion statements of their own, in pink J.Crew and purple Kate Spade coats respectively.
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Manolo Blahnik to be honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award at next week’s British Fashion Awards
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After an almost 40-year career in fashion, Manolo Blahnik is set to receive a special award from the British Fashion Council next week.
The highly influential footwear designer will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s British Fashion Awards to be held next Tuesday, November 27. The award, which is the most significant of the evening, recognizes a designer who throughout their career has made an important impact on the fashion industry around the world. In the past, the award— voted for by a panel of leading industry journalists and retailers—has previously been given to the likes of Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Vivienne Westwood.
About receiving the award Blahnik said, “To be recognized for doing something I love is really wonderful.”
Manolo Blahnik is definitely no stranger to award and acclaim. At the British Fashion Awards, he has been named Accessory Designer of the Year three times throughout his career, and in 2007 was awarded the prestigious title of Commander of the British Empire for his work in the British fashion industry. His work was also recognized by the Design Museum in London with a 2003 retrospective of his work and numerous sketches that he uses to begin his design process.
His influence and signature aesthetic have made his shoes one of the most sought after brands in the world, and have been worn by everyone from Michelle Obama to Rihanna, and were of course famously favoured by Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City. Blahnik’s shoes have been commonly recognized in the fashion world by first name only—“Manolos”—which has made his name synonymous with high-end footwear and luxury around the world for decades.
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Michelle Obama wears Michael Kors on election night: Here’s to another four years!
As voters south of the border effectively re-elected President Barack Obama into office for his second term, we, fashionites breathed a sigh of relief: here’s to another years of Michelle Obama, her arms and her championing of American designers. To celebrate alongside her husband last night in Chicago, the First Lady wore a magenta silk […]
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Booyah! Kate Middleton wears Christopher Kane for the first time (as predicted!) at an Olympic reception at Buckingham Palace
See what Kate’s worn to celebrate the Olympics so far! » Well, we can check one prediction off our lists. We guessed that the Olympics would be time for Kate Middleton to finally break out the Christopher Kane, and it looks like she’s done it! At a reception at Buckingham Palace earlier today, Kate donned […]
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They said/We said: Was Anna Wintour’s pro-Obama video inappropriate?
In what must be a first, an invitation to dine with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is being viewed as inappropriate. The sponsored-by-Obama video invitation, which was released last Friday, shows Wintour in a Thakoon-designed Runway to Win scarf as she encourages Barack Obama supporters to enter for a chance to win seats at a Sarah Jessica Parker–hosted dinner, which Michelle Obama and Wintour will also be hosting.
So, what’s inappropriate about that? A report released on the same day as Wintour’s video detailed the dismal numbers of unemployed Americans. Unsurprisingly, the Republican Party was the first to point out the unfortunate timing, lampooning the Wintour video in a video called “Meanwhile.” As Wintour’s video plays in one corner of the screen, unemployment numbers before and after Obama’s presidency flash under the title “Meanwhile…” in the opposite corner.
“There couldn’t be a better demonstration of this president’s misplaced priorities than a glitzy fundraising video release on the same day that marked more unemployed Americans,” said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. “It’s more than obvious that this president just doesn’t get it.”
While it’s true that the Obama campaign’s timing wasn’t spot-on in this case, will this really affect voters’ confidence in their current president? It’s important to note that both the Democratic and Republican parties have their own sets of supporters, and both organize celebrity-run dinners to bring out voters. Mitt Romney’s campaign has been promoting the “Dine With the Donald” dinner, which gives supporters a chance to rub shoulders with the business tycoon. Before the Wintour-Parker-Obama trifecta, Democratic Party supporters had come together under George Clooney’s roof as the long-time Obama supporter hosted a campaign dinner.
Does the release date of Wintour’s video show that the president is out of touch with the average American, or is the Republican Party simply using this as a convenient opportunity to take a jab at their political opponent?
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