FASHION Magazine

  • November 2012 35th Anniversary: Table of contents

    November 2012 35th Anniversary
    Photographed by Pamela Hanson and styled by Tammy Eckenswiller, Linda Evangelista wears a dress, $3,485, by Lanvin. Hair by Brent Lavett for Art Department/Lavett & Chin. Makeup by Sam Addington for Kramer + Kramer. Manicure by Julie Kandalec for Bernstein & Andriulli/Chanel.

    ALWAYS IN FASHION

    38 Fashionmagazine.com
    42 Letter from the editor
    44 Contributors
    48 behind the scenes
    50 Letters from our readers

    ANNIVERSARY
    53 FASHION began as a city magazine, but thanks to the talents of many over the past 3.5 decades, we have grown into Canada’s most-read fashion and beauty magazine. We look at the changes in shopping, runway shows, fashion media, models and more since our debut.

  • November 2012: Letter from the editor

    November 2012: Bernadette Morra
    Photography by Vanessa Heins; hair and makeup by Veronica Chu for Plutino Group; shot on location at the Royal Ontario Museum.

    “Snakes. Paris. And Linda Evangelista.”

    When ideas started percolating (a year ago!) for this 35th anniversary issue, never did I guess we would wind up here.

    But I couldn’t be more thrilled.

    FASHION was born as a city magazine helping Toronto women dress for success. Thanks to the brilliance of many over the past 3.5 decades, we have blossomed into Canada’s most-read fashion and beauty magazine. So there were two goals for this special issue.

    One: to present a snapshot of Canadian women now to illustrate how far we have come since 1977, when “career woman” was a relatively new concept. Our second aim was to highlight FASHION’s mandate: Bringing the international world of fashion home.

    For the latter, we dreamed of the ultimate fashion editorial—haute couture, shot in Paris. Toronto ex-pat photographer Benjamin Kanarek and Ottawa model Amanda Nimmo delivered that and more with a stunning spread set in and around the Hôtel de Crillon (“A Canadian in Paris,” page 204).