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Netflix taps Balmain for a limited edition Stranger Things collection Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing recently hit pause on his French femme designs to capture the bold spirit of 1980s Americana in honour of the Netflix series Stranger Things. In the Balmain x Stranger Things limited-edition collection, clothing and accessories exude the bright and effervescent […]

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To see what the future holds for Canadian fashion, look no further than Fashion Art Toronto (FAT). After two years of virtual events, the city’s fashion week made its return to in-person sartorial presentations. From May 6 to 8, 40 designers came together to showcase their latest collections on the runway at Toronto’s Design Exchange […]

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At Fashion Art Toronto — the city’s longest-running fashion week — the message was clear: fortune and fashion favour the bold. What does that look like exactly? Think oversized and deconstructed puffers, gender-bending wedding dresses, athletic-looking corsets, men in scantily clad thongs and bold, monochromatic colours. Now, even if this isn’t necessarily your aesthetic, to […]

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It’s August and while we love summer, that can only mean one thing: fall fashion is on our — and many brands’ — minds. Come fall, several new retail spaces (including the beloved Montreal-based footwear mecca La Canadienne) will be opening in Toronto. Plus, read up on the Coach Foundation’s initiative committed to granting more […]

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I got my first part-time job at a Sirens store when I was 15 and living in Brampton, Ont. Though I worked at Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga, I rarely shopped there, instead taking all my hard-earned money to local thrift stores. One of my first experiences thrifting was when I was a preteen; […]

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For Toronto-based creative Sarah Gregg Millman, there’s satisfaction to be derived from taking things slowly. The former costume designer and stylist launched her line, Local Woman, at the beginning of this year after encouragement poured in from an unlikely source; and her approach is the opposite of what you’d expect in today’s ‘hustle culture’ climate. […]

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As the modest fashion movement continues to make waves internationally, more and more people (especially millennials) are growing interested in the art of dressing modestly, as well as the deeper meaning to layers of clothing. The International Modest Fashion and Design festival (IMFDF) held late last month in Toronto, showcased some of the best local […]

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Things are looking up for the Toronto fashion scene with two major organizations teaming up for one cohesive fashion week in 2018. On Thursday, Toronto Fashion Week and RE\SET presented by The Collections announced a partnership for February 2018, marking what is perhaps the end of the mishmash of fashion weeks the city has seen […]

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Every facet of fashion is going high tech. From smart fabrics to computerized sketches, old school techniques are going the way of the dodo. Case in point, Stephanie Mckay’s fashion illustrations from The Collections’ RE\SET Fashion shows in Toronto last night. No longer are artists frantically scribbling in notebooks and juggling pencils, crayons and charcoals […]

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