I’ve been a long-time proponent of old fashioned pen and paper. At any point in time, I have at least a dozen leather-bound notebooks on the go, with a selection of pastel Muji markers and fine-tip pens often nearby. This means my day planner, to-do lists, meeting minutes and interview prep notes are always aesthetically colour coded — and …
Years ago, a friend introduced me to Scottish Wikipedia, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: a gag website where basic encyclopedic information is translated into a thick Celtic brogue. For example, the sentence “Hitler’s government occupied most of Europe” might translate into “Hitler’s govrenment controlled a muckle pairt o Europe.” The reason …
It’s only been a few days since the time change, but is anyone else still feeling like their circadian rhythms are all messed up? The clocks may have only moved forward an hour, but to many of us that precious extra hour of sleep does a lot of heavy lifting, and the effects of losing …
Anjana Arunasalam may still be in school — she’s currently in her first year studying Fashion Design and Techniques at George Brown College — but has already built up an impressive portfolio in her budding career as a fashion and beauty illustrator. Most recently, she’s lent her fluid lines and cartoon-like style to brands like Rock …
Jessica Mulroney is, in essence, the Gayle to Meghan Markle’s Oprah. When a person becomes a global superstar, it’s really only natural that they bring their best friend with them. (Also see: Beyonce and Kelly Rowland, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian.) Mulroney is, like many celebrity besties before her, a hardworking, talented woman in her …
Since its launch in 1977, FASHION magazine has been giving Canadian readers in-depth reports on the industry’s most influential figures and expert takes on the worlds of fashion, beauty and style. In this series, we explore the depths of our archive to bring you some of the best fashion features we’ve ever published. This story, originally …
Today we are reviewing and comparing a name brand TYME Iron Pro against an off brand iron called a “twist straightening iron.”If you watched our video from a few weeks ago, you know that we unknowingly purchased a “fake” iron and did a review video of that product. After posting the video, we were contacted …
With Mother’s Day just over a month away and Father’s Day quickly following suit, Chanel is getting a head start on honouring moms and dads everywhere—making the rest of us, who will likely end up scrambling at the last minute per usual, look extra bad. The French brand looked to their team’s gene-slash-talent pool, commissioning …
There are several ways to discern that the Rose family, before they washed up on the shores of Schitt’s Creek, was mega-rich. One, they remind us constantly. Two, their combined wardrobe contains enough luxury designer threads—Wang! Owens! McQueen! Marant!—to fill a massive concept store, or at the very least, “a boutique in Prague that’s only …
This morning, over pastries and coffee at the newly-opened Artscape Daniels Launchpad in Toronto, the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards announced their nominees for 2019. Overlooking icy Lake Ontario, the newly-opened creative entrepreneurship hub was the perfect spot to reveal the slate of talented designers, models, stylists, photographers and more who are shaping Canada’s fashion …