Menswear take centre stage at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo Spring/Summer 2014 By: Hina P. Ansari Check out these four designers that made us drool! Christian Dada When Lady Gaga dons your exclusive design for the 2011 MTV AID JAPAN AWARD you know you definitely struck a fashionable...
A silver lining of faith and hope. By: Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé Ottawa, Canada “Bella-Bella, you cannot wear black in México,” Maria, a friend, tells me, “They will think you’re going to a funeral.” But I am in Mexico, the country where Santa Muerte – Death – stares menacingly through the...
Rudsak Spring/Summer 2014 By Tessa Johnson *The entire runway show follows this interview – so don’t forget to keep scrolling* We had the pleasure to view Rudsak’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection during World MasterCard Fashion Week in Toronto. This is the luxury brand’s 12th anniversary and surely we were not disappointed. Known for their love...
Sole to Soul. By: Jesica Colbyn Johannesburg, South Africa I am a lover of all things OTT so, when I came across Swede & CROWE my wallet was blown away. No like, I seriously need a collection of these awesome, futuristic concepts and great quality...
From Russia With Love. By: Hina P. Ansari Born and raised in Yoskhar-Ola City in Russia fashion designer, Larisa Terblanche and now living in Johannesburg South Africa. A truly global journey she settled in South Africa in 2007 just after living in Accra, Ghana. Her love of this creative...
Turkish Delights. By: Hina P. Ansari The ramps of Istanbul were under the spotlight as designers presented their latest Spring/Summer 2014 collections. Check out the ones who caught our eye! Ayhan Yetgin An industry favorite fashion designe Ayhan Yetgin collected the first place in the Lasalle International Fashion...
71st Annual Golden Globe Awards–Best Dressed List By: Hina P. Ansari ‘Tis the season of award shows and I LOVE them. The red carpet coverage alone is highly entertaining thanks to the multi-hour lead up to the actual event filled by one couture number after another. Coupled with the fact that I’m...
My Own Hair Odyssey in Senegal By: Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé Ottawa, Canada ‘You must never push a black woman in a pool. Or splash her. You must never even joke about that. Our hair… it’s a serious affair.” Rwandan-born Alice levels her earnest gaze across the table from me. Years later, I couldn’t remember what...
St. Petersburg showcased their Spring/Summer 2014 season. Check our favorites out! By: Hina P. Ansari Aleksander Khrisanfov With a collection of muted colours with strategic punches of sharp hues such as beaming yellow and gorgeous garnet red, Aleksander Khrisanfov’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection soft style with a solid sophisticated statement. ...
Pret-a-Panama. By: Hina P. Ansari In Panama City, the runways sizzled with that country’s gorgeous fashionable week. Here are three designers that made our highlight list! Annie Chajin Annie Chajin was founded by two sisters in 2006. Annie and Farah Chajin created this brand with is influenced by Panamanian...
Cheers to another fashionable year! ‘Tis the season for countdowns and so we thought why not do one ourselves! This year has been very very good to us with the fabulous roster of global fashion weeks that we have had the pleasure of showcasing. So as everyone looks back at...
Snow Queens and Feathered Warriors: In conversation with Alternative Limb Project’s Sophie de Oliveira Barata By: Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé Ottawa, Canada Sophie de Oliveira Barata is reimagining the human body, limb by limb. She is the founder of the Alternative Limb Project, where she works closely with amputees to...
The runways of Kiev Ukraine shone brightly as they presented their Spring/Summer 2014 collections. These are the designers who really made us stop and swoon! By: Hina P. Ansari Avtandil Avtandil Tskvitinidze has been sketching clothing since he was a kid. So talented was he that his mom...
Istanbul Style Watch – Hats and Scarves By: Alba Brunetti Istanbul, Turkey The history of Turkey is written in hats and scarves. Fezzes are out, said Atatürk, ushering in the modern-day Republic and jaunty hats for men, women and children. We’re still discussing scarves here, but suffice it to say, whatever...
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