The Fall/Winter 2012 collections will be presented between February 9 and 16. Once again, many designers will be streaming their shows online so that those of us who can’t be in New York will be able to watch. Online shows, which include BCBGMaxAzria, Rebecca Minkoff, Carolina Herrera and Badgely Mischka will be streamed on the […]
Victoria and Olivia Van Eyk of Ottawa’s MAFIA are a sister design duo who create some pretty awesome accessories. The duo have been in business since 2007 and are making a great impression in the Canadian fashion scene and abroad. We chatted with the duo to see how they got started and how things have […]
Andrea Kolpaska (Originals by Andrea) is a name in Ottawa and abound associated with many things beautiful and by that we mean her wonderful and artistic jewellery designs. We sat down with Kolpaska to ask her some questions about her journey through designing unique jewellery and accessories and what she has planned next! When […]
LG is out, MasterCard is in as Toronto Fashion Week’s new title sponsor. The first season under the new World MasterCard Fashion Week name will be held this March 12 to 17 when Canadian designers present the Fall/Winter 2012 collections at at the tents at David Pecault Square, where the Spring/Summer shows were in October. […]
If you think “standards” in North America are too thin, you’d be in for a shock when if you compare yourself to this chart from Korea (note: everything is in metric, in increments of 2 cm and height is roughly 5′ to 5’7″), which I discovered while reading a post from Bread, Butter and Champagne. […]
In 2007, I created a video at Shorty Stories asking the fashion industry, specially media to feature more designers who are specialty sized. Five years later, very little has changed, so I’m re-issuing the challenge, with some additions, now that both sites have had much more public exposure and social media is more mainstream: New […]
There’s a lot of talk on how the Duchess of Cambridge dresses more like “everyday women” and that her wardrobe is “more affordable.” However, a recent blog post from the Toronto Star says that the cost of clothes she wore for her eight day trip to North America was around $25,000. That got me thinking […]
Screen handle: @webhautejas Website: www.webhautejas.com Where are you based? Maryland/Washington DC Web Haute Jas’s Logo Why did you start your site? I wanted a platform to showcase all the fabulous, eye catching, trendy and “OMG” things I spot online! Not to mention my outfits and the nail art that I do on myself and for […]
Screen handle: @cpetric Website: www.viewfrom5ft2.com Where are you based? Chicago (originally from Texas) Screenshot of Christine’s blog Why did you start your site? I realized that there were so many things that I wanted to share with people – tips on shopping for other petites, cool places to go when traveling and my own weird […]
Toronto’s stylistas hit the Queen and Dufferin area Wednesday night to celebrate Faulhaber PR‘s tenth birthday. Held at Neubacher Shor Contemporary gallery, the event featured the unveiling of Project F, a series of images created by photographer Christopher Wadsworth and illustrator Matt Forsyte. The images feature a young woman in various looks, wearing pieces that […]
