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Photography by Aurora Shields.Key updates for today’s drop include more fall-forward fabrications. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date August 21, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter For Toronto-based creative Sarah Gregg Millman, there’s satisfaction to be derived from taking things slowly. The costume designer and stylist launched her line, Local Woman, at the beginning of

They’re meant to help Canadians not eligible for EI As summer 2020 comes to an end (feel that fall chill yet?) and we inch closer to September, that also means the end of CERB—Canada’s Emergency Response Benefit that has aided over eight million Canadians financially amid the Coronavirus pandemic—is near. The $2,000-per-month benefit launched in

Photograph courteSy of lydia okello. Growing up in a conservative family, Lydia Okello favoured frou-frou frocks. But then their gender journey began. By Lydia Okello Date August 21, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter “Oh. I guess I wear pants now….” It’s a seemingly unremarkable statement for someone to have made in 2016. But

Image courtesy Under Armour“Now that [people] are seeing on social media how us hijabis are doing our workouts and how we’re into fitness, it’s kind of changing their mindset,” says Saman Munir. By Pahull Bains Date August 19, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter When Saman Munir left her job at an aerospace company

Photograph courtesy of Canada Goose x Want Les EssentielsThe collection was made for people on the move. By Maddison Glendinning Date August 18, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Question: What do you get when you combine two powerhouse Canadian brands? Answer: One limited edition capsule collection of four standout items that every wardrobe

It was all over social media and the news: a pre-dawn raid, organized and committed by RCMP officers, into the Indigenous camps set up to protect and defend the territory of the Wet’suwet’en. Since January 2019, the Indigenous people, their homelands and waterways have been under threat by the encroachment of Coastal GasLink (CGL), which

image courtesy wander“I think one of the most beautiful things to come out of the pandemic has been this renewed interest in discovering the beauty in our own backyards.” By Pahull Bains Date August 14, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter When Wander, an upcoming lakeside resort in Prince Edward County, Ont., announced that

Photography courtesy of Yard + Parish.Jamaican-Canadian cousins Alesha Bailey and Samantha Newell just celebrated one year in business with the launch of branded merch. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date August 14, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter “We’ve always been dreaming together,” says Alesha Bailey about her partnership with Samantha Newell and the creation

Image courtesy of Geoff McFetridge/VistaprintIncluding Canadian illustrator Geoff McFetridge. By Pahull Bains Date August 13, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter E-commerce company Vistaprint has just launched its first artist capsule collection of face masks, created in an effort to normalize mask-wearing while still allowing room for creative expression. “I have always been comfortable

Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images By Maddison Glendinning Date August 12, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter In an unprecedented and history-making move for a member of a royal family, Meghan Markle has confirmed she will be voting the 2020 US Presidential election. Historically, members of the British royal family have not voted in

Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImageTune in August 14 at 4.30pm EST. By Pahull Bains Date August 10, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter 2020 marks the centennial of women’s right to vote in the United States and in honour of the milestone—as well as in acknowledgement of the work still left to do—nonprofit newsroom The

Photography by David Haeuser for Marc Jacobs FragrancesAnd the new juice is about being truly and unapologetically you. By Mishal Cazmi Date August 7, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Marc Jacobs has many tattoos—some fun and whimsical and others that hold a deeper meaning. At least two are also inspo for his work:

Photography by Ratul Debnath.Indigenous creative Sage Paul is one of several Canada-based creatives who are involved in the new showcase. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date August 7, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Nearly one hundred years ago, the first Santa Fe Indian Market took place in New Mexico. And this month, the Market–which

Liz Ikiriko is an independent curator, artist and lecturer at Ryerson University. Melanie Carrington is an investigator. Máiri McKenna Edwards is  diversity and inclusivity training coordinator at the University of Toronto. Kara Stewart-Agostino is a personal trainer. Karina Vernon is associate professor of english at the University of Toronto Scarborough.  In early July, in Toronto’s west-end neighbourhood of Roncesvalles,

Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for BillboardHere’s what we know so far. By Maddison Glendinning Date August 5, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Multi-Grammy Award winning artist Alicia Keys will launch her own beauty brand in 2021, according to a new report. Per WWD, the artist has partnered with E.l.f. Beauty to launch the

Image via instagram.com/feistandflourishJapanese teas, watercolour botanicals and a “houseplant rescue” workshop are on the agenda this August. By Pahull Bains Date August 4, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Last month, Muji hosted a series of virtual workshops offering tutorials from Canadian experts on varied topics like matcha lattes, calligraphy and floral arrangements. Designed