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We spoke to its founder, actress Tonya Williams, about the recent launch, why she dislikes the catchall term BIPOC, and her hopes for the industry moving forward. By Pahull Bains Date July 29, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter When it comes to the lack of representation of people of colour in the film

August 1 marks the abolition of the enslavement in British colonies, including Canada. Here, three Canadians explain what the day means to them Marking Emancipation Day 2020 will be a very different experience from years past. With the backdrop of simultaneous public health crises—the COVID-19 pandemic, and ongoing police violence—we’re forced to recognize this momentous

Photograph courtesy of Jenny BirdYou can’t help but smile when you see them. By Maddison Glendinning Date July 27, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Jenny Bird has released a fun, new charms collection – a first for the Toronto-based brand – to mark the 2020 summer season. The collection, Bird tells us, has

Photograph courtesy of DiorCreative and Image Director Peter Phillips described the look as “confident and natural.” By Maddison Glendinning Date July 24, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Dior held its Cruise 2021 show in Lecce, Italy earlier this week in an unprecedented format – namely, there was no audience present due to the

In a co-production with Karim Olen Ash and XPOSED. By Maddison Glendinning Date July 24, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Got plans for July 30 at 8pm? You may want to cancel them so you don’t miss FASHION’s virtual runway competition, Slay The Runway II, in support of The 519. Earlier this month,

(Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty ImagesThe goal is to raise $100 million over the next 10 years. By Maddison Glendinning Date July 23, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Selena Gomez has today announced the launch of the Rare Impact Fund via her beauty brand Rare Beauty which has a goal of raising $100 million

Images courtesy of Yu-Chen Shih. Design by Kayleen Dicuangco.Welcome to My Story, our series dedicated to creatives of colour and their paths to success. By championing these diverse stories and backgrounds, we hope that our understanding of the cultural conversations around beauty and fashion will expand and that respect for our differences will flourish. By

Pretend for a moment you’re a teenager again. You’re still on cloud nine from that amazing concert you went to last week—on a school day, no less—with all of your friends and classmates, not to mention your crush. You sang, you laughed, you heard a pretty moving story about a girl in Kenya, and you

Photograph courtesy of Twitter/RoyalFamilyA new report suggests that the pandemic has changed the way we shop. By Maddison Glendinning Date July 20, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter This weekend, Princess Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a private ceremony at The Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor. And whilst the flowers were

Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty ImagesThanks in particular to Harry Styles. By Maddison Glendinning Date July 16, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter Online fashion aggregator Lyst has just unveiled its new jewellery-focused report and according to its data, pearls are one of the hottest men’s jewellery trends for the year. Thanks to

Photography courtesy of Dr. Liza.The comfort-focused line founded by osteopath Dr. Liza Egbogah now offers shoulder bag and backpack styles. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date July 17, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter “I’ve always believed that fashion should be functional,” Dr. Liza Egbogah says. The Toronto-based osteopath who launched a line of shoes

Photography courtesy of Ryerson University.“The fashion industry wouldn’t be anywhere it is today without BIPOC culture.” By Odessa Paloma Parker Date July 15, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter When Kimberly Jenkins, assistant professor at Ryerson University’s School of Fashion in Toronto, first launched The Fashion and Race Database website in 2017, it was

Spoiler: You’ll recognize a lot of them There’s a joke doing the rounds on Twitter at the moment, something to the effect of: “As more and more photos of celebrities emerge looking chummy with Ghislaine Maxwell, I too begin to wonder: Did I also take a picture with her and just don’t remember it?” It’s

Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Kensington Royal By Maddison Glendinning Date July 14, 2020 <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-facebook <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″??????>icon-twitter We’re into month four (five? six? seven thousand?) of our new ‘normal’ as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions are beginning to slowly ease across Canada just as the summer weather settles in for a

As if 2020 couldn’t get anymore bonkers. In a year that’s already given us a global pandemic, the routine killing of Black and Indigenous people by police and an overwhelming amount of Twitter content featuring realistic objects that are actually cake, we now have a conspiracy theory involving online furniture companies and child trafficking to contend with.