Fashion & Style

Photography courtesy of Parade Plus Threads collaborates with Tynomi Banks and and Levi's teams up with Reese Cooper. By Annika Lautens Date June 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Parade launches a new collection of gender-fluid intimates Photography courtesy of Parade No matter your gender, cute underwear is a fundamental human right. Intimates brand Parade understands this, hence their latest gender-fluid offering New:Cotton. The collection features 10 new and updated styles, designed to be worn by anyone, and are available in all the fun and bright colours you’d expect. So whether you...

Photography courtesy of Armani Beauty From the most cutting edge Dyson Airwrap to Glamzilla’s partnership with Nudestix, here’s what you missed this week. By Sarah Mariotti Date June 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Regé-Jean Page fronts the Armani Code campaign Regé-Jean Page has just been named the newest face of Armani Code Parfum — a contemporary scent that’s being modernized after 18 years on beauty shelves. Page has been close to the brand since his breakout role as Simon in Bridgerton season one, frequenting red carpets in Giorgio Armani’s creations and...

Photography courtesy of Indi City How the Calgary-based brand's laser-cut “Eagle Feather” earrings come to life. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date June 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter “Ancestral medicine is an idea that we can all share,” says Angel Aubichon, one-half of the Two-Spirit couple behind Indi City. “Medicine is anything that brings one health and a connection to the source. Beadwork is medicine, cultural teachings are medicine and connection to the land is medicine.” The “Eagle Feather” earrings by Indi City are part of its Ancestral Medicine Collection, which features...

Photography courtesy of Crown N’ Glory. Graphic by Leo Tapel This is Texture Talk, a column that deep dives into the dynamic world of curly hair, from crowns of curls that are free flowing to strands that are tucked away in a protective style. By Lauren Knowles Date June 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter The textured-hair experience is multitudinous. No two heads of curls are the same, and the ways in which they are styled, or can be styled, are infinite. From braiding to balayage, the art of catering to curly...

Photography courtesy of gorm Bianca Daniela Nachtman of GORM talks sustainable design, cowboy hats and Pride month. By Katrina McGaughey Date June 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter When Bianca Daniela Nachtman, the founder of the gender-fluid clothing brand GORM, needs fabric for a piece she’s working on, she doesn’t just go to her local fabric store. Instead, she spends hours, usually three or four, in thrift stores looking for any type of material she thinks she can work with. The Toronto-based designer, known for reviving vintage cowboy hats, has found fixings,...

Photography by Getty Images Say no to bloomers! By Annika Lautens Date June 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: I love period dramas. I binged Bridgerton in two days. I will defend Colin Firth as the best Mr. Darcy until the day I die. And I have marked the release of Netflix’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion on my calendar. I refuse to see them as guilty pleasures because I believe that if they bring me unbridled joy, why should I...

Image courtesy of Missoni. It's time to break out the sunscreen and sit by the pool. By Ivy Tang Date June 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Looking for the perfect swimsuits to take on your summer 2022 vacation? Or perhaps you’re just looking for a suit to wear as you relax by the pool in your backyard. No matter the occasion, we’ve found a selection of styles for you to choose from.  This season, many designers looked to vintage Brazilian swimwear and ’80s and ’90s silhouettes, while some took inspiration from...

Photography courtesy of Warner Bros The actor's transformation into Elvis's ex-wife entailed custom designer pieces, transformative makeup and a colossal collection of wigs. By Natalie Michie Date June 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter After playing Priscilla Presley on the big screen, Olivia DeJonge is a new woman. When she began working on Elvis pre-pandemic, the Australian actor was just 20 years old — or as she says, a “newborn.” Three years later, with filming wrapped and the real Priscilla Presley’s stamp of approval secured, DeJonge has unlocked a different side of herself....

ILLUSTRATION BY NALAKWSIS MUKASH Scott Wabano shares how their Indigenous community gave them the strength to embrace their Two-Spirit identity. By Scott Wabano, as told to Russ Martin Date June 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter Growing up, I went to powwows all across Turtle Island. As a residential school survivor, my mom felt it was important that I take pride in my identity as Eeyou and Swampy Cree, from the Cree Nation of Waskaganish in Eeyou Istchee. Just as she learned the Cree way of life from her mother, I got...

Photography courtesy of Getty Images Release the stress! By Jillian Morgan Date June 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter I tumbled out of bed this morning, poured myself a cup of ambition (à la Dolly Parton) and hit play on the new Beyoncé song, “Break My Soul,” only for her to tell me to get back into bed. The genre-bending bop marks the start of the Queen B Renaissance, her seventh solo album. Due to drop July 29, the record comes more than six years after the release of the pop culture...

In this world, it’s just Harry Styles and Alessandro Michele. By Jillian Morgan Date June 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Sometimes, two people that are destined to be together actually do find each other. And no, we’re not talking about Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde. More than just a muse, the pop singer’s creative kinship with Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele has taken the two from the red carpet to the stage (see: the theatrical Gucci jumpsuits Harry Styles has been wearing on tour). And now, the fashionable friends have birthed...

Photography via instagram.com/darciadele Plus, see our top picks for an enchanted summer wardrobe. By Natalie Michie Date June 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Who didn’t want to be a fairy as a kid? Through their whimsical imagery and mischievous reputation, the enchanting creatures brought excitement to all our favourite fairytales. It’s perhaps no surprise then that on TikTok, fascination with fairies has found a home within the fairycore aesthetic. The trend, which first gained popularity on the app in 202o, is ideal for warm weather and draws on elements from nature....

Photo by Mega/GC Images The model and newly minted beauty founder is having a very busy week. By Ivy Tang Date June 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Hailey Bieber has attracted a loyal fashion following for her effortless style. And this past week, she made the streets of New York City her own personal runway as the model and now-beauty founder was pictured around town promoting the launch of her skincare brand, Rhode. One thing about Hailey is that she knows how to make any outfit look elegant yet simple. And...

Photography courtesy of YSL The hottest product launch and the latest must-know openings. By Natasha Boateng Date June 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter YSL Beauty’s Rouge Sur Mesure device is now available in Canada Photography courtesy of YSL Beauty Canadian lipstick junkies, rejoice: Beauty gurus on TikTok have been obsessed with YSL Beauty’s latest tech-smart custom lipstick device, Rouge Sur Mesure, since this winter, and now the patented technology is officially available in Canada. If you haven’t seen it on social media yet, the Bluetooth-enabled, handheld device carries a set of...