Fashion & Style

Photography courtesy of Smythe Including the arrival of a luxury hijab collection at Nordstrom. By Sarah Mariotti Date June 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Smythe x Kataleen Webb collection is informed by Indigenous culture Photography courtesy of Smythe Canadian suiting stallion Smythe has just launched a collection in collaboration with Kataleen Webb, a James Bay Cree Indigenous Canadian textile artist. With recent accolades from London’s esteemed Central Saint Martins, Webb is featuring four of her designs on the seven separates that this limited-edition collection offers. “I’m so excited by the...

Photography by Angela Suarez for Dior The Dior Cruise 2023 Show was a Spanish soap opera in the best way possible. By Annika Lautens Date June 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter If you’ll indulge me, let’s talk about a radical idea: female dancers wearing pants. Pants! What an idea! A woman in men’s clothing? It’s downright shocking! Well, not exactly in 2022, but it was in the Spanish flamenco community in the fifties, and that’s precisely where creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri found her inspiration for the Dior Cruise 2023 show,...

PHOTOGRAPHY BY O’SHANE HOWARD. STYLING BY ASHLEY GALANG. HAIR AND MAKEUP, TY WILSON FOR JUDY INC. Graphic by Kayleen Dicuangco 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 Natasha Boateng Date June 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter In a culture that puts a high premium on beauty — and by “beauty,” we mean “youth” (let’s be real) — Tai Salih is a torchbearer for...

Amy Malbeuf 'Kahkiyaw Kikway' ('All of Everything'). Photography courtesy of Nadya Kwandibens, Red Works Photography Featuring maximum runway drama and insightful panel discussions, the four-day festival revealed moments of joy, education and resistance. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date June 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Sage Paul understands the power in fashion. “Designers are using fashion as a form of expression, and even a political message. It’s such an accessible medium,” she says. And this ability to connect community through craft was on full display at the Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival. As...

Photography via instagram.com/kremeinakuchi, instagram.com/hugogrrrl and instagram.com/adamall_drag. Graphic by Leo Tapel Drag kings work as hard as queens. Why do they make less? By Russ Martin Date June 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter When Mo B. Dick burst onto the drag scene in New York City in 1995, around the same time that RuPaul Charles had found mainstream success, kings and queens were on a fairly level playing field. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Dick appeared on MTV, was cast in the John Waters film Peckner and launched a drag...

Kim Kardashian at the 2022 Met Gala. Photography courtesy of Getty Images And can we start? By Natalie Michie Date June 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter We have all probably heard of Kris Jenner’s business motto by now. “If somebody says no, you’re talking to the wrong person,” the momager told daughter Kourtney Kardashian in an interview for Poosh in 2019. Clearly, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Kim Kardashian is her own biggest competition. The mogul is always trying to one-up herself, and the Met Gala is one...

Photo courtesy of Vogue Eyewear. Soak up the sun in style. Summertime means sunshine and outdoor fun, so it’s the perfect time to break out your sunglasses collection. Whether you’re spending a day at the beach or just running errands, a great pair of shades can elevate any outfit. Between the return of Aviators thanks to Top Gun: Maverick, our love for ’90s minimalism and the ’60s/’70s revival à la Harry Styles, there are a variety of options to choose from this summer. From futuristic styles to the whimsical butterfly...

Graphic by Leo Tapel Featuring low-maintenance skincare, the reinvention of Haus Labs by Lady Gaga and a fierce Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance upgrade. By Katrina McGaughey Date June 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter With wintry weather well behind us and the world feeling like it has finally reopened, hitting the beach, soaking in some well-deserved sunshine and planning an epic trip are all front of mind. And with the change of seasons comes the urge to revamp our beauty shelf. Whether you’re looking for an addition to your low-maintenance makeup routine,...

Photography via https://www.tiktok.com/@hayleybuix. Graphic by Leo Tapel And it might be even more insidious. By Natalie Michie Date June 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter -I was tapping my way through the filters on TikTok when a dark thought came to mind: is there something wrong with my face? My jaw slimmed and widened, my eyes enlarged and shrunk, and my lips filled out before losing volume again. In the end, I was left to sit with my filter-less features and an unpleasant realization: Instagram Face has been reborn on TikTok. By...

From diet to nutrient-packed serums, here’s everything you need to know. By Revive7Science Date June 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter We put our lashes through a lot on a daily basis. These delicate hairs are constantly curled, lifted, tinted and even extended, yet it often comes as a shock when we see a few stragglers on our cotton pads or in bathroom sinks. If you’re struggling to lengthen and strengthen your lashes, it may be time to take a more holistic approach. From strengthening supplements to lengthening serums, such as Revive7...

Photography by Inez & Vinoodh Introducing Haus Labs by Lady Gaga, a new and improved extension of her individuality. By Natalie Michie Date June 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter It’s 2:30 p.m. on a Tuesday and Lady Gaga is swatching makeup for me over Zoom. A new clean beauty aficionado, she’s telling me about ingredients like plant squalene and hyalurionic acid, periodically holding up the back of her hand to give me a good look at the pigmented lines on her skin. She then spots the magenta lipstick I had swiped...

The Gillette Venus for Pubic Hair and Skin line provides people who shave a more effective way to get rid of unwanted hair. By Gillette Venus Date June 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter If there’s one thing most women can bond over, it’s the precariousness of shaving our pubic areas. Even if you choose to go au naturel or trimmed, we likely all have a story to tell—one full of nicks, razor bumps, close calls and awkward positions to get those hard-to-reach areas. But the beauty industry has come a long...

From a lip mask to a prep treatment and a lip balm, you only need one product to do it all By belif Date June 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter Everyone’s lips could use a little extra TLC and there’s no better way to show your pout some love than with a product that moisturizes and smooths lips. belif’s Aqua Bomb Overnight Lip Mask is basically the only product you need to have the plump, hydrated lips you’ve always dreamed of. Thanks to its non-sticky, mild formula that can be worn...

Photo courtesy of Ami Paris Wave your rainbow flag high while making a difference for the community. By Ivy Tang Date June 10, 2022 Facebook Twitter Every year, designers and brands release collections in honour of Pride month, and this year is no different. But before you shop, it’s important to be mindful of a marketing tactic called “rainbow washing.”  This is when a business shows public solidarity for LGBTQIA2S+ people by rainbow-ifying their brand for the month of June while privately engaging in practices that are actually harmful to...