Fashion & Style

Photography courtesy of Dior Designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri, the collection is a love letter to the atelier. By Jillian Morgan Date January 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Dior wants you to rethink the possibilities of embroidery. For the fashion house’s Spring/Summer 2022 couture collection, Maria Grazia Chiuri, creative director of Dior’s women’s collections, paid tribute to the atelier. In the garden of the Musée Rodin in Paris, embroidery was not “merely a decorative detail” but an emblem of the craftsmanship of haute couture. A signature of the collection, embroidered tights...

Never has a steed looked so chic. By Jillian Morgan Date January 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Call it equestriancore or the Western style renaissance, but horse girl fashion is in (you can thank the Hadids). Chanel gets this — after all, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel herself was an avid rider, and her appropriation of the masculine jockey styles of the 1920s (like tweed jackets) would later inform some of the earliest creations inside her Paris atelier. And just this morning, over a century later, brand ambassador, model and accomplished horsewoman Charlotte...

Photography courtesy of Eddy Chen/HBO And we couldn't be happier. By Natalie Michie Date January 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter All Euphoria viewers are probably thinking the same thing right now: Cassie, girl, what are you doing? When HBO dropped the trailer for the second season of its acclaimed teenage drama late last year, one scene in particular piqued viewers’ interest as Cassie Howard (played by FASHION cover star Sydney Sweeney) tearfully screamed at her friends in the East Highland High bathroom, “You guys can all judge me if you want but...

Photography courtesy of Dior Designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri, the collection is a love letter to the atelier. By Jillian Morgan Date January 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Dior wants you to rethink the possibilities of embroidery. For the fashion house’s Spring/Summer 2022 couture collection, Maria Grazia Chiuri, creative director of Dior’s women’s collections, paid tribute to the atelier. In the garden of the Musée Rodin in Paris, embroidery was not “merely a decorative detail” but an emblem of the craftsmanship of haute couture. A signature of the collection, embroidered tights...

Giambattista Valli S/S 2022. Photography by Imaxtree Hello, high brows, luscious lip glosses and Very Peri everything. By Sumiko Wilson Date January 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter We still have a few months of parka wearing, driveway salting and wind chill calculating ahead of us, but the countdown to spring (and the chance to ditch our beloved puffers) is on. And just like our wardrobe, our beauty routine deserves a little seasonal refresh, too. As we say goodbye to winter, the season’s warmer hues and our dry skin, we welcome fresh...

Photo courtesy of Mango From claw clips to bucket hats and backpacks. The checkered print trend has been around some time now — like, decades — and it’s not going away anytime soon. Over the past few seasons, we’ve been seeing the retro-inspired pattern all over our social media feeds — but it’s not just fashion. This classic print can also be seen in the world of home decor, from rugs to floors. In the beauty realm, checkered print nails have also become increasingly popular. And while you might think...

Photography via Instagram.com/@kathrynbowen_ Plus Wuxly earns B Corp certification and Uniqlo collaborates with Mame Kurogouchi. By Annika Lautens Date January 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Canadian designer Kathryn Bowen created three looks for Kim Kardashian Kim Kardashian is channeling her inner Canadian thanks to Toronto-based designer Kathryn Bowen and frequent FASHION photographer Greg Swales. To celebrate the launch of her upcoming fragrance, the reality TV star commissioned Kathryn Bowen to create not one but three custom mesh looks as seen in the images above. Then to round off the Canadian love-affair,...

Photography Courtesy of Giorgio Armani Beauty Including a fully recyclable lip balm, the launch of Eadem and Prose in Canada and the long-awaited return of The Ordinary's most asked for serum. By Megan Kirkwood Date January 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Giorgio Armani Beauty taps Tessa Thompson as its new face Photography Courtesy of Giorgio Armani Beauty Tessa Thompson, who is currently filming Creed III with Michael B. Jordan and will soon reprise her role as Valkyrie in this year’s Thor: Love and Thunder, has just been named the new face...

Photography courtesy of Getty Images Vaseline is back in a big way. By Zainab Damji Date January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter Every so often, a beauty hack will take the internet by storm and influencers, YouTubers and beauty aficionados alike will flock to try it out. Such is the incredibly exciting and adventurous life of a beauty lover. Most recently, the beauty hack responsible for transforming my life — well, my skin, but what’s the difference? — is slugging. Granted, it doesn’t sound all too enticing, but once you hear...

Photography courtesy of Aller Retour Because why not? By Ivy Tang Date January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter What better way to celebrate International Sweatpants Day (yes, it’s real) than by relaxing in your comfiest loungewear all day long? Granted, many of us hoped our cozy pandemic wear was a thing of the past, but that dream was squashed when Omicron sent us all back into one form of isolation or another. Besides, as we enter 2022, it’s clear that our desire for comfort has not yet subsided. With more companies...

Photography courtesy of Getty Images Change is afoot in the skincare industry. By Natalie Michie Date January 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Nothing lives in my head rent free quite like a Proactiv infomercial. In the early 2000s, the brand’s ads would play during American Idol commercial breaks, and despite being a kid with no first-hand knowledge of acne (yet), I was convinced Proactiv was the It Brand for any and all skin woes. For years, Proactiv’s celebrity-fronted advertisements featured success stories where people shared testimonials about the shame they felt...

Photography courtesy of Netflix I mean, how many shades of blue are there!? By Annika Lautens Date January 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Full disclosure: I love blue. While it might be known as the basic you-know-what of the colour wheel, I can’t help myself. It’s an addiction! My house is blue; my coat is blue; my nails are blue; the list is relatively endless. But even for a blue-fangled fanatic like myself, I have to ask: Bridgerton season two, what’s with the obsession? If you watched the first season of...

Marc Jacobs Collection Fall 2013 fashion show, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Photography courtesy of by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs A "one man style encyclopedia," the inimitable figure leaves behind a complicated legacy. By Bernadette Morra Date January 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter André Leon Talley, who died January 18 at age 73, was the poster boy for a bygone era of fashion media, when the focus was on designers and their craft, and when knowledge of fashion history was a valued asset. “He was a one man style encyclopedia,” Toronto...

Photography courtesy of Noh Juhan/Netflix And all fashion and media collabs, for that matter. By Natalie Michie Date January 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter There’s a distinctive joy in reliving the excitement of a piece of media — be it a film, series or video game — in the clothing you wear. Netflix gets this, having struck fashionable partnerships with fan-favourite series like Bridgerton and Emily in Paris. Its newest is a collaboration is between Japanese streetwear clothing brand A Bathing Ape (BAPE) and the streamer’s most-viewed show to date, Squid...