Month: May 2020

May 28, 2020 at 03:46PM Nominated for a record-breaking 26 trophies at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards, beloved TV show Schitt’s Creek—which wrapped its sixth and final season last month—took home six of the night’s biggest honours. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the awards ceremony—originally scheduled for late May—has been taken online, with a series of virtual presentations announcing the winners over the course of four days. Last night, the spotlight was on television. Canadian legends Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara received the awards for best lead actor in a comedy and best lead actress in a comedy respectively, Emily Hampshire took home a trophy for Best Supporting Actress, and the show also won Best Comedy Series. Additionally, Lisa Parasyn and Jon Comerford won for Best Achievement in Casting, and Annastasia Cucullo and Ana Sorys won the Best Achievement in Hair award for their work on the Season 5 episode “Life is a Cabaret.” Catch Dan Levy, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara’s acceptance speeches (taped from their homes, of course) on the Schitt’s Creek Instagram account here. View this post on Instagram A few words of thanks from Dan Levy (@instadanjlevy) and Eugene Levy | @thecdnacademy #CdnScreenAwards A post shared by Schitt's Creek (@schittscreek) on May 27, 2020 at 6:32pm PDT //www.instagram.com/embed.js Other comedy hits that won big include The Baroness von Sketch Show, which took home all the five awards for which it was nominated in the Variety or Sketch Comedy category, and Kim’s Convenience and Letterkenny earned

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May 28, 2020 at 03:38PM German sportswear giant Adidas has today announced a collaboration with sustainable sneaker brand Allbirds that will see the pair bring together their expertise to create a sports trainer with the lowest ever carbon footprint. The monumental undertaking will see both brands share their respective sustainable innovation resources with one another in an effort to create the world-first shoe. It’s no small feat, particularly when you consider that, according to recent research, the footwear industry produces 700 million metric tons of carbon dioxide every year. Broken down, that means that one pair of synthetic running shoes has a carbon footprint of between 11.3 and 16.7kg CO2 alone, according to Adidas. In order to create a sports performance shoe with the lowest ever carbon footprint, the brands will reevaluate the manufacturing and supply chain processes (including facilities and transportation) and innovate where necessary, and explore renewable material resources. The goal is to create a shoe that measures up to Adidas’ strict performance standards for its athletes whilst achieving the best possible score via Allbird’s recently launched life cycle assessment tool which measures end-to-end carbon emissions. “While we are prioritizing the planet, we’re staying committed to improving the athlete’s experience,” James Carnes, the vice president of brand strategy at Adidas, said in a release. “That means the end result should yield no compromises for athletes or the planet.” He added, “Our brands don’t want to just participate in the sustainability conversation, we want to continue being catalysts and

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May 28, 2020 at 03:09PM Boasting wild motifs and outsized proportions, British designer Richard Quinn’s latest offering for Moncler Genius is an opulent nod to retro futurism. Quinn looked to swinging London icons like Twiggy as inspiration, creating an array of pieces based on shapes like the mod shift dress that feature luxe fabrications such as nylon laqué. Several of the garments, including a faux fur floral coat called Donyale, are named after supermodels of the time. The collection also puts Quinn’s dazzling prints on fully display. “Some of them are quite psychedelic,” he tells FASHION, highlighting one particularly groovy graphic that resembles a cross between a lava lamp and zebra stripes. Other prints are done in a 3-D style, and there’s a puffer vest covered multi-coloured sequins. Looks are completed with matching leggings for the full far-out effect. This is the second union between Quinn and the Italian house, and he shares that “sometimes two is better than one” when it comes to design. “It’s nice to not only learn, but to make products that would never have otherwise been made,” he adds. (No wonder designer partnerships are becoming more and more prevalent in the style world.) Photography courtesy of Moncler Genius. Quinn’s latest release comes at a time when his brand, like many others, is grappling with much change and uncertainty within the fashion industry, and the young designer—who was the first recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design in 2018—is facing the future with

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