April 21, 2020 at 08:00PM H&M has been named as the most transparent fashion brand, according to the new Fashion Revolution Transparency Index report. The report looked at 250 fashion and apparel brands across the world to determine how much they disclose on policies like animal welfare, biodiversity, living wages, gender equality, as well as its supply chains. The Swedish high street giant scored 73 per cent on the report, followed by Belgian-German high-street chain C&A on 70 per cent, Adidas and Reebok on 69 per cent, Espirit on 64 per cent, and Patagonia and Marks & Spencer on 60 per cent. According to WWD, the brands included in the index were chosen “based on the criteria that their annual turnover was more than $400 million across the sportswear, luxury and high street categories in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa.” Gucci was ranked as the most transparent luxury fashion brand, scoring 48 per cent on the report – an eight per cent increase from its 2019 score. Interestingly, the Alessandro Michele-helmed label was the only brand to ace the policy and commitments criteria. View this post on Instagram #GucciEyewear sunglasses accessorized with a resin glasses chain featuring oversize links appear in an image from the #GucciSS20 campaign #OfCourseAHorse. Discover more through link in bio. @alessandro_michele #AlessandroMichele American Humane monitored the animal action on the set of the #GucciSS20 campaign. No animals were harmed®️. A post shared by Gucci (@gucci) on Mar 9, 2020 at 10:00am PDT //www.instagram.com/embed.js
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Katie Jane Hughes Tells Us How to Get a Bronzed Beauty Look in 8 Steps
April 21, 2020 at 07:22PM Now that we’re spending the majority (/all) of our days inside, we’re looking for new ways to introduce a little sunshine into our lives that doesn’t involve being outside when we don’t need to be. Enter, makeup maestro Katie Jane Hughes. Earlier this week, we jumped on a Zoom tutorial with the celebrity makeup artist (her clients include Ashley Graham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) to celebrate the launch of Tower 28 Beauty’s Bronzino at Sephora Canada. During the 40 minute-long call, Hughes told us she’s been experimenting more than ever – “That’s honestly what’s been my sort of saving grace through all of this — playing so much more than I would if I was on set for a job” – and walked us through eight simple steps to creating a bronzed beauty look (using the new Tower 28 bronzer for contour, eyeshadow and lips) to bring a little vacay-inspired glow into our lives. Here’s how to recreate her bronzed look in your own bathroom: 1. Prep Use the skin prep routine you normally would. Hughes starts with a spray mist, and then pops an oil on her skin, focusing on the high points of the face. In anticipating the sheen in the bronzer, she keeps the oil to a minimum. 2. Bronze base “It’s really important for that bronzy look to look like it’s you, and not something you’ve put on your face,” she tells us. For that gorgeous natural glow, she says to build
How Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum Modernized Fashion-Focused Reality TV
April 21, 2020 at 06:04PM If you’d told me over a decade ago when I started my love affair with Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum that one day I’d be interviewing them while wearing sweatpants, I wouldn’t have believed you. Yet that was how my (mercifully audio only) Zoom call with the Making the Cut co-creators and presenters went down. I was relieved that Klum admitted she’s also been keeping it casual while in quarantine. “I’m not sure my feet will ever be able to get into heels after being in Birkenstocks for all this time,” she laughed, to which Gunn emphatically responded, “They will!” Chatting with the duo is much like watching them on the show—like listening to two friends mull over the state of fashion today in the most optimistic way. When asked what it was like conceptualizing a reality show for a 2020 audience, Gunn began by saying, “Heidi, a word you’ve used frequently is ‘relevance’. We wanted to show a fashion competition that was relevant to today, and that’s really about branding. Yeah, you want the dress to be pretty but the conversation has to go beyond that.” View this post on Instagram Did you love the winning looks this week?! Drop your @amazonfashion faves below ? and don’t miss more limited edition winning looks coming this Friday! A post shared by Making the Cut (@makingthecuttv) on Apr 13, 2020 at 8:00am PDT //www.instagram.com/embed.js Making the Cut’s mandate is to find the next designer with enough
London Fashion Week Announces It’s Going Gender Neutral and Digital
April 21, 2020 at 03:55PM The British Fashion Council announced today that it will launch a new digital platform to connect designers with media, buyers, consumers and more. It will launch in June, when the city’s men’s shows were set to start, and the platform will continue over the year with a gender neutral format to allow participating designers more flexibility. “It is essential to look at the future and the opportunity to change, collaborate and innovate,” the BFC’s chief executive, Caroline Rush, said in a press release that went out with early details about how the new LFW will be presented. “The current pandemic is leading us all to reflect more poignantly on the society we live in and how we want to live our lives and build businesses when we get through this. The other side of this crisis, we hope will be about sustainability, creativity and product that you value, respect, cherish.” Photo by Imaxtree. As the first of the four major fashion week cities to announce future plans, the new take on LFW addresses not only the immediate issues of travel restrictions and halted production in light of COVID-19; it also hones in on other elements that have long needed to be addressed throughout the industry on a global scale, from the environmental impact and relevance of the fashion weeks themselves, to manufacturing and the cycle in which items are sold. Designers will have the opportunity to use the platform to sell not only forthcoming designs
Self-Isolation Diary: A Day in the Life of Designer Dorian Rahimzadeh
April 21, 2020 at 02:00PM As people around the country enter their sixth week of self-isolation, FASHION is reaching out to some of our favourite Canadians to get a peek into how they’re living their lives in lockdown (remember: #StayHomeSaveLives). Each week, keep an eye out for new self-isolation diaries from actors, designers, athletes and artists who are riding this uncertain time out with us. Dorian Rahimzadeh, founder and creative director, Dorian Who I am lucky enough to have my little studio where I am able to keep busy, work alone and self-isolate. Recently, I have started making upcycled masks with the leftover fabric I’ve been saving in my studio. At the beginning of March, I was working on a new collection and filling orders with the help of my interns. But since the outbreak, like every other business, I’ve had to send my team home to self-isolate. So, I was forced to once again start doing everything on my own. Though it’s a lot of work, I’m quite comfortable working by myself. I enjoy spending time alone but this situation has made me re-think so many aspects of my day-to-day life and has helped me learn to better balance life and work. This ‘pause’ has allowed me to reconsider so many things and shown me how to better appreciate and take in small moments. For me, the hardest part is not being able to see and hug my loved ones, or do normal outdoor activities but I am doing
Get to Know the Latest Fragrance from Viktor & Rolf, Flowerbomb Dew
April 20, 2020 at 09:00PM Fragrance has long been about fantasy, and for fashion duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren of the Amsterdam-based luxury couture house Viktor & Rolf, that figment is an extension of oneself. “Through fragrance, one can communicate without speaking; it can trigger memories and emotions,” say the synchronized Dutch visionaries (they have a habit of finishing each other’s sentences) over tea and pastries in their Four Seasons Hotel Montreal suite, where we meet to discuss their newest launch, Flowerbomb Dew. Fragrance also carries sartorial-esque powers. “The choice of perfume—sweet, fresh, big, discreet—says something about the wearer, just like a well-chosen outfit.” In 2005, Horsting and Snoeren dropped a bomb that disrupted the fragrance world with both its design and scent. Their iconic Flowerbomb—an unapologetically sweet oriental floral housed in a hand grenade-shaped bottle—marked the very first perfume for their eponymous label. “We perceive design as a laboratory in which to experiment and push boundaries,” reflect the designers. “In doing so, you surprise yourself and create something new and exciting.” Photography courtesy of viktor & rolf Since its successful debut well over a decade ago, the original over-the-top floral, which is laced with jasmine, orange blossom and patchouli, has racked up a cult following, and several quirky and attention-grabbing flankers and limited editions that echo Horsting and Snoeren’s collective boundary-pushing vision have since followed. “Our aim as fashion and fragrance artists has not changed over the years,” say the duo. “We aim to be original and
Ryan Reynolds is Asking All Canadians to Buy This “Boring” Shirt For a Very Good Reason
April 20, 2020 at 08:08PM Are you looking for a way to own an item also owned by Ryan Reynolds and help protect Canada’s frontline workers? Well, you my friends, are in luck. Reynolds has joined forces with grassroots organization, Conquer COVID-19, to promote a line of T-shirts – 100 per cent of the proceeds from each sale will go towards buying PPE equipment for Canada’s frontline workers. The aim, says the Deadpool star, is to “bring back boring as quickly as possible.” Proving his natural ability to sell just about anything, in a video shared to his Instagram Reynolds says, “We’re asking every Canadian to purchase this T-shirt. And as you can see, it’s boring as f***. It’s a black shirt, with white type. Not even a serif font. It’s like we put absolutely no thought into it at all. Plus, it comes in up to one colour.” Reynolds also adds that while the shirt is unremarkable visually, it does possess a hidden power. “This shirt is so unremarkable that it renders its wearer completely invisible,” he says, before sharing that he’s been quarantining with his mother-in-law and that she hasn’t been able to find him in days. According to its website, Conquer COVID-19 is “comprised of physicians, business leaders, entrepreneurs and other volunteers who are working together to ensure frontline workers responsible for the health and wellbeing of Canadians have access to masks, gloves and other supplies that are essential in treating patients and minimizing the spread of the virus.” As
Canada’s Biggest Names are Uniting for a COVID-19 Benefit Concert
April 20, 2020 at 06:30PM Céline Dion. Alessia Cara. Shania Twain. Bryan Adams. Buffy Sainte-Marie. Sarah McLachlan. Michael Bublé. Some of the biggest names in Canadian music are coming together this Sunday for a special event, titled ‘Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble,’ to raise money for Food Banks Canada and to celebrate Canadian frontline staff across various industries working in the fight against the coronavirus. In addition to musical performers, ‘Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble’ will also feature Canadian actors, athletes, activists and other celebrities. So far, confirmed names include comedic icons Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara, tennis champion Bianca Andreescu, astronaut Chris Hadfield, ice hockey player Connor McDavid, author Margaret Atwood, swimmer Penny Oleksiak, comedian Russell Peters, musician Jessie Reyez, figure skater Tessa Virtue and actors Stephan James, Eric McCormack and Will Arnett. The one-hour event will be broadcast across two dozen TV, radio and streaming platforms on Bell Media, CBC/Radio Canada, Corus, Rogers Media and Group V on Sunday, April 26, at 7pm ET/7.30pm NT. “Front-line workers, across so many sectors, including food banking, have been drastically impacted by COVID-19,” said Chris Hatch, CEO of Food Banks Canada, in a statement. “They need our support and we are thankful for Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble for helping our most vulnerable neighbours.” A similar charity event took place this past weekend, organized by the World Health Organization and Global Citizen. One World: Together at Home featured performances by Lady Gaga, Shawn Mendes, John Legend, Celine Dion and others, as well as appearances
7 Runway-Inspired Pieces to Help You Celebrate 4/20 in Canada
April 20, 2020 at 05:50PM We’re two years into cannabis legalization here in Canada, and the choices couldn’t be more abundant when it comes to how you partake this 4/20. Perhaps you’d like to check out some stoner cinema? Or maybe you’d rather do a puzzle and enjoy the scent of a Canadian-made candle? Whatever your ideal session looks like, if you’re hoping to perk up your stash with a new pipe, bong or grinder, why not look to the season’s runways for a little inspo? Whether you’re a minimalist, maximalist or favour romantic ensembles, there’s a perfect cannabis accessory out there to complement to your style. <div class="sjm-attachment-carousel–header gallery-container–default" data-slick='{"speed":400,"adaptiveHeight":true,"variableWidth":false,"centerMode":true,"centerPadding":"0","slidesToShow":1,"lazyLoad":"ondemand","prevArrow":"Previous”,”nextArrow”:”Next”}’ data-simplemodal=’false’ > 1/7 Novel Mystery High Noon Pipe ($72, High Noon) The off-kilter tonality of A-Cold-Wall*’s moody suiting is found in Toronto brand High Noon’s namesake pipe. Buy Now 2/7 Feeling Green Tanjun Pipe ($67, Laundry Day) Ready for a block party? Laundry Day’s new Tanjun pipe has the same eclectic vibe as Dries Van Noten’s colour-blocked khakis. Buy Now 3/7 Prints Charming Chillum Pipe ($67, Wandering Bud) If you’re captivated by Tanya Taylor’s vibrant work, Wandering Bud’s playful handcrafted Chillum pipe will hit the spot. Buy Now 4/7 Uncommon People Zapaleri Pipe ($119, Miwak Junior) With its groovy print and mix of textures, Miwak Junior’s Zapaleri pipe is a perfect fit for those who love Acne Studio’s idiosyncratic looks. Buy Now 5/7 Golden Touch Signature Grinder ($40, Sackville & Co.) Talk about a gilt-y pleasure! Sackville & Co.’s