June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM Groundbreaking or not, florals have an appeal that none of us seem to be able to shake. No wonder, then, that the power of flowers brought together two East Coast brands — Maggie Jayne from Halifax and Fellow Earthlings from Guernsey Cove, PEI — for a made-in-Canada design connection. The creatives behind the two labels united to craft a pair of handmade sunglasses based on a motif that Maggie Jayne designer Maggie MacCormick created for her current collection. “My block print this season is based on really simple flowers that remind me of bedsheets from the 1980s,” she says. after seeing Fellow Earthlings co-founder Christopher Seggie post a pair of bunny-shaped sunglasses he’d made based on one of his daughter’s drawings, MacCormick realized that there was potential for a partnership. This is the first time Maggie Jayne is offering shades as part of its seasonal collection, and the timing is quite appropriate given the lenses’ pinkish hue. “It’s true what they say about rose-coloured glasses,” says Sydney Seggie, Christopher’s wife and Fellow Earthlings’s other co-founder. Is there a better outlook to have? The Fellow Earthlings x Maggie Jayne sunglasses are available to buy online now. Get your hands on a pair here. The post Canadian Brands Fellow Earthlings and Maggie Jayne Have Collaborated on These Handmade Sunglasses appeared first on FASHION Magazine. Read More Fashion News Author Odessa Paloma Parker | Fashion Magazine Selected by CWC
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Antoni Porowski Talks Food, Fashion and Finding Simplicity During Quarantine
June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM Please note this interview with Antoni Porowski for FASHION Canada took place prior to the historic events and peaceful protests that have occurred over the past several weeks. “I’ve cooked more in the past six weeks than I have in the past 2½ years. That’s been the silver lining to it all.” Antoni Porowski, the 36-year-old food and wine expert for the hit Netflix series Queer Eye, is describing his current (quarantine) status in relation to the pop culture juggernaut he has found himself on. Porowski spoke to us in April from an Airbnb in Austin, Tex., where he’d been holed up since the lockdown began. His much-loved show, which launched its fifth instalment of episodes in June, was just beginning to film another season in the southern metropolis before everything came to a standstill. Photography by Ashlee Huff. Top, $1,250, shorts, price uponrequest, and hat, $2,600, Dior Men. Jewellery (worn throughout), Porowski’s own. Porowski, who hails from Montreal, says he has used the isolation time to “lead a much simpler life.” And it’s undoubtedly much needed; he and his co-stars have had an intense few years, with each of the five personalities going from relative anonymity to the kind of superstardom that saw them host Elton John’s Oscars-night viewing party this year. It was a major pinch-me moment for Porowski, who recalls the “beautiful burgundy Zegna couture tux” he wore to the annual AIDS fundraiser. “I was standing there thinking, ‘Elton John is performing
Here’s How Vintage Handkerchiefs and Princess Diana Inspired Tory Burch’s New Collection
June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM Two British icons—rambling gardens and Princess Diana—led to the intricate pieces designed by Tory Burch for Summer 2020. Further inspired by her vintage handkerchief collection, the designer created a dress that took 40 hours of hand-crafting to complete. Here’s a look at how it was made. Caftans have become a wardrobe staple for people who take a more leisurely approach to life—those who stop to smell the roses, real or imagined. New York-based designer Tory Burch was also in a floral frame of mind when she began to visualize pieces for her current collection, which includes a handful of handkerchief-inspired looks. The pleasingly breezy caftan pictured here is among them. For the runway, Burch styled it with gleaming white sneakers, but it will look just as appealing worn with slippers, slides or mules (depending on where you’re passing time on any given day). “English gardens were the starting point for the florals as Diana, Princess of Wales was the inspiration for our Spring 2020 collection,” says Burch about the tender motifs of roses, pansies, blue trumpets and more that cascade down the caftan’s body. They are also embroidered on the removable handkerchief-style plackets on the garment, which are affixed with delicate buttons. Why was the princess a touchstone in Burch’s creative process for the season? Photography by Sandro Altamirano “Diana certainly was a style icon, but we were more interested in her character,” explains the designer. “She had immeasurable strength and resilience.” Truly the most
Model and Mental Health Advocate Jada Sezer Wants to Reshape How We Perceive Beauty and Worth
June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM You could describe Jada Sezer as an accidental model, but it’s hardly coincidental that her rise to fame comes at a time when people with a point of view are considered within the industry to be its most potent representatives. Many disruptive content creators and influencers like Sezer are advocates for consumers who have long been ignored by designers and retailers and shamed by the media for not adhering to its narrow, Western-centric beauty ideals. But Sezer, who is also breaking into the acting game, didn’t initially have fashion as part of her career plan. “Never in a million years did I think I would be doing what I’m doing today; however, what I do today is so related to what I did,” says Sezer. Almost a decade ago, she was pursuing a master’s in child psychotherapy in her native London, England. While studying eating disorder cases, she came to realize that “the media plays a big role in reinforcing certain body type ideals and beauty standards.” This frustrated her because she had “travelled a lot as a kid and knew that beauty looked like different things on different continents.” During Sezer’s studies, Instagram was in its infancy, but she immediately recognized its potential for starting a global conversation about body positivity. “When you’re training to be a therapist, you’re not necessarily supposed to be offering advice,” she notes. “So the things that I really wanted to say to these kids I vocalized online.” After
Being Blind Hasn’t Stopped Molly Burke from Experiencing the Power of a Perfect Lipstick
June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM Molly Burke’s love for makeup runs deep, an admiration that began to flourish when she was 12 and her mom took her to a M.A.C counter at a local Hudson’s Bay store for a makeover one Christmas. “That was my big gift that year; my mom bought me all the products they used on me,” shares the 26-year-old, who was born and raised in Oakville, Ont., and now lives in Los Angeles. After that, Burke was hooked, and beauty counter visits and product hauls became her go-to wish for every birthday and Christmas during her teen years. Most of us are lucky to hold a vivid visual memory of our first encounter with makeup, from the overall look to the colours swept on. In Burke’s case, she couldn’t see herself in the mirror. At the age of four, she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa—a rare degenerative eye disease that slowly deteriorated her vision for the next 10 years. By the age of 14, she was legally blind. As if the prognosis weren’t hard enough, Burke soon found herself an easy target for bullying by classmates, an experience that left her severely depressed and led her to turn to YouTube’s beauty vlogging community for solace. “I really gravitated toward girls who were around the same age as me. When I went blind, I lost any friends that I had; these girls online felt like my friends when I really had nobody,” says Burke, adding that the
Summer Hairstyle Ideas For Hot, Sticky Days and Sweaty Workouts
June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM Once temperatures skyrocket and that humidity hits, nearly every day can feel like a bad-hair day. And if you have longer tresses, forget it: Wearing your hair down feels like you have a blanket over your shoulders at best. To help ease your heat wave struggles, we’ve tapped two local hair experts for summer hairstyle ideas and product recos. Bonus: Not only are you going to want to screenshot these styles for the next time the heat has you this close to cutting all your strands off but they’ll help you keep your hair in check (and you looking chic) while you’re working out. Because, let’s be honest: We’ve all skipped breaking a sweat to save a hairstyle, and we should never have to put our hair ahead of our health. Up and Away Photography via Imaxtree In high temps, opting to sweep all your hair up into a neck-baring style is a no-brainer. The always-popular topknot will never date, especially if you pull out a few wispy, face-framing layers. The ’do is also an ideal way to summer-proof long box braids and dreadlocks: Just twist them up into an oversized version. And long live the effortless messy bun. If you have shorter hair that doesn’t quite reach full chignon potential, try space buns, recommends Ana Ruiz, a hairstylist at Toronto’s fitness gym meets beauty salon Bolo. “You basically separate the top layer of your hair into two messy buns on either side of the
Meet Rosh Mahtani, Founder of the Inclusive Jewellery Brand Alighieri
June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM During London’s Fall 2020 Fashion Week, an intimate group of industry insiders gathered in the beautiful but eerie crypt in St Etheldreda’s church—a medieval building located in the city’s storied jewellery district of Hatton Garden—to toast the newest recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. Past winners Richard Quinn and Bethany Williams were selected based on the merit of their collections and how their companies have implemented practices that benefit people and the planet. Rosh Mahtani, the founder of Alighieri jewellery and this year’s honouree, beamed within the candlelit quarters as she accepted the award from Princess Anne. The Queen’s daughter is an advocate for U.K. design thanks to her long-time role as a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society. “I honestly couldn’t believe it, and I really wasn’t expecting it,” says Mahtani about the accolade when FASHION interviewed her in March. “I have such admiration for Richard and Bethany, and I was really honoured to be placed alongside them. After it sunk in, I just felt so happy and proud to shine a light on local manufacturing in Hatton Garden.” Since founding Alighieri in 2014, Mahtani has sourced her materials ethically and employed London-based craftspeople to create her collections—the pieces of which are named after elements of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. (The brand’s moniker comes from the medieval poet’s surname.) And in keeping with Mahtani’s commitment to nurturing the greater good, a portion of Alighieri’s online sales during the COVID-19 crisis
3 Great Canadian Landscapes to Take Style Inspiration From This Summer
June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM Escape from your everyday routine by taking a little summer fashion inspiration from three of Canada’s most stunning landscapes. Whether you’ve planned a trip to Tofino, Grasslands National Park or Fogo Island this summer, let these dreamy locations influence your style. From fresh air and open fields, to the sound of crashing waves, these three locations are a feast for all of your senses. Channel prairie vibes in dainty florals, open knits and rich cognac hues, opt for modern nautical in a palette of black, white and blue or embrace surf style in tie-dye, shells and sporty sandals. Find your look and start dreaming of your next vacation. Click through the gallery below for summer fashion inspiration courtesy of Canada’s landscape: <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’ > courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan/Greg Huszar Photography courtesy of Todd Saunders by Bent RenÉ SynnevÅg courtesy of tourism tofino 1/30 Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan 2/30 Short Vintage Jacket ( $5,876, Saint Laurent) Buy Now 3/30 Knit Tank Top ($20, Winners) Buy Now 4/30 Sonnet Dress ($330, Doen) Buy Now 5/30 Brooch (Price Upon Request, Chanel) Buy Now 6/30 Heirloom Skirt ($74, Wilfred) Buy Now 7/30 Cognac Boot ($995, Michael Michael Kors) Buy Now 8/30 Gambler Hat in Undyed Natural ($258, Clyde) Buy Now 9/30 Sienna Saddle Bag ($115, Poppy & Peonies) Buy Now 10/30 Aquarius Clog ($595, Brother Vellies) Buy Now 11/30 Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador 12/30 Rope Detail Shirt Jacket ($1,152, Craig Green) Buy Now 13/30 Cayenne
From Natural Perfume to Refillable Packaging, Here’s How Fragrances are Becoming Eco-Conscious
June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM When Mugler created a new olfactive family with the debut of the gourmand scent Angel in 1992, it also pioneered what it calls “responsible luxury.” The scent’s elaborate faceted-glass star flacon can be topped up from a gleaming filling station called Mugler Fountain; Clarins, the brand’s former parent company, has claimed that a bottle of Angel is refilled somewhere in the world every 42 seconds, thereby saving more than two million bottles and boxes (or 383 tonnes of waste) each year. Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren take a kindred approach to perfume. Fragrance is just one pillar of their brand, Viktor & Rolf, and is of a piece with their other ongoing forays into sustainable design, like relying on their own dead-stock fabric for couture or the recently unveiled loungewear collaboration with Calida that is entirely compostable, from the packaging to the garments themselves. It has been nearly a decade since Viktor & Rolf launched a refillable program (complete with in-store fountain dispenser) for its megahit Flowerbomb. “The idea of being able to keep this beautiful bottle as the jewel it is and being able to reuse it—it makes so much sense,” the pair recently expressed in an interview with FASHION. They admit, however, that the organization and execution are “an enormous operation logistically.” “They’re doing it not because it’s the cool thing to do but because it’s becoming part of everyone’s DNA, especially with the younger generation.” L’Oréal Paris began rolling out la recharge
Up Your Fashion IQ This Summer With These Stylish Coffee-Table Books
June 22, 2020 at 01:00PM Whether they’re sitting pretty on a table or adorning your bookshelves, coffee-table books can be counted on to perk up just about any space. With their glossy covers, arresting imagery and exploration of niche subjects, these tomes—part book, part objet d’art—are a vital part of any design enthusiast’s home. Read on for five coffee-table books about fashion and style coming out this summer that would make for an excellent addition to one’s collection. Yves Saint Laurent: The Impossible Collection Written by fashion journalist and Yves Saint Laurent expert Laurence Benaïm, this highly collectible coffee-table book spans 40 years of the couturier’s career. From Saint Laurent’s debut collection in 1962 to his final couture presentation in 2002, the Assouline book highlights 100 iconic pieces, such as his Mondrian shift dress, his legendary Ballets Russes textiles and his “coup de crayon” draped gowns. $1,275, assouline.com Image courtesy Assouline The Fashion Book Showcasing more than 500 of fashion’s most influential names from A to Z—including Harlem-based designer Dapper Dan, supermodel Kate Moss, photographer Richard Avedon, blogger Bryanboy and Canadians like photographer and filmmaker Petra Collins and designer Erdem Moralioglu—this updated edition of Phaidon’s bestseller is a must-have for any fashion-focused personal library. $60, ca.phaidon.com Image courtesy Phaidon The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion: 250 Years of Design This offering from Rizzoli Electa highlights the innovative female creatives who made bold strides in the fashion industry. Featuring trailblazers like Jeanne Lanvin, Elsa Schiaparelli and Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, the