June 14, 2020 at 03:33PM This week, FASHION and CAFA are teaming up to present the Wear Canada Proud Online Shopping Event, a 48-hour sale in support of Canadian designers who have been impacted by COVID-19. Featuring more than 120 local designers, there’s a diverse range of products highlighting incredible Canadian design and workmanship. Here are the brands you can shop in the 48-hour Wear Canada Proud sale this week on June 16-17: Womenswear Aille Arc’Teryx Alex S. Yu Andrew Coimbra Beaufille Beth Richards Brunette the Label Canada Goose Dorian Who e3 Koncept ELAMA Eliza Faulkner Ellie Mae Fortnight Gogo Hayley Elsaesser Hilary MacMillan Honubelle Judith & Charles Kaela Kay Kathryn Bowen KIP. Knix Kwesiya Lesley Hampton Lorem Ipsum Luxton Leisure Mackage Maison Marie Saint Pierre Malika Rajani Mani Jassal Melanie Jacqueline Mercy House Miriam Baker Nadya Toto NARCES Noize Obakki OKAYOK ORNORM Paul Hardy Pink Tartan Quartz Co. Roots Rock n’ Karma Silkie Girl Selfish Swimwear Sentaler Shelli Oh Sid Neigum The Sleep Shirt Smash & Tess Soia & Kyo Spencer Badu TAMGA Tara Rivas Triarchy UNCUFFED UNTTLD Whitney Linen Wuxly Movement Menswear 18 Waits Andrew Coimbra Canada Goose Christoper Bates e3 Koncept Hip and Bone Krane Mackage Mayer Mercy House Noize Quartz Co. Raised by Wolves Roots Shelli Oh Spencer Badu Wuxley Movement Accessories ai Anavi Designs Angela Mitchell Arc’Teryx Azure Lazuli Bain Bouswari Callula Co. Camille Côtē Cougar Ela Handbags Fellow Earthlings Flore Mirabeau Fumile Garema Heirloom Hats Herschel Supply House of Hayla Krista Norris Maguire Matt
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12 Movies and TV Shows By and About Indigenous People to Stream Right Now
June 12, 2020 at 08:30PM June is National Indigenous History Month, a celebration of “the history, heritage and diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada.” In honour of this month, and to shine a light on the varied experiences of Indigenous communities not just here in Canada but around the world, we rounded up 12 movies and television shows about and by Indigenous people. Read on for the list, and where to stream them. Falls Around Her This 2019 film features legendary Cree and Métis actor Tantoo Cardinal in her first lead role, as a famous Anishinaabe musician who returns to the Northern Ontario reserve where she grew up after years of touring the world. Written and directed by Darlene Naponse of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation, the film explores issues of isolation, resilience, community and healing. Available on Crave .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmPKZKPvtaQ] The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open Inspired by a real-life experience, this Canadian Screen Award-winning film depicts a chance yet profound encounter between two Indigenous women in Vancouver on a rainy afternoon. Though both women are Indigenous, their backgrounds couldn’t be more different. Rosie is a member of the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation and lives in a housing project; Aila is half-Sámi (from Norway) and half-Blackfoot (from Alberta) and seems to live a comfortable middle-class existence. Issues of
How Toronto-based Designer Dorian Rahimzadeh Finds Strength in Progress and Positivity
June 12, 2020 at 02:52PM “I’ve been trying to talk to and motivate other people that this is a good change. We really needed this pause; why don’t you just try to be positive and see how you can improve and how you can educate yourself, and live differently?” Designer and creative director Dorian Rahimzadeh is reflecting on how COVID-19 has affected her outlook on life and her business, the eponymous ungendered brand she launched last year and has since re-conceived as a seasonless collection. Rahimzadeh, who is based in Toronto and recently did a self-isolation diary for our site, moved to Canada after growing up in Iran and studying fashion in Turkey at an outpost of Montreal’s LaSalle College. “When I moved to Toronto, there was a total culture shock,” she says. “It was a completely new place for me. I was familiar with European culture, but not North American culture.” She admits that she didn’t like being in Toronto for the first few months because of this distinct shift, but through the encouragement of working on projects such as Xposed (helmed by FASHION’s George Antonopoulos) and being named on Toronto Life’s Best Dressed List, her creativity was nurtured and she decided to forge ahead with her design work here. Photography by Nick Merzetti. In addition to working on her flamboyant sartorial creations crafted with deadstock fabrics and featuring exaggerated silhouettes, Rahimzadeh has also built up a large following on her personal Instagram account; and she has used her
Texture Talk: 4 Canadian Black Women Open Up About Wearing Wigs
June 12, 2020 at 12:29AM Welcome to Texture Talk, a weekly column that celebrates and 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. In today’s day and age, it shouldn’t be a secret that wig-life is alive and well, especially within the Black community, so this week we asked four local women who love rocking extensions on what wearing wigs means to them and their wig routines. Sadé Powell, freelance writer and illustrator Courtesy of Sadé Powell On wig life: “I’ve been wearing wigs on and off for six years. I love experimenting with colour, so I always purchase blonde wigs, which acts as a blank canvas for whatever colours inspire me that month. My favourite thing about wearing wigs is being able to change my style at a moment’s notice. If I’m bored of long pink hair, I’ll purchase and dye a short blue wig. It’s like being an avatar in a game! For me, hair is a means of expression. There are a lot of ways to transform hair to accentuate your style, but when you then start to incorporate wigs and extensions, things can get really creative. Being able to continuously change my hair colour using wigs, and without damaging my natural hair, has been such a fun hobby of mine. I love scrolling through Instagram for inspiration, buying the different colours I need to mix the perfect
8 Black Mental Health Resources in Canada and Online
June 11, 2020 at 09:46PM To say there is so much happening in the world right now is an understatement. This pain, these stories and these experiences are, sadly, not new experiences for Black men and women but with the events of recent weeks and the added stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, one’s mental health deserves some extra attention right now. To that end, we’ve rounded up eight Black mental health services and organizations across Canada that can help support you and your loved ones. Black Women in Motion Founded by Monica Samuel, this Toronto-based organization provides consent and mental health education, advocacy and support for Black women and non-binary people, and survivors of sexual violence. “It is my duty as a community member, more importantly as a black womxn to ensure the well-being, prosperity and advancement of my people, particularly Black womxn. Black womxn have endured the unfathomable – and we are still here,” Samuel writes on the organization’s website. View this post on Instagram . To Our Black Family: Love on Yourself Today. You Matter and Have Always Mattered. . We know that you’re tired – tired is an understatement. We are living through a collective trauma. From wyppio weaponizing their privilege to violent anti-black terrorism, the consistent exposure to racial trauma has us in a constant state of emotional turmoil. We mourn with you. We send you love and care, peace and healing, solidarity and support. Remember to Rest. Disconnect. Write. Exhale. Be Still. . And to
Here’s What To Expect From London Fashion Week’s New Digital Platform
June 11, 2020 at 05:30PM In April, the British Fashion Council announced it would be merging the gendered calendars of London Fashion Week into one digital platform to replace catwalk shows for the time being. Tomorrow would’ve marked the beginning of the men’s presentations for Spring 2021; but instead of members of the fashion industry flocking to the city to check out next season’s wares, now everyone – from buyers and press to the general public – will be able to get a glimpse of designers’ upcoming and current collections and more over the next three days. The new #LFWreset, as it’s being called on social, will include film offerings from brands like Nicholas Daley, Marques’Almeida and Teatum Jones. There will also be a panel discussion about sustainability, and conversations with designers including Christopher Raeburn, Hussein Chalayan and Bianca Saunders. Daniel W. Fletcher, who appeared on the Netflix series Next In Fashion, will launch a ready-to-buy collection; and Central Saint Martins and the University of Westminster will present their graduate collections. One of the previous calendar’s most boisterous shows always came from Charles Jeffrey, and his label Loverboy is tapped to do a live event at the weekend’s close; if his past runway events are any indication, it’s not to be missed. But really, it would behoove any fashion lover, as well as those who question fashion week’s validity and are concerned about the industry’s impact, to log in and observe what was previously filtered through the lens of a
Lizzo Shuts Down Body-Shamers in Powerful New TikTok Video
June 11, 2020 at 03:46PM Lizzo has even less space in her life for body-shaming trolls than she does for anything to fit inside the Jacquemus handbag she wore to this year’s American Music Awards. In a new TikTok video posted by the Grammy Award winner yesterday, the Truth Hurts singer shared a montage of workout clips with a powerful voiceover. “Hey, so I’ve been working out consistently for the last five years,” she says at the start of the clip which was captioned, “If you’re not a fat shamer…keep scrolling…ok now that all the fat shamers are here.” She added, “And it may come as a surprise to some of y’all that I’m not working out to have your ideal body type. I’m working out to have my ideal body type. And you know what type that is? None of your f*cking business.” That message alone is so incredibly powerful but she continued: “Because I am beautiful, I am strong, I do my job, and I stay on my job. So next time you want to come to somebody and judge them whether they drink kale smoothies or eat McDonald’s, or work out or not work out, how about you look at your own f*cking self and worry about your own goddamn body? Because health is not just determined on what you look like on the outside. Health is also what happens on the inside. And a lot of y’all need to do a f*cking cleanse for your insides.
Vancouver Footwear Line Malvados Has Launched E-Commerce
June 10, 2020 at 10:38PM Born from its founder’s innate wanderlust, Malvados — the Vancouver-based brand that recently launched an e-commerce platform — is poised to make a lasting impression on the footwear industry thanks to its offering of stylish sandals and flipflops. Owner Jen Rainnie was a competitive windsurfer in her youth, traveling and living out of a retrofitted van while competing in an Ontario sport event circuit. That sense of adventure remains with Rainnie, who has managed to merge her passion for the outdoors, athletics and travel with her acumen in the fashion industry. She worked as a sales rep for brands like Roxy and Quicksilver before forging her own path as a distributor for surf-focused lines. “My passion was really in swimwear and sandals,” she says. “My background has always been water and beach and tropics related.” Photography courtesy of Malvados. Through running her own company for six years, Rainnie discovered the opportunity within the footwear market for a product like her current wares at Malvados; its range of sandals include styles with plush velvet or metallic straps. “I realized that there wasn’t anything out there in that category that was different,” she says of sandal brands that cater to the athletic crowd, noting at the time that their marketing was heavily geared towards surfers. She saw the potential in fusing fashion-forward inspired pieces with her penchant for sport, and launched her brand four years ago. “We had an immediate buy-in from Canadian outlets,” she says of
Sephora is the First Major Retailer to Take Canadian Designer Aurora James’ 15 Per Cent Pledge
June 10, 2020 at 10:01PM Last week, Canadian designer Aurora James – founder of footwear brand Brother Vellies – launched the 15 Per Cent Pledge, a movement urging major retailers to dedicate 15 per cent of their buying budget to Black-owned businesses. “So many of your businesses are built on Black spending power. So many of your stores are set up in Black communities. So many of your sponsored posts are seen on Black feeds. This is the least you can do for us. We represent 15% of the population and we need to represent 15% of your shelf space,” James wrote in an Instagram post announcing the initiative. View this post on Instagram @wholefoods @target @shopmedmen @walmart @saks @sephora @netaporter @barnesandnoble @homedepot I am asking you to commit to buying 15% of your products from Black owned businesses. . So many of your businesses are built on Black spending power. So many of your stores are set up in Black communities. So many of your sponsored posts are seen on Black feeds. This is the least you can do for us. We represent 15% of the population and we need to represent 15% of your shelf space. . Whole Foods if you were to sign on to this pledge, it could immediately drive much needed support to Black farmers. Banks will be forced to take them seriously because they will be walking in with major purchase orders from Whole Foods. Investors for the very first time will start actively
Black Activists and Influencers Are Taking Over White Celebs’ Instagram Accounts Today
June 10, 2020 at 09:04PM Today, 50 Black female activists, scholars, artists and entrepreneurs are taking over the Instagram handles of white celebrities, designers, athletes and others as part of a new social media campaign, #ShareTheMicNow. According to a press release, the campaign’s intention is to “magnify Black women and the important work that they’re doing in order to catalyze the change that will only come when we truly hear each other’s voices. The #ShareTheMicNow campaign was born from relationships and is aimed at encouraging Black and white women in relationship to recreate this action in their own spaces.” Conceived by Endeavor chief marketing officer Bozoma Saint John, author/podcast host Luvvie Ajayi Jones, author Glennon Doyle, and alice + olivia founder Stacey Bendet, the social media movement aims to reach a total audience of 300 million people, introducing Instagram users to accounts and people who may not be on their radar. According to the organizers, the four goals of this movement are: “To form a social media campaign that magnifies Black women’s lives and stories; to form relationships among Black women and white women – so that our future activism is born from relationships; to create a network of disruptors who know and trust each other; and to create action that could make change.” View this post on Instagram When the world listens to women, it listens to white women. For far too long, Black women’s voices have gone unheard, even though they’ve been using their voices loudly for centuries