Fashion

On a hot tennis court one afternoon in Houston, former magazine editor Francine Ballard found herself the center of her friends’ attention, though not for her racket skills. In her hand was a Lucite cube containing a QR code, which itself contained an original work of digital art that corresponded to a gold ring of
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Photography courtesy of JOHN P. FLEENOR/NETFLIX CanadaThe dark Netflix thriller is back, with more plot twists than ever. By Natalie Michie Date August 31, 2021 Facebook Twitter You is not your typical psychological thriller. Since the show’s premiere in 2018, it has taken a unique approach to murder mystery by positioning the predator as the
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Colin Anderson Productions pty ltdGetty Images If you described your car as a smart device, everyone but Elon Musk might look at you askance. But the modern car really is one, points out Ivan Poupyrev: “It has internet, a map, artificial intelligence, and people you can talk to.” Poupyrev, Google’s director of Engineering, Advanced Technology
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People are shopping like nobody’s business,” marvels Sherri McMullen. As the owner of McMullen, the buzzy Oakland, California, boutique, she would know. Her clients, she says, “are redoing their entire wardrobes.” Refrains she’s heard lately: “‘I don’t want anything in my closet’; ‘I want to redo everything’; ‘Everything’s too dark.’” (Bright colors and prints, she
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Photography (from left) by Devin Featherstone, Norman Wong and courtesy of Michelle Chubb.Social distancing pushed powwows online, helping to create new social media stars while lifting spirits and nurturing an appreciation for regalia in a new audience. By Kelly Boutsalis Date August 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter James Jones’s breathtaking variety of regalia — the term
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Modeling wasn’t the dream for Mayowa Nicholas.“I wanted to be an accountant,” she says. It took a trip to the hair salon when she was 15, living in Lagos, Nigeria, to change all that. As she was walking toward the salon, scouts for the Elite Model Look competition approached her. “I remember holding the flyer,
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Photography by Cristina GareauCanadian brands like Mimi & August and Nat the Label are leading the way with sustainable and environmentally conscious designs. By Beka Shane Denter Date August 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Slow fashion is a priority of many up and coming Canadian designers. With a focus on diversity, inclusivity, gender fluidity, body positivity,
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Photography courtesy of Charlotte TilburyIncluding a new overnight lip mask and delicious-smelling perfume mists. By Mishal Cazmi Date August 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter  Belif launches an overnight lip mask There’s a new lip mask in town. It’s a part of Belif’s Aqua Bomb collection, best known for its hydration-boosting moisturizers and sleeping mask. The Overnight
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Photography by EMANUEL HAHNAdiff’s co-founders on what their upcycling-focused book means for the future of fashion. By Jennifer Berry Date August 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Now here’s some creative fare to truly get behind: the recently released Open Source Fashion Cookbook, a critical and inventive title that presents an inclusive and intimate approach to eco-conscious
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One of the most certifiably stunning women in the world has graciously agreed to beam her radiant, white-clad self from sunny Monaco into a Zoom room with me, a poorly-lit writer bobbing helplessly against a starry stock background intended to approximate the grandeur of a lunar eclipse. “I like your astral projection,” she says warmly.
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From Gypsy Sport’s rule-breaking, anarchic looks and Bárbara Sánchez-Kane’s refreshing upending of gender norms to Barragán’s embrace of body-conscious silhouettes and LRS’s take on American streetwear and sportswear, this quartet of brands fronted by young Latinx designers is creating a new vision of what fashion can be—as seen through their own highly individual lenses. As
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Photography courtesy of SWAIADesigners Pamela Baker and Yolanda Skelton ruled the runways as Toronto and Vancouver’s Indigenous Fashion Weeks partnered with the American organization. By Annika Lautens Date August 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter On August 21, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) Fashion Show — the highly acclaimed and largest Indigenous North American fashion
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The French have the perfect term for the shift that the end of summer heralds: la rentrée. Rather than lament that vacations are coming to a close, we’re focusing on all the style opportunities reentry offers– wherever the season finds you. BEST IN CLASS Wales Bonner Fall 2021 Courtesy of Wales Bonner Courtesy OUTFIT 1
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Photography via instagram.com/neonratedThe Princess Diana biopic is hitting theatres in November — here’s everything we know about the film. By Natalie Michie Date August 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter We just got a major glimpse of Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana — and it’s a breathtaking ode to the historical figure’s story. Stewart will be depicting
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Photography by Tory Rust/Gallery StockColourful kohl and mood-boosting lip masks are among the new products helping to steer our spirits in a happier direction. By Mishal Cazmi Date August 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter When the pandemic hit in March 2020, it felt like all the colour and joy drained out of the world, leaving nothing
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Banks is no stranger to water. Whether she’s drowning in it, swimming through it, or wishing she was made of it, water is a constant theme in the singer’s three bodies of work to date. “I feel like it can consume you and you can consume it,” she says. “When I write about when I’m
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Photography via instagram.com/kyliejennerThe youngest Jenner has been teasing her swimwear line with sneak peeks on Instagram. By Natalie Michie Date August 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kylie Jenner is expanding her billion-dollar business empire to include a line of swimwear. The 24-year-old beauty mogul has been consistently teasing her upcoming swimwear brand, Kylie Swim, since August
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