Tag: Designer Feature
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Written by Charlotte Dominy Edited by DeVoe For his third show at Maison Margiela, Creative Director Glenn Martens took the fall/winter 2026 ready-to-wear and artisanal collection outside of Paris for the first time ever. Located on a trade port outside of Shanghai, shipping containers were arranged to form the runway, towering over attendees. What makes…
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Written by Luke Christian Smith Edited by Jack Bouchard Barricaded red carpets, exclusively curated guest lists, and an iron wall of celebrities lining the front row. For too long, Fashion Week has functioned as a mechanism of exclusion, in which the privilege of watching fashion’s most anticipated collections is reserved for a select few. The…
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Written by Sam Knowlton and Roberto Baldea Edited by Sarah McDonald Tommy Hilfiger era: It would be fair to say that Lewis Hamilton and Tommy Hilfiger partnership initially felt like a natural fit. The Hilfiger brand has had tight involvement in the F1 scene since 1991, sponsoring Mercedes since 2018. Even before becoming one of…
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By Charlotte Dominy Edited by DeVoe “And my chick in that new Phoebe Philo,” sings Kayne West on his track “Dark Fantasy”, the first song on his critically acclaimed 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. When I first heard the line, I remember stopping in the middle of the street to replay it. I…
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Written by Zoё Frantz Edited by Léah Champagne In the last few decades, tattoos have evolved from a point of social stigma to a marker of individuality, personal taste and, most importantly, self-expression. A city that takes pride in its multiculturalism and creative spirit, Montréal is home to countless talented tattoo artists. One of them…
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Written by Sam Knowlton Edited by Léah Champagne While it is usually a lifelong dream for designers to be given a spotlight at Paris Fashion Week, it did not even require a single official release for former streamer Kai Cenat. Out of all the appearances during the week, Kai Cenat’s new brand, VIVET, stuck out…
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Written by Naomi Pang Edited by Ella Caverson From Julia Roberts’ Oscar-winning black and white gown to Princess Diana’s iconic burgundy velvet dress, Valentino has earned its status as a marker of timeless elegance and sophistication. The brand’s founder, Valentino Garavani, is the mastermind behind the fashion house, launching the brand in 1959 from a…
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Written by: Charlotte Dominy Edited by: Leah Gilbert A contrast to the elaborate and extravagant scenes of Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard’s runway sets, last December Chanel hit the streets (or rather the subway) of New York with Matthiew Blazy’s debut Métiers d’Art collection. To prelude to such a set, on December 2nd, Chanel released…
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Written by Sam Knowlton Edited by Léah Champagne A long line outside a department store is not headline-worthy in Paris, unless that line forms not for a luxury store, but for SHEIN. When the fast fashion giant opened its first permanent physical location inside the department store BHV Marais this month, both shoppers and protestors…
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Written by Zoё Frantz Edited by Jack Bouchard The year was 1995; Supergrass’ iconic Britpop anthem Alright was sweeping the globe, the Sony Playstation was launched to the delight of gamers around the world, and Pixar’s Toy Story hit theatres, capturing the joy of adults and children alike. Within this milieu, in a Huntington Beach…