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Padina Bondar is changing the narrative around Fashion

Padina Bondar is changing the narrative around Fashion. Padina Bondar is an Iranian/Canadian designer, artist, and advocate– and her leading-edge garments are changing the conversation around Fashion.She uses her cause-driven ventures as a platform to explore and give voice to marginalized narratives while supporting sustainability, ethics, and inclusivity. Combining traditional techniques with alternative materials and technology, Bondar challenges the current detrimental ways of resource consumption.“I crave innovation that goes beyond the runways and catalogues; ignite change in the industry, starting …

WAY FORWARD-future of fashion

WAY FORWARD-future of fashion All creatives– Designer, Stylists, Influencers, Photographers, Artists, Models, and everyone in between–join their voices to tell us how their relationship with Fashion has evolved and how they see the future of Fashion. It is in the diverse and individual vision that we believe, and it is from each other we learn and grow, and together we find common ground to define the future of Fashion. With the edition ” WAY FORWARD,” we bring hopes for the …

Un brin de rien-Fanny Capuano

Un brin de rien. Fanny Capuano expresses the calm, the quietness, and the pause from the hectic everyday lives. FCapuano is a ready-to-wear and custom design brand based in Montreal. The brand is built on the belief that clothes represent what we are and what we want to be, by designer Fanny Capuano. The brand values and cares about the personality that they communicate. Produced in small quantities to avoid overproduction and waste, FCapuano encourages customization. The year 2020 was …

Annie Thompson-Way Forward

Let’s get back to knowing WHO MADE MY CLOTHES!” With Annie Thompson Human connection is a thing of great value, and so is the natural world. Photography Gabrielle Adair (Mills) Annie Thompson has pushed the boundary of Sustainable Fashion for 40-years by creating unique conscious garments. Annie Thompson designs are armour with a soul- to defend against waste, provide comfort, enhance your personality, and with big hands (otherwise pockets) to hold things. As she exits her 40-year in fashion, she …

Stylist Patricia Trépanier-Way Forward

Pandemic made Stylist Patricia Trépanier realize the joy she got as a Stylist. Photography: S&M Studio Montreal Personal fashion stylist for men in Montreal since 2008, Patricia Trépanier, specializes in men’s style. She offers styling services to men who are looking to improve their style. Her services are beneficial to busy men who do not have time to shop, men who do not have the budget to make poor style purchases or need an expert’s opinion on what suits them …

Annie Thompson

Website: www.anniethompson.caEmail: shop@anniethompson.caInstagram | Facebook Annie Thompson is one of Canada’s most revered fashion designers. Established in 1980, Annie Thompson Studio creates limited quantities of carefully crafted, sustainable, made-in-Canada styles to compliment unique bodies and personalities “One of the great gifts from creating clothing for people is that we are fortunate to get up close and personal with so many of our clients. The world is lacking in the personal touch that we all need, and we so love real …

Phoenix Ba

NYFW Courtesy IMAXTREE Website: www.phoenixba.coEmail: phoenixba.8778@gmail.comFacebook | Instagram About the Brand Phoenix Ba aims to think-outside-the-box and creates elegant and timeless womenswear with creative designs, variegated non-conventional materials and surface textile techniques. The line focuses on femininity, passion and confidence and contains one-of-a-kind outfits that suit women from different cultural backgrounds with various voices and attitudes. Phoenix Ba believes in “slow and ethical fashion” and values sustainability and craftsmanship. Most of the designs are manufactured using hand-selected unique textile resources, …

Karyn Inder

Karyn Inder Photography Patricia Recourt Email: karyninder@gmail.com Instagram | Facebook Karyn Inder is a Model, Mental Health Advocate and Host of The Model Tongue Podcast.Originally from Newfoundland, Canada, Karyn moved to Toronto in 2014 to pursue her dream of becoming a Model. Since then, she has worked for Knixwear, Hudson’s Bay Company, Reitmans, Nygard, Walmart and Joe Fresh. Now represented by Anita Norris Models in Canada, Francina in Spain and M4 in Germany, Karyn continues to model as a Plus-Size …

Chic Made Consciously

WebsiteEmail: cassandra@chicmc.comInstagram | Facebook With a business degree and love for fashion, Cassandra Ciarallo launched Chic Made Consciously, a company offering repurposed, handmade and fair-trade accessories. As a social entrepreneur, her passion is to help those in less developed countries have access to fair wages and empower consumers to wear a better story. She believes sustainability is a lifestyle choice, where we have the power to make small incremental steps every day to create a better world. Chic Made …

SAINT cosmetics a Clean Beauty Brand with Luxury Performance

SAINT cosmetics’ Joanna Montesano on how she built a ‘Clean Beauty Brand with Luxury Performance.’ Get some exclusive insights from Joanna Montesano, the woman behind the success of SAINT cosmetics. SAINT cosmetics is a passion brand created by Joanna Montesano in 2014, inspired by the knowledge she gleaned from her upbringing and through her journey of embracing cleaner products to address her demanding skincare requirements. The holistic approach to beauty– treating the internal and external body as one connected part–is …

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