While we still have three weeks of summer left, a sneak peek at Nine West’s autumn 2016 line up has rekindled our love for cold weather footwear. From flat loafers to sky-high thigh-highs, every shoe at the AW16 preview we attended this past week was glamorously finished with tassels, carved details or a patent finish. A dominant theme this upcoming season seems to be a sense of exploration, with each shoe including elements like highly textured soles, woolen linings, and snakeskin textures to encourage wanderlust.
Tag Archives: May 2016
The 80’s and 90’s Revived at the Billboard Music Awards.
This summer’s fashion was forecasted by the 2016 Billboard Music Awards’ strappy, shoulder-bearing silhouettes and pastel pallet. Playing host for the night, Ciara’s seven outfit changes hit nearly all of this season’s trends, starting with a skin-bearing silver dress with matching heels that looked to be inspired by this year’s met gala theme.
The Aga Khan’s Bollywood Classics Series.
This summer the Aga Khan extended the usual performing arts season well into August with their Bollywood Classic Series. Featuring films like the record breaking Mughal-e-Azam and Umrao Jaan, the Aga Khan invites Torontonians to extend both the performing arts season and their interest in foreign film.
SHE Picks: Unexpected Sun Protection.
Doctors have been warning us of the dangers of sun exposure for years, but the lack of diverse SPF-infused products left us with only basic options (think all-over sun creams, moisturizers with SPF, or noses covered with white zinc-oxide if you go back just as far as the 80’s). Now that people take their skin seriously, skincare brands are starting to supply the more innovative solutions needed to cater niche needs.
Taking Over Cannes Bollywood Style.
Cannes is the best source for first looks at the upcoming year’s pop culture. Not only premiering some of the most highly anticipated films, the festival also sets the stage for formalwear trends of the coming seasons. With the festival wrapping up, now is the best time to examine some of the best and worst dressed of past years.
SHE Picks: Setting Sprays.
Summer brings in the warm weather that facilitates weekends spent at the campgrounds, evenings in the swimming hole, and dinners on the patio. Unfortunately the warm weather also brings in the stifling, face melting humidity. Fortunately, these top five setting sprays can provide a solution.
State of Emergency in Fort McMurray.
The province of Alberta is being ravaged by another devastating wildfire leaving Tyler Warman, the Mayor of Slave Lake, with an “eerie sense of déjà vu.”
The out of control fires in Fort McMurray are horrifyingly reminiscent of the horrible blazes that destroyed Slave Lake and the surrounding areas five years ago. The 2011 fires were the second costliest disaster in Canada, having left more than 425 properties levelled or damaged. Considering the scope of the wildfires now burning in the north eastern corner of the province, it looks like that may not be a title Slave Lake will be holding for much longer.
Redesigning Masculinity.
Displaying an interesting use of asymmetry, Cherry Luk’s latest collection TRANS/form was conceptualized by draping menswear pieces over a female form mannequin, giving undeniably masculine garbs a feminine edge. The collection is hard to describe, especially when trying to use indicators of “masculine” and “feminine”, but considering Luk’s encouragement to challenge the status quo, our confusion is probably intentional.
Lindsay Cooper 