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Pat McDonagh:
The Public Eye’s Latest Love Affair
When asked to select one word to describe herself for her portrait in the Luminato exhibit, Toronto’s Mille Femmes, Canada’s long-standing fashion designer, Pat McDonagh, came up with the word ‘Patastrophe.’ Ironic for a woman who has not missed a beat throughout the past forty years showcasing a […]

madglam in the media…


Len Henry of Fashcam recently did an interview with myself on Canadian Fashion and madglam.com for Canoe TV…check it out! And, if I may add I am well aware that designer Derek Lam is not Canadian…(video editing may have you thinking otherwise…).
COMING LATER THIS SPRING:
*Jason Kearns’ latest editorial, shot by Richard Dubois, entitled “Beyond […]

family matters…


When it comes to fashion up and comers and big timers…Canadians seem to find success sticking to their gene pool. From Common Cloth to Beckerman to Dsquared, we have a large stream of talent that proves blood is thicking than water; atleast in the land of fashion design.
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b is for biddell.


“It’s Biddell bitch!” Yes, the oh-so familiar phrase, by the oh-so familiar designer…AND winner of the first ever season of Project Runway Canada. Saskatoon native, Evan Biddell proved that he could, and will, ‘measure up’ in the cut-throat world of fashion….

from sweden with love


Swedish designer, Sandra Backlund, takes knitting to an entirely new level. Say goodbye to your grandmother’s scarves and hello to inventive evenings gowns…

reality tv takes it to the runway…


Fashion has taken on a new role in the form of the latest pop culture craze that is reality television. Placing raw talent at the forefront of its viewers, it’s been creating a doorway into an industry that is tough to crack. This is no different for Canadian designers, as the first season […]

niya goes retail…


Niya Melodie Accessories has gone retail…
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raymund galsim brings ‘the book’


HAUTE COUTURE THEATRE: Fashion Photojournalist, Raymund Galsim, capturing the drama, artistry and theatrics of fashion shows in a pure photo-journalistic style.
Act I is about L’Oreal Fashion Week Toronto, and he has already begun working on Act II, covering Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York. The book will be released on limited copies […]

for the love of laing


Taking the fashion world by storm one city at a time, Canadian-born designer, Jeremy Laing is no amateur when it comes to playing dress-up. Sewing by the ripe old age of thirteen, and interning for the likes of Alexander McQueen, its no wonder he’s been out creating a stir in North America’s fashion capital, […]

joelle does project runway canada…


All hail Iman! The lucky designers, pictured above, look up to the host, and judge, on the upcoming show, Project Runway Canada, which crowns one lucky designer ‘winner’ and puts them $100,000.00 ahead of the rest of them.
And yes, I must make a confession, but only because my profile is now up on the […]