FASHION Magazine

October 25, 2021 at 05:32PM The holiday season is starting early this year — and by early, we mean pre-Halloween early!— thanks to a new Gap campaign starring Katy Perry. Released earlier today, the film stars the “Firework” singer as she navigates daily life in various Gap gear (see the nostalgia-inducing logo hoodie and oversized denim jacket), culminating in a Love Actually-esque music video, complete with fake snow, a mini-orchestra and jovial dancers. Perry provides the soundtrack to the commercial with her rendition of The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love,” and Gap is donating US$1 for every stream of the new track on Spotify to Baby2Baby – a nonprofit long supported by Katy that provides children living in poverty with basic necessities. “Reimagining one of the most recognizable and emotional songs of our time with an iconic brand like Gap, having such…

October 23, 2021 at 02:30PM Billie Eilish will drop her first fragrance next month View this post on Instagram   A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish) iframe.instagram-media { position: static !important; } This week on her Instagram, Billie Eilish announced her first foray into the beauty world with Eilish by Billie Eilish, a new fragrance set to drop in November. The surprisingly gourmand perfume is an ode to her favourite aroma: vanilla, a scent which Eilish told Vogue brings back memories of baking with her mom. Rounding out the rest of the notes are equally warm and cozy scents perfect for the fragrance’s pre-holiday release, including spices, cocoa and amber. Who knew all the “Happier Than Ever” singer ever wanted was a cup of hot chocolate and a cashmere wrap? Jack Black launches acne-fighting cleanser and moisturizer Photography Courtesy of Jack BlackDealing with…

October 23, 2021 at 02:30PM Amazon Canada celebrates emerging local fashion designers Osob Mohamud of Alene. Photography courtesy of AmazonThis week, Amazon Canada launched a fashion video series on its Instagram to spotlight six designers from across Canada. Alongside host Brad Goreski (renowned celebrity stylist and Canada’s Drag Race judge), the emerging talents will highlight their personal and professional stories, and dive into the ethos they’ve each etched into their designs. The designers’ collections are also available to shop on amazon.ca. Mejuri re-opens its Toronto piercing studio Photography courtesy of MejuriIf you’re due for a bit more bling on your ears, listen close: Mejuri has re-opened its Toronto piercing studio. As of October 22, the jewellery brand is once again helping customers curate their dream earring stacks with personal appointment times (which can be booked here, but walk-ins are also welcomed), new, threadless…

October 22, 2021 at 06:22PM Remember the infamous Jeffrey Campbell Litas? The polarizing platform heeled boots were all the rage in the 2010s, and now a renaissance of sorts is upon us. Some might attribute the trend of taller statement boots to our (however slow) recovery from a period of social and economic hardships — after a year and a half (and counting) of the pandemic, everyone is ready to go higher, bigger and brighter when it comes to footwear, and fashion in general. The return of ’90s/2000s fashion is bringing with it the iconic platform boot, taking inspiration from The Spice Girls, Bratz Dolls and other pop culture fixtures of that era. Most recently, a street style shot of Olivia Rodrigo in a pair of red patent Naked Wolfe platform boots took over the interwebs, confirming the resurgence of the trend. Now…

October 22, 2021 at 04:50PM Scorpio season, we meet again. And delightfully so. If you have any passionate Scorpios in your corner, look no further because we’ve got a list of gifts scored for this mystical, hard-to-read zodiac sign. Treasure their obscurity with an organic-shaped clutch, ultraviolet nylon loafers (very Willy Wonka), or a lumpy and speckled mug. They’ll surely love to adorn their home in some eccentric textiles, like Okej’s Green Squiggle rug or a quilt from artist Cristina Martinez that wraps up the entire spectrum of Scorpion emotions. Happy cry? Sad cry? We’re not sure either. Free flowing and taking to abstract shapes like the element that rules them — water — this zodiac house will love to connect with a little H2O. Think an immersive bath kit for relaxing in their lair, McQueen’s skull umbrella for splashing around in nature,…

October 21, 2021 at 06:59PM Excuse me for stating the obvious, but the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. From socially distanced IKEA shopping to Bumble’s new vaccination indicator, the virus has forced us to adapt in ways Back to the Future could’ve never imagined, including with our clothing choices. After being trapped indoors for months, most of us have realized that we either own too much clothing or not enough pieces that actually make sense with the changes to our daily schedules (hello, loungewear!). We’ve also become hypersensitive to touch, not just from others, but to subway handles, grocery carts and, yes, the clothes on our bodies. Should we immediately do laundry after running errands? What’s the risk of sitting on the sofa in the same outfit we wore on public transit? Is it safe to try-on pants in a fitting room? View…

October 21, 2021 at 05:41PM In the age of fast fashion, TikTok shopping hauls and #OOTDs, we’ve come to associate style with an (overly) well-stocked wardrobe. Unspoken social media rules tell us that once an outfit is posted to one or all of our many feeds, we are never to be seen in it again. This culture inevitably plays into a hot-button issue in the fashion industry: the overproduction and overconsumption of clothing, one small solution for which may come via digital clothing. Zero10, a tech startup brand, is creating clothing exclusively for online spaces, and its efforts may address one piece of the waste puzzle by changing the way we think about clothes, instead of asking us to wear less. Launching on October 21, Zero10 is an iOS application that uses augmented reality (AR) technology to simulate garments from various brands onto…

October 21, 2021 at 04:13PM Halloween always offers up the perfect excuse to get a little adventurous with your look. Regardless of whether you have plans to wear a costume, you can still have a little fun with your nails come spooky season. Since we recognize that a neon orange pumpkin manicure might not be a great wardrobe fit post All Hallows’ Eve, we gathered some of our favourite on-trend Halloween nail designs that you won’t need to hide with a pair of gloves come November 1. A classic tortoiseshell manicure View this post on Instagram   A post shared by FreeNails The GelBottle France (@thegelbottlefrance) iframe.instagram-media { position: static !important; } We may be used to seeing this classically chic pattern on glam sunglasses and other accessories, but it has officially migrated to your nail beds and we are not mad about…

October 20, 2021 at 10:36PM During the year I spent in Scotland, I listened almost exclusively to an all-girls playlist. Hits by my role models Charli XCX and Sky Ferreira fuelled my spirits and imagination as I pretended to live the ultimate cool-alternative-girl fantasy of the mid-2010s. But my reality was very different. Of all the countless musical strolls I went on during those 12 months (and there were many), one will always stand out in my memory. As I was walking back from my job as a French-language assistant, I passed the various clothing stores along Glasgow’s Buchanan Street with my headphones on and was surrounded by women’s clothing. I passed window after window, each filled with countless pairs of shoes, oversized hats, skinny jeans…. You name it, it was there. And then there was this black dress — an elegant tight…

October 20, 2021 at 06:54PM Whether you know him as the lovable style expert on Netflix’s Queer Eye or the always-chic Next in Fashion co-host (also on Netflix), British-American designer Tan France is always making moves in the industry. His latest endeavour? A gender-neutral outerwear line called Was Him. France offered a first-look at the upcoming collection — set to drop on October 19 — in an exclusive story with InStyle that starred himself alongside Canadian comedian (and FASHION’s April 2021 cover star) Lilly Singh. To create his new line, the UK-born designer partnered with thmbl, providing him complete creative control while the brand incubator and retail platform took over the back-end of the business. The result is a stunning collection that draws from France’s life story. View this post on Instagram   A post shared by T A N . F R…