Katwalk: All about you

Katwalk: All about you

by | Feb 11, 2014 | Culture, Fashion

Valentine’s Day is getting closer, which means panic is in the air. Although it’s difficult to find gifts for your other, it’s relatively easy to find gifts for yourself. Therefore, why not treat yourself to something that your other will inevitably have a weakness...
Katwalk: On Pointe

Katwalk: On Pointe

by | Jan 28, 2014 | Culture, Fashion

Often I find myself obsessed specifically with the curves of the body—shoulder blades, collarbones, or arches of the foot. Despite relinquishing the ambition of becoming a prima ballerina assoluta many years ago, I still appreciate the speechless storytelling and...
Double back to Korea

Double back to Korea

by | Jan 16, 2014 | Culture, Fashion

During the holidays, I returned to my mother’s homeland for the second time, to further absorb the culture I was geographically isolated from in my early youth. If you know anything about Korea, it’s probably about the cosmetics and cosmetic surgery. The cosmetic...
Cold-shouldered formality

Cold-shouldered formality

by | Nov 28, 2013 | Culture, Fashion

Every winter, the University of Victoria holds a Winter Formal dance at the end of November for the on-campus residents. I attended it in my first year, and if you have a chance, why not? I really spent most of the time at the table with the edibles anyway, because...
The sun’s deception

The sun’s deception

by | Oct 31, 2013 | Culture, Fashion

The time has come for the sun to fool us all. When it’s sunny out, it doesn’t always mean it’s warm. It means the desperately romantic wind is trying to sweep us off our feet by smothering us in fallen leaves. The first wave of viruses is just receding, so let’s not...