FASHION PROFILE: What is your campus wearing? November 30, 2017November 29, 2017 Angel Manguerra Profile: Cati Landry English Major Who do you think is your style inspiration? “I love looking through different chapters of culture and seeing how women dress and how people of all different...
Marc Jacobs, gothic opulence, and fashion’s fading spectacle March 3, 2016March 2, 2016 Michel Ghanem Take everything you know about New York Fashion Week (NYFW) — the stress radiating from designers’ brains to create wearable, store-ready collections — and throw it all out the window. Marc Jacobs refuses to...
‘Fashion Machine’ features Victoria’s youngest designers April 2, 2015April 1, 2015 Michel Ghanem In fashion, one day you’re in, and the next day you’re out. In the case of Fashion Machine, the Royal B.C. Museum’s March 28–29 design event, you’re either in, or...
Sewing and knitting and scrapbooks—oh my! March 12, 2015March 11, 2015 Katie Weaver Creative Stitches & Crafting Alive comes to Victoria Western Canada’s largest sewing and crafting show, Creative Stitches & Crafting Alive, is making its way to Victoria on March 13 and 14....
Will wearing your dad’s clothes make you look incredible? February 5, 2015April 27, 2015 Hugo Wong Recently, I’ve taken to wearing my dad’s old suits. You know, the ones from the 1980s (this particular set was made in the fall of 1983, if the linings are...
EVENTS Feb. 6-19 February 5, 2015February 4, 2015 Melissa Faye Reid ART MARIMEKKO, WITH LOVE EXHIBITION Just in time for Valentine’s Day, check out the Finnish textile and clothing design company who revolutionized prints. These lively, ground-breaking prints were pioneered by fashion...
‘Elgami’ uses programming for fashion design January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 Michel Ghanem The ever-changing fashion industry revolves around presenting new clothes six months before they hit the stores—an impractical but traditional way of presenting new collections. UVic alumni Martin Erlic is pioneering...
Sustainable fashion on the rise in Victoria November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 Michel Ghanem Price and style are immediate concerns for most people looking to add to their carefully crafted wardrobe, but sustainable does not mean tasteless or unnecessarily expensive. Small, local Victoria businesses
Lark and Sparrow celebrates fifth year of whimsical elegance October 16, 2014October 15, 2014 Michel Ghanem Lark & Sparrow boutique owner Willow Hillard describes the Cook St. Village womenswear boutique as “a folky, magical, white, soft place—like a luxurious forest.”
Rewind that tape: vintage goodies for the old at heart September 26, 2014 Katrina Wong Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris will forever remain a film dear to me because of the protagonist’s adamant fondness for the past. The lesson learned became similar to the idea...
