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Urban Regalia exhibition showcases Indigenous and Audrey Hepburn-inspired pieces by Gitxsan designer

November 14, 2019November 26, 2019
Eunice Choi
Since Sept. 28, the Legacy Art Gallery has been showing the exhibition Urban Regalia, featuring the work of Sug-ii-t Lukxs (Yolonda Skelton). The pieces, which incorporate Indigenous designs and vintage

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.”
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1. Former UVic President Jamie Cassels leads the Board of Governors through a crowd of Divest protestors in January, at the meeting where they passed the responsible investment policy. Photo by Josh Ngenda. 

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5. Saanich Police shut down a gathering on campus during the first week of classes. Photo by Michael John Lo. 

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