Interdisciplinary Artist and Fashion Stylist Biba Esaad is currently based between Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC. Following Esaad’s time at Queen’s University – where she specialized in a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors) focused on Oil Painting and Printmaking, she spent time working under the National Gallery of Canada, assisting and supporting the activities for the preparation and realization of the 16th International Venice Biennale (2018). More recently, she was awarded The Power Plant Contemporary Emerging Artist Award (2021), following her participation in the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair in t ..read more

I’ve known Michael Jafine since 2016, and let me tell you something, this man eats, breathes, and sweats fashion. Michael and I met in NYC, he had just finished his bachelor’s in Fashion Design at Parsons The New School for Design as well as his internships at Proenza Schouler, The Row, to name a few, and was working as an Assistant Designer. From the moment we met, I knew he was very passionate about what he did. He had tons of fashion books in his Brooklyn apartment and a mannequin with his latest fashion designs displayed. Michael grew up in Toronto in the Forest Hill neighbourhood, a well ..read more

Resolute to drive a post-gender revolution, Toronto-based Spencer Badu founded his eponymous label in 2015 during his freshman year of college. Experimenting with clothing design, Badu taught himself the art of patternmaking and needlework before enrolling in design school, a move that would galvanize the formation of his unisex ready-to-wear label. A devotee of the Bauhaus movement, Badu takes a less-is-more approach to design, crafting ultramodern with subtle yet salient intricacies. A nonconformist by nature, Badu’s creative force is driven by a need to express his point of view through tai ..read more

In the summer of 2023, I became aware of an incredibly creative and extraordinary advertisement by Joshua Pasquale via Instagram. I contacted him via Instagram and was immediately convinced by his open and communicative manner. Without knowing each other, we kept in touch almost daily for many months and planned a whole fashion show together. For me, participation with my brand Vivien Sophie at Paris Fashionweek 2023 was a big milestone and I am very happy and grateful that Josh has accompanied me on this journey and has accepted the task of stylist with great ambition and even spared no effor ..read more

I am Dan Dwir, a Swiss fashion designer living in Canada. I studied fashion design at the “Haute École d’Art et Design” (HEAD) in Geneva, where I was awarded the title of “Best Bachelor Collection” (the HEAD-Bongénie prize) for my BA graduate collection. During my studies, I was already making garments for private clients and shows and took several internships with known Swiss tailors. After graduation, I decided to leave my beloved country and see the world with my significant other. I moved to Chicago for a couple of years, where I built up a network of fashion lovers and had the chance to c ..read more

Love & Nudes is a Black-owned lingerie line focused on bringing awareness to Black women regarding symptomology present when screening for breast cancer. Founder, Chantel Carter Taylor created the Stage Zero Collection as a means to combat the alarming rate of mortality, for Black women, men, and trans people affected by breast cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death for Black women in North America, with the most aggressive form of affliction being early onset triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Self Screening Prototype Carter Taylor is a survivor of breast cancer and ..read more

It is fun to mix and match your clothing to highlight your personality and show some flair. Not many consider custom clothing, because they may think it is only for clothing designers, they believe it is too difficult, or that it requires a big-time investment. Customized clothing is easy to design from scratch and can be shipped to you quickly. Instead of purchasing clothes, you might not like, consider designing your own outfits and showing some character. T-shirts You can never get enough t-shirts, and the funniest ones are the most memorable. You can create a t-shirt with a graphic image ..read more

Throughout the pandemic, luxury fashion as an industry has transformed, both with regards to brands’ goals as well as consumers’ mindsets. Ever-changing restrictions kept storefronts closed, disrupted supply chains in factories, and even altered consumer buying patterns. Along with these changes came an uprising of social justice movements throughout the pandemic, many of which brought to light important social, political, and environmental issues. As these topics spread like wildfire throughout the population, so did information regarding the injustices and the harms of the fashion industry ..read more