In Toronto magazine, March 2012. My feature on Montreal designer Travis Taddeo, online now.
{ Have You Met Krane? }
Look up (^) then. There’s been a continual tide in menswear that comes and goes, comes and goes. In Canada, we’re the strongest we’ve ever been. I talk to Ken Chow about his collection, his challenges, and becoming a designer for a complicated market. For The Genteel.
{ Q+A: Denise Cronenberg, costume designer }
Yes, that Cronenberg. The #RPatz fans went nuts with this because, well, she dressed him in his next movie, Cosmopolis, and we talked about that + other serious costume designer-y things. For The Genteel.
{ Inspiration and the craft }
For The Genteel. Discussing the quest for inspiration as it relates to “the artist” + my own work + fashion designers + the rest of the non-visual world that doesn’t create moodboards and shit. Oh, and some talk about this men’s collection (^), inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera, a novel (!)
via (the wickedly talented) nedandaya:
Carlos Campos fall/winter 2012
{ A D.I.Y. Life & The Maker Movement }
Discussing the future of all the do-it-yourself types + the big $$$ infusion that’s ruining the very spirit of the thing.
{ Q+A with L.A. artist Steven Harrington }
…chatting about the intersection of art and fashion, the nature of craft and inspiration, and his new collaboration (below) with footwear brand Generic Surplus. For The Genteel.
{ How do we feel about men in high-heeled shoes? }
History + power v. oppression + women + gender expression + sexuality + fashion + homophobia + etc
The concepts that intersect when it comes to the high-heeled shoe. Thoughts on this, the disservice of the fleeting ‘men in heels’ trends + more for latest Life, etc. at The Genteel. Also, two completely different approaches to men in heels circa now. Which one do you think is less “silly/stupid”? Think about why - if you’re reading this and a man - you wouldn’t wear heels. Exactly.
and…
The Night Shift: We could be Sheroes. My column, this week: on the wickedness of last weekend’s woman realness summits all over Toronto: fashion oligarchs, interior design queens, and Erykah Badu. The girl power in full effect. For The Grid. Then read about this band Bizzrah (^) by my musically-tasteful friend Anupa. The next Sheroes is Etta James in Feb. - yeah, you should go.
The “scene” at Sheroes #6: Erykah Badu. Photo by Tony Halmos. Event GIF by Rea McNamara.
{ life, etc.: tweet me something, a.k.a. thoughts about social media v. fashion's 'other' stars v. pinterest }
For The Genteel, this week I’m talking about Twitter: how I never thought it would be a thing for me, and if I can seriously see myself using it beyond midlife. Also, there’s a fashion-y angle to it, discussing the once-silent stars now thrust into microblogging movement. So, aspiring PR-types (slash y’all who want to be Twitter-famous) here’s a fashion-y vid about DKNY’s PR gal (…who I wrote about in this…) to think on:
Oh, my Twitter you didn’t ask for? @pliving. Also, there was this thread on my Facebook of your confessions of obsession, so I also joined Pinterest. Still figuring that mess out.
{ Life, etc.: Let's talk about mentors + protégés }
For The Genteel.
{ So, this week in Toronto fashion... }
Have dinner with the Bustles, a new vintage clothing-slash-vinyl store on College, an Afrotropolis Wanderland is coming, and who will sponsor LGFW this season?
