Last Wednesday, I attended the launch party of Mejuri, an online crowdsourcing platform where jewelry designers submit their designs and readers can vote for which designs they would like to see produced. Several winning designs were on display at the party, which was held at Loft 404 in Toronto. The site has over 200 designs submitted by jewelry designers,…
This week, I had the chance to profile Ryerson Dances for the Ryersonian. I reported on the event in a Ryersonian TV Feature, and profiled dancer, Paul John Elisha, whom I’ve known from the old days at Bayview School of Ballet. Take an exclusive look at the show below, and read on to learn more about PJ and Ryerson Dances.…
When you think of fashion models, often tall, leggy and thin come to mind. But last Saturday, a lecture featuring former i-D Magazine editor, Caryn Franklin, opened up a discussion on diversity in fashion. Franklin said from the start that she didn’t want to recruit students to her way of thinking, but rather to be aware of the lack of…
For never was a story of so much woe than Juliet and her Romeo. The National Ballet opened their 60th season with an emotional and visually beautiful version of Shakespeare’s tragic love story. It was the world premiere of the show, which featured Alexei Ratmansky’s fresh take on a ballet classic. I was dazzled by the choreography, that featured sweeping…
A fashion feature I’ve been working on was published in the Eyeopener today. Please check it out! Or read the full story below: A model in a summer frock struts down the 90-foot runway in David Pecaut Square. Fashion bloggers and editors sit in the front row, taking in the collection with a discerning eye. Backstage, volunteers scurry about, trying…
