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The New Sustainable Generation Black Floral Guipure Shift Dress and Silver-Tone Shell Hoop Earrings (Prices Upon Request) MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION Resort 2019. Photographer JEANCLAUDE LUSSIER. Fashion Editor FRITZ. Makeup & Hair GENEVIÈVE LENNEVILLE at FOLIO using ORIBE and NARS. Creative Director SYLVAIN BLAIS. Digital Tech Assistant ALEXIS BELHUMEUR. Lighting Assistant WILLIAM LANGLAIS. Photo Retouching VALÉRIE LALIBERTÉ.
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Up-and-coming model Rachelle Harris in Michael Kors’ Cruise Collection
Beauty
Luxury skincare products for every skin type Discover the best of Canada-grown beauty products Dramatic eye and lip makeup for the holidays Electrifying beauty looks that pop
Fashion Editorials
Staying city stylish in winter Sixties fever Mixing patterns and bright colours to warm up your day Field of Dreams: Get lost in high fashion
Culture
Iconic designer Thierry Mugler’s upcoming exhibit in Montreal Lalique’s new creative direction gives it a breath of fresh air
Sports
Exclusive interview with ice dancer Paul Poirier How to stay fit and stylish with skier Christina Lustenberger
Sustainability
Canada’s footwear star: Manitobah Mukluks How G-Star respects the environment Three easy habits you can adopt to help climate change Animal Justice’s fight for animal rights
Jewellery
Travel
Cinema
Technology Music Books
What makes jeweler Dalia Lash tick Vicenzaoro: Italian jewellery at its best Van Cleef & Arpels’ Perlée collection Chanel’s Coromandel fine jewellery Louis Vuitton Conquêtes of Regalia
Patricia Rozema on directing and her newest movie, Mouthpiece Inside scoop on actress Amber Heard
Lifestyle
Best restaurants from coast to coast of Canada
Behold the beauty of Bath, UK Singapore is a city of sustainability
How women are changing the face of Artificial Intelligence Canada’s golden girl, Goldilox
Retrospective book on Richard Bernstein’s stunning portraits for Interview magazine Reading to add to your coffee table this winter
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President and Editor-in-Chief: Kathia Cambron C.E.O.: Shervin Shirvani Editorial Director: Sylvain Blais Director of Marketing and Communication: Brenna Dixon Executive Editor: Rebecca Kahn
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ART DEPARTMENT
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FASHION
Fashion Editors: Jenn Finkelstein, Fritz, Olivia Leblanc, Corey Ng, Peter Papapetrou, Nadia Pizzimenti, Randy Smith
BEAUTY
Beauty Editors: Rebecca Kahn, Sabrina Rinaldi, Steven Turpin, KW Makeup & Hair Artists: Nicolas Blanchet, Nisha Gulati, Geneviève Lenneville, Andrew Ly, Olivier Miotto, Paco Puertas, Sabrina Rinaldi, Ronnie Tremblay, Steven Turpin Makeup & Hair Assistants: Marianne Caron
LIFESTYLE
Lifestyle Editor: Marie-Ève Venne
CONTRIBUTORS
Editor-at-Large: Stéphane Le Duc Senior Fashion Editor: Brenna Dixon Writers: Caitlin Agnew, Carol Besler, Jane Bradshaw, Brenna Dixon, Marsha Doucette, Jason Gorber, Rebecca Kahn, Daisy Mellar, Stéphane Le Duc, Marie-Ève Venne, KW
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CONTRIBUTORS Jenn Finkelstein
Fashion Editor
Bubbly, humble, and incredibly hard-working, Jenn counts more than 10 years of experience as a stylist. Her styling curriculum is now filled with dozens of editorials, campaigns, and celebrity collaborations. Her forte is an adaptive aesthetic infused with a love for cinema and fine arts, which she tailors to her clients’ DNA. “I love colours just as much as neutrals! I don’t have a specific signature; I’m more of a chameleon,” she explains. Teamwork is also a huge source of satisfaction for Jenn.
Brenna Dixon
Director of Marketing and Communication
JENN FINKELSTEIN
BRENNA DIXON
Brenna launched her creative branding career in Milan after completing a master’s degree in fashion marketing. Nearly 12 years later, she’s created unique and progressive visual stories for brands ranging from advertorials to ad campaigns. Her ability to conceptualize and deliver powerful images is her forte, while writing is the cherry on her creative cake. Being part of Dress to Kill has allowed her inner creativity to blossom and connected her with a variety of people in the industry from icons to emerging talent.
Carol Besler
Jewellery Writer
For more than 20 years, Carol Besler has traveled the world in search of the best watches and jewelry. It’s a treasure hunt that often takes her to unusual places and events, always with the same result: the discovery of beautiful objects that never lose their appeal.
CAROL BESLER
Corey Ng
Fashion Editor
Corey Ng is an award-winning fashion director and stylist who has become one of the most notable names in Canadian fashion. Know for his singular aesthetic, Corey’s work has been featured in Vanity Fair, L'Officiel USA, ELLE Canada, and collaborations with brands such as Chanel, Nike, and Holt Renfrew.
COREY NG ROYAL GILBERT
Royal Gilbert
Photographer
Through a series of fortunate meetings and inspiring collaborations, Gilbert has found a way to speak in a world of wonder and creativity. He draws from his graphic design background to create images that are an ongoing invitation to inhabit a life fiercely lived.
Marjolaine Viau
Coordinator
MARJOLAINE VIAU
For as long as she can remember, Marjolaine was driven by the beauty of the world around her. She developed a weakness for fashion the day she saw it as an art form. Today, as a fashion designer, each edition of Dress to Kill magazine provides her with inspiration. She’s independent and has immense character that she brings to DTK, demonstrating a creative understanding of the meaning of fashion. She’s thrilled to have collaborated with the wonderful DTK team, spreading beauty and fashion.
Daisy Mellar
Writing Intern
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Having moved from England to Canada six-months ago with a degree in psychology, Daisy didn’t expect to fall in love with the fashion scene here so quickly. “I have met so many inspiring and talented individuals at DTK, and, to all of them, I am enormously grateful.”
Editor’s Note
Of course, times have changed, as they always do. The fact alone that the global population has doubled since I was born is a significant one, but also our consumption habits have multiplied by a pretty large number, I assume. The romantic lifestyle of our great grandparents is long gone, but let’s hope that it hasn’t been totally forgotten. Maybe we can commemorate the good old days by reading a book at night instead of our Instagram feeds, perhaps in the light of a candle, or maybe we could offer meaningful gifts during the holidays instead of a fast, last-minute spree to the corner store. Times of big change can sometimes feel frightening, and that is why we have dedicated part of our content to highlighting the efforts of some exceptional individuals and companies that bring some light with their
ideas, visions, and actions, painting a future that we can all agree we want to be a part of. For example, Manitobah Mukluks and G-Star are two brands that embrace sustainable and ethical products. So many beauty brands have gone vegan and cruelty-free, due much to the success of organizations like Animal Justice. You’ll find that you don’t have to forgo luxury in order to live more ethically. If only we knew what we wanted. I think we do know, but it takes the time to let your mind go where it wants to take you. We forget that our reveries are important; imagination is powerful. Sometimes, a lack of words says a lot. In this issue, we are offering you what we do best at DTK: a collection of spectacular imagery and fashion editorials, all handcrafted by our exceptional contributors. There must be a reason why they say that an image is worth a thousand words. We are wishing you all a restful holiday season surrounded by your loved ones. Let’s make 2019 the year of positive change.
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JEWELLERY
Leo Pizzo
FLORAL MOTIF RINGS WITH PINK SAPPHIRES AND DIAMONDS
Bling
ITALIAN style Roberto Coin PRINCESS FLOWER RINGS WITH BLACK AND WHITE DIAMONDS
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Every September a select group of trade buyers attend Vicenzaoro, a boutique jewellery show near Venice, Italy, where a handful of brands showcase new designs that will influence trends for the coming season. This year at Vicenzaoro, we saw cocktail rings, big earrings, power cuffs, and enough flowers to furnish a royal wedding. By Carol Besler
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TAJ MAHAL RING WITH PEARL AND GEMSTONE
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ature has always been the ‘it’ motif in jewellery design but is now more ubiquitous than ever, from simple four-petal silhouettes to complex, sculptural designs and high-level gemsetting. Many of the new looks consist of large centre stones surrounded by petals set with pavé diamonds or gemstones in graduated hues or surprising colour combinations.
Sutra SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING
FINE JEWELLERY is GETTING BIG AGAIN.
Vendorafa HAMMERED GOLD AND DIAMOND CUFF BRACELET
The trend toward stacking and layering of several small, even minimalist pieces is transitioning to a 1980s-like penchant for big, bold pieces. It coincides with a return in fashion to 1980s power dressing, including shoulder pads and double-breasted suits. We may need big hair and earrings to pull it off, and we’re definitely going to need a power cuff, the jewellery world’s most important contribution to the re-emergence of armour dressing. Cuffs are popular partly for their versatility.
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As a large canvas, a cuff lends itself to a variety of styles, including either high-polished or hammered metal surfaces, large gemstones or pavé sprinklings, and potentially three-dimensional designs.
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EMBRACING FLOWERS RINGS WITH CENTRAL STONES OF GREEN CHALCEDONY ON THE LEFT AND OPAL ON THE RIGHT, SURROUNDED BY DIAMONDS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES
In terms of gemstones, there is a return to the big three – ruby, emerald, and sapphire – which mirrors jewellery trends from the late 1980s and early ’90s. That said, there is no denying the elevated status of so-called semi-precious gems that has become entrenched since then, including, at the moment, the softer colours of gems like chalcedony and morganite. “Big but soft,” is how one exhibitor describes it, and that may be the best way to define the emerging neo-’80s look: power, but with a hint of femininity.
EMERALD CHANDELIER EARRINGS
Pasquale Bruni MORGANITE AND DIAMOND RINGS
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JEWELLERY
MADEMOISELLE CHANEL’S APARTMENT, 31 RUE CAMBON, PARIS, CHANEL FINE JEWELRY.
FLEUR DE LAQUE EARRINGS IN WHITE GOLD, YELLOW GOLD, CULTURED PEARL, DIAMONDS, BLACK LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL, CHANEL FINE JEWELRY.
THE CHANEL COROMANDEL
High Jewellery Collection
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel lived at the Ritz in Paris for 34 years, from 1937 until her death in 1971, but she also owned an apartment nearby at 31 rue Cambon, where she spent her daytime hours working, entertaining patrons, and receiving guests. By Carol Besler
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FLEUR DE LAQUE WATCH IN WHITE GOLD, YELLOW GOLD, CULTURED PEARLS, DIAMONDS, BLACK LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL, CHANEL FINE JEWELRY.
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he apartment and its contents have been rigorously preserved, serving as a space of inspiration for the company’s design team. It is a sanctuary of beige carpets, Venetian mirrors, Baccarat chandeliers, and objets d’art, including a Giacometti sculpture, a Dali painting, a pair of gilded Chinese horses, and two life-size wooden elks. Surrounding it all are some 30 Chinese black lacquer coromandel screens that cover every wall of the apartment. Most are decorated with her favorite flower, the camelia, a symbol of purity and longevity in Asia. The screens have been the inspiration behind many of IMPRESSION FLORALE IN WHITE GOLD AND DIAMONDS, CHANEL FINE JEWELRY.
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GABRIELLE CHANEL IN FRONT OF A COROMANDEL SCREEN, 1937, ©BORIS LIPNITZKI/ ROGER-VIOLLET.
I NEARLY FAINTED WITH JOY WHEN ENTERING A CHINESE SHOP, I SAW A Coromandel FOR THE FIRST TIME. Screens WERE THE FIRST THING I BOUGHT. . Coco Chanel
the Maison’s creations, including the upscale Chanel Mademoiselle Privé watch collection with enameled dials and, most recently, the Coromandel High Jewellery collection of 59 pieces, 24 of which are one-of-a-kind.
The imagery of the screens is everywhere in the collection: camelia flowers, birds in flight, even the geometric structure of the screens themselves. A cuff is set with a yellow diamond that pivots so as to always be visible from the desired angle. A ten-carat diamond ring imitates birds taking flight. A blaze of gemstones, including rubies, emeralds, tsavorite garnets, and an impressive 37-carat tourmaline, reflect the colourful lacquers of the screens. “I have loved Chinese screens since I was eighteen years old,” Coco once said. “I nearly fainted with joy when entering a Chinese shop, I saw a Coromandel for the first time. Screens were the first thing I bought.”
TOP LEFT: HORIZON LOINTAIN NECKLACE IN YELLOW GOLD, PLATINUM, DIAMONDS AND MOTHER OF PEARL, CHANEL FINE JEWELRY.. BOTTOM LEFT: WORK ON THE BESTIAIRE D’ASIE BROOCH FROM THE COROMANDEL HIGH JEWELRY COLLECTION. 550 HOURS OF WORK WERE REQUIRED TO CREATE THIS PIECE AT THE CHANEL WORKSHOP, 18 PLACE VENDOME, PARIS, CHANEL FINE JEWELRY. BOTTOM RIGHT: PRÉCIEUX ENVOL RING IN WHITE GOLD AND DIAMONDS, CHANEL FINE JEWELLERY.
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JEWELLERY
ROYAL AFF AIR by Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton’s new fine jewellery, Conquêtes of Regalia, sources its inspiration from the queens and duchesses of our history and their emblematic tradition of wearing their legitimacy as precious jewels. By KW
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y reviving the artistic merit of this rich historical time, we are plunged into a magical universe of symbols, patterns, and fascinating heritage, combined with a modern twist and inspired by the art deco era. Reproducing the emblem of the Louis Vuitton house, these highly intricate patterns include moving shapes, V shapes, and diamond curves with flowers decoration. The result is quite outstanding, as expertise, design, and knowhow all come together to beautifully support the deep colour of rare precious stones, like the 34.74 carat Paraiba tourmaline, the raspberry-coloured Spinel, the rare 19.97 carat green tsavorite, or the lavender blue sapphire. If you are wondering how many queens will have the privilege of donning such beauty, the answer is not many, as this is a very limited edition of only 60 pieces (approximately).
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Continuing
THE TRADITION Van Cleef & Arples newest additions will blow you away.
CARD FOR A BAGATELLE RING, 1948, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS ARCHIVES
riginally launched in 2008, the exquisite Perlée collection is a Van Cleef & Arples trademark, with focuses on tradition and a high standard for excellence, taking the gold beads from the history of the Maison. Dedicated to expertise and savoir-faire, beadwork is manipulated by hand in order to bring out a brilliant shine of all the intricately placed beads. The innermost surface is polished using the mirror polishing technique, exclusive to Van Cleef & Arples. Diamonds are selected through a strict regimen, and the intensity of their shine is enhanced by an openwork gold structure, allowing light to pass through and honouring the fine jewellery tradition.
PERLÉE DIAMONDS BRACELET IN WHITE AND PINK GOLD, DIAMONDS
Complementing the Perlée Between the Finger Ring, pendants, and earrings, the Maison introduces the bracelets in sensational hues. The ‘couleurs bracelets’ illustrate a truly unique design with cabochons placed opposite of vibrant diamonds on an open shank. Each bracelet is garnished with elegantly placed twinkling beads, accentuating the precious stones. Gold compliments deep green malachite, turquoise is accentuated by white gold, and pink gold is paired with red-orange carnelian, emphasizing warm and deep undertones brought out through polishing.
SETTING WORK, POSITIONING THE DIAMONDS
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By Brenna Dixon
PERLÉE COULEURS BRACELET IN YELLOW GOLD, MALACHITE, DIAMONDS
Following the intricate diamond custom of the Maison, the Perlée diamonds bracelets are the ultimate companion to the Perlée diamond creations. The stackable intricacies balance one another with their complementary golden hues. A row of rounded diamonds is enclosed by two rows of gold beads, all falling gracefully on the wrist. Featured in white gold, the bracelet highlights the luminosity of yellow gold which blends perfectly with delicate and feminine pink. Complete with a subtle clasp allowing for alternating sizes, these pieces gracefully compliment any wrist size.
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JEWELLERY
The Magic of
MARK LASH
DALIA LASH reveals the SECRET TO BUILDING A JEWELLERY wardrobe: MAKE it YOUR OWN. 22
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By Carol Besler
hird-generation jeweller Dalia Lash is a stylist at heart. She can picture the life of any given piece of jewellery after it leaves one of the showcases at Mark Lash Fine Jewelry. During a recent visit to the Eglinton Avenue store, I watched her pick out emerald earrings to accessorize a dress and shoes from a photo brought in by a customer. Later, she and an assistant, clutching mood boards, pull pieces for an upcoming photoshoot for a local fashion magazine. “I do love fashion, and I think jewellery is the best accessory,” says Dalia who, that day, is wearing a vintage crescent-shaped pendant that was once a brooch set with several large, old mine-cut diamonds and a yellow gold curb link diamond bracelet, paired with beautiful bangles. “My personal style tends to be tailored, with a bit of a kick, something different, or a unique mix of pieces that make the look truly my own,” she says, adding, “I love sourcing diamonds.” Most Mark Lash
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I DO LOVE FASHION, and I THINK JEWELLERY IS THE BEST ACCESSORY. Dalia Lash
pieces are custom-made at their workshop in the company’s Richmond Hill location, developed from scratch, beginning with a sketch in collaboration with customers. Some are updated heirloom pieces. Many are custom-designed engagement rings and wedding bands. What they all have in common is their purpose, which is to complement the specific style of their wearers.
The store is full of Mark-Lash-made pieces, all on trend but with a twist, something that makes them unique: diamond line earrings but with multiple strands that cascade like a waterfall to the shoulder, an engagement ring with a double halo drop setting for maximum flash, or a diamond tennis bracelet but with sprinkles of baguette-cut diamonds that throw off more sparkle than a disco ball. Dalia is quick to credit her team: her husband, Mark Lash; their business partner, Laurie Goodman; and a talented team of sales associates, designers, and jewellers. “I can’t do this alone,” she smiles. Dalia’s mantra is that jewellery is meant to be worn. “Not everyone wants the crown jewels. It’s like fancy dishes: you have to pull them out a few times a year on special occasions, but it’s nice to have great pieces for everyday too.” Stacks of bangles, a nice lariat, some hoop or stud earrings, a diamond line bracelet… These are the pieces every woman should have as her go-to, as essential as a first aid kit. By the time I leave the store, I’m scrolling through my phone to show Dalia pictures snapped of me in various outfits, asking for advice about what jewellery to accessorize with, what to add to my collection, thrilled that after 25 years of covering jewellery, I can still find new gurus for advice and inspiration.
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STYLE
CityLIFE
TAKE SEVENTIES revival LOOKS (RETRO SHIRTS, FLARED DENIM, and CORDUROY SUITS) FOR A SPIN around the CITY THIS WINTER. Photographer Royal Gilbert Fashion Editor Nadia Pizzimenti
Blouse ($2,090), Jacket ($4,105), and Skirt ($1,550) GUCCI.
This page: Sweater ($443) ACNE at SIMONS. Tweed Blazer ($795) and Shorts ($325) SMYTHE. Opposite page left: Top ($750 USD), Skirt ($1,500 USD), and Boots ($1,400 USD) FENDI. Opposite page right: Top ($1,980), Scarf ($525), and Coat ($3,490) VALENTINO. Denim Jumpsuit ($562.63) SEA at SHOPBOP. Necklaces VINTAGE (STYLIST’S OWN). Shoes ($1,025) CHANEL.
This page: Dress ($582.03) SEA at SHOPBOP. Opposite page left: Top ($180) ACNE at SHOPBOP. Jacket ($4,240) and Skirt ($1,400) PRADA. Tights ($270) CHANEL. Opposite page right: Top ($553.35) ZIMMERMAN at SHOPBOP. Jacket ($7,075), Skirt ($2,390), Tights ($270), and Shoes ($1,025) CHANEL. Photographer ROYAL GILBERT. Fashion Editor NADIA PIZZIMENTI at P1M.ca. Makeup & Hair NISHA GULATI using CHARLOTTE TILLBURY and R+CO. Model RICHIE HINES at HEROES
SUSTAINABILITY
GAME CHANGER
FROUKE BRUINSMA
Frouke Bruinsma speaks on G-Star’s corporate responsibility and embracing a sustainable future.
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By Brenna Dixon
iving in the world of fast fashion, we have unfortunately become accustomed to rapidly purchasing and discarding clothing at low costs. Due to a large change in our buying behaviours, the average consumer buys “60% more clothing than 20 years ago” (George Kell, Forbes, “Can fashion be sustainable,” 2018). As a consequence, our world has undoubtedly witnessed a rise in waste due to the industry being directly responsible for “up to 10% of global CO2 emissions, 20% of the world’s industrial wastewater, 24% of insecticides, and 11% of pesticides use” (George Kell, Forbes, “Can fashion be sustainable,” 2018). With growing concerns around climate change, executives have been transforming their business models to improve their supply chains and minimize undesirable environmental effects, while consumers are rounding a phase of heightened awareness in regards to their purchasing habits and the environmental repercussions. One globally renowned brand leading by example is denim mogul, G-Star. Infamous for their cutting-edge approach, G-Star is helping bring fashion into the age of sustainability.
Raw for the Ocean
In order to address environmental issues in relation to the fashion industry, sustainability has become a number one priority for CEOs across the world. Brands today are continuously working to improve all stages of the product lifecycle, from design and manufacturing to transparency and efficient water usage. Denim brand G-Star is notorious for their avant-garde approach to going green and launching world class initiatives such as ‘Raw for the Ocean’ in collaboration with musical artist Pharrell Williams, which is focused on denim spun from recycled ocean plastic. Sustainability has always been of importance to the company, and “in 2006, we realized that sustainability needed to be integrated into the heart of our business in a formal way; that’s when we officially started our Corporate Responsibility department,” states Frouke Bruinsma, the Director of Corporate Responsibility for G-Star. After her career as legal counsel, Bruinsma went on to establish this Corporate Responsibility department reporting directly to the G-STAR RAW SPRING 2019
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CEO. She built the department around four pillars: Responsible Supply Chain, Sustainable Products, Sustainable Operations, and Community Involvement. This is keeping in mind, Frouke says, “When we design and produce, we must do that for the future. If we still want to be here as a denim brand in a hundred years from now, it is crucial for us to think innovatively about the impact we have on people and the planet.” As a true sustainable pioneer, she notes that “it’s important to understand that innovation is at the very core of our DNA, and sustainable innovations are naturally a part of that. Innovating for the future also means taking responsibility for the social and environmental impact we have.”
Positive Denim Practices
As a process of continuous improvement, the Corporate Responsibility program naturally evolved over the years. With the progression of the program, Frouke encountered certain obstacles: “The biggest challenge is how to scale and accelerate the adaptation of our innovations in order to have a meaningful impact. We, as a brand, alone cannot change the entire denim industry,” she notes. As a result of such challenges, the world’s first Cradle to Cradle Gold Certified denim fabric was developed together with the G-Star partners. They created this while giving “an open access to actual denim fabric and our findings to other brands via the Fashion Positive Library,” she explains. The library allowed the brand to share the cutting-edge “revolutionary hydrosulphite-free, indigo technology,” which was introduced in order to make the fabric together with other mills, “so they can adapt positive denim practices in their own productions” at the manufacturing stage. There are, however, remaining elements that still need to change but are more difficult to impact. Frouke references a few, including how to clean and recycle the waste that was not designed to be cleaned nor recycled or how to scale and accelerate sustainable innovation and consumer education/behaviour/ demands which play a crucial role in expediting the change for good across all industries. Initiatives to address these are not an easy task. Last, but not least, Bruinsma mentions the importance of changing different governments and their policies. As there are a number of factors that still need to be altered in order to implement change, G-Star has already reached incredible milestones, having launched ‘Our Most Sustainable Jeans Ever; the G-Star Elwood RFTPi jean’. This particular denim product was developed “by analyzing each part of the denim design process and exploring how to reduce the environmental impact at every step. This
jean marks a milestone in sustainable denim manufacturing for us but also for the industry.” By partnering with Dystar and Artistic Milliners in 2016, G-Star created the world’s most sustainable denim fabric from “organic cotton, grown without synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and the world’s cleanest indigo technology which uses 15% less indigo, 70% less chemicals, requires no hydrosulphite, and produces no salt by-product during the reduction and dyeing process, consequently saving water and leaving a clean and recyclable water effluent,” she explains. Frouke continues that the brand is extremely proud that “the result was the World’s first Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Gold denim fabric whose chemistry presents zero risk for people and planet.” From washing to zippers and rivets, G-Star is dedicated to recyclable elements, staying away from harmful chemicals, and disseminating information on how to prolong the life of consumer garments.
Consumer Awareness
Sustainability is rapidly developing and becoming newly imbedded in organizations’ DNA. Due to the rise in consumer awareness, brands are pushed to be transparent in the fashion industry. When it comes to consumer use, G-Star added “a Clevercare® tag to care label in the garments and on the web-shop to educate our customers how to care for their garments because vast water and energy impact happens at the user stage,” further explains Frouke. Focusing on the future, G-Star’s approach to innovation and sustainability definitely sets the brand apart in the fashion industry. As consumer demands for transparency and openness rise, businesses will be forced to adapt their business model, and Frouke is sure that this will be “a driving force for sustainability and accelerating the change, making it the new standard.”
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Against the
WIND
Blazer Dress ($8,250), Scarf ($1,100), High Boots ($2,725), Earrings ($1,275), Gold Necklace ($3,100), Necklace with charms ($4,925), Silver Necklace ($12,450), Gold Bracelet ($1,375), and Silver Bracelet ($1,025) CHANEL.
You’ll be BLOWN AWAY by THESE BOLD PATTERNS and BRIGHT COLOURS that are PERFECT to BRIGHTEN UP even the DREARIEST of WINTER DAYS. The SILKIEST of FABRICS can make ANYONE FEEL LUXURIOUS and BREEZY. Photographer Chris Nicholls Fashion Editor Peter Papapetrou
This page: Blazer on shoulders ($695) SMYTHE. Clutch ($365) ANAVI DESIGNS. Striped Top ($1,445) and Pants ($1,590) ROKSANDA at THE ROOM. Scarf on waist ($655) ALEXANDER McQUEEN at NORDSTROM. White Kicks ($840) VALENTINO at NORDSTROM. Earrings (Price Upon Request) IRADJ MIONI at ARCHIVES TORONTO. Opposite page : Scarf on head ($655) ALEXANDER McQUEEN at NORDSTROM. Graffiti Sweatshirt ($630) BURBERRY at NORDSTROM. Dress ($1,080) MARC JACOBS at SAKS FIFTH AVENUE. Fingerless Gloves ($1,100) CHANEL. Boots ($1,275) PROENZA SCHOULER at THE ROOM.
This page: Scarves ($485 each) and Dress ($3,375) HERMÈS. Accessories (Price Upon Request) CAROLE TANENBAUM. Opposite page: Hat ($295) LILIPUT HATS. Blouse ($950) DRIES VAN NOTEN at SAKS FIFTH AVENUE. Scarf ($790) SAINT LAURENT at SAKS FIFTH AVENUE. Necklace (Price Upon Request) CAROLE TANENBAUM. Belted Scarf ($232.67) BURBERRY at NORDSTROM. Pants ($745) MONCLER at NORDSTROM. Jeweled heels ($750) SOPHIA WEBSTER at THE ROOM.
This page: Scarf on head ($680) and Checkered Scarf ($830) ETRO at SAKS FIFTH AVENUE. Top ($285) DRIES VAN NOTEN. Opposite page: Scarf on head ($371) MANTERO at NORDSTROM. Silk Dress ($2,195) STELLA MCCARTNEY. Scarf ($675) ALEXANDER MCQUEEN at NORDSTROM. Metallic Leggings (Price Upon Request) GRETA CONSTANTINE. Runners ($870) MIU MIU at NORDSTROM. Necklace (Price Upon Request) CAROLE TANENBAUM. Photographer CHRIS NICHOLLS. Fashion Editor PETER PAPAPETROU at PLUTINO GROUP. Makeup GRACE LEE at PLUTINO GROUP using SEPHORA and L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL. Hair JUKKA at PLUTINO GROUP Model SHAYNA MCNEIL at PLUTINO MODELS. Retouching PATTY WATTEYNE. Colour Work LORCA MOORE.
CULTURE
Fashion on Stage
THIERRY MUGLER On March 2, 2019, all eyes of the fashion world will turn to Montreal to admire the first retrospective devoted to the visionary creator Thierry Mugler. By Stéphane Le Duc
DOMINIQUE ISSERMANN, THIERRY MUGLER, NEW YORK, 1995; STERN (ALLEMAGNE), 1995. PHOTO : © DOMINIQUE ISSERMANN.
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true coup d’état, under the aegis of Nathalie Bondil, the director of the Museum of Fine Arts, the curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot will have the privilege of hosting the world premiere of an exhibition entirely dedicated to the genius of this daring couturier. The designer's outfits are part of the collective imagination, and his creativity continues to be expressed through his work as a director, photographer, and perfumer. The exhibition Thierry Mugler: Couturissime promises to be spectacular because the man remains an exceptional couturier whose futuristic creations with sculptural forms haunt memories. Nathalie Bondil stresses the importance of the exhibition, which was started in 2016 and conceived with the true artistry that is Mugler. "Not only do we have access to incredible works that are unique in their workmanship and have been photographed by the greatest and most prominent models and international celebrities. It is the access to works and, also, to the imagination and the vision of the artist who creates this world. There is very little access to haute couture. It's easier to see a Monet or Van Gogh." To present the 140 outfits that are shown for the first time in a museum, ThierryMaxime Loriot, famous since curating the Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibition in 2011, has imagined a theatre journey from Lady Macbeth to metamorphoses through the celebrities of music and cinema. “With the Star and Strass section, we find all the showgirls: Beyoncé, Diana Ross, and the celebrities who parade for Mr. Mugler, but also all the stage costume collaborations, be it Mylène Farmer, David Bowie (who was the first to wear Mugler's women's creations in 1979), not to mention Céline Dion and Diane Dufresne. We will have more than 45 music videos that will be featured in this section, including the cult film Too Funky by Georges Michael. There is also a Couture Androids section; these robot creatures occupy a unique place in the work of Manfred Thierry Mugler,
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THIERRY MUGLER, CLAUDE HEIDEMAYER, NEW YORK. OUTFIT: THIERRY MUGLER, LES INFERNALES COLLECTION, PRÊT-À-PORTER FALL/WINTER 1988–1989. CREPE JACKET WITH JAGGED LOW-CUT NECKLINE. NOTCHED-SLIT CREPE SKIRT. © THIERRY MUGLER.
for whom the creation of an armor has become evident in his vision of women. "I like women who are powerful and free,” he said, “a kind of divine animal, a strong woman, but with a big heart full of love and emotion that must be protected. After the idea of the cut-out tailor, the JumpSuit, I thought, ‘Why not do real armor?’. I wanted to create a living robot, so the model came on stage with a sewing coat, a sewing hat, and gradually stripped to reveal a robot. It’s an idea that I developed in Beyoncé's music video."
ELLEN VON UNWERTH, EVA HERZIGOVÁ BACKSTAGE AT A THIERRY MUGLER FASHION SHOW, 1992. OUTFIT: THIERRY MUGLER, LES COW-BOYS COLLECTION, PRÊT-À-PORTER SPRING/SUMMER 1992. SLIT SHEATH WITH RUBBER LACE PAGODA SLEEVES. © ELLEN VON UNWERTH.
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For this major exhibition, the curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot has done remarkable research and photographic work that gives access to more than a hundred photographs, many of them unpublished, such as Dominique Isserman, Guy Bourdin, JeanPaul Goude, Herb Ritts, and Manfred Thierry Mugler's unique Helmut Newton: "Our first collaboration dates back to 1978,” he noted. “I dreamt for a long time that one day I would have a budget to do a photo campaign with Helmut Newton because I admired his work. We made the first campaign; I prepared the venue, the styling, the shots, the polaroids, and Helmut was horrified because he told me that even the director
of Vogue would never have the nerve to tell him where and how to take the photos. After a while, he gave me the camera and told me, ‘You know how to do it. You can finish.’ I told him, ‘Helmut, you just lost a customer. Next time, I'm the one doing the campaign.’ That's how I started, and we were great friends. He was a very great photographer; he had a very personal look, a unique eye! I did lots of other campaigns after." By revisiting these great creations from 1973 to 2001, one will feel like they know the nostalgic creator, but it is more admiration that is at his heart: "I found the team spirit and the emotion of the efforts, the work, the devotion of the people with whom I worked kept me motivated night and day to make these pieces. The reality of the beauty of the work could not be conveyed in the very staged shows that I did or even in the photos. I am happy to be part of this team at the museum, which is entirely dedicated to beauty and perfection. It's a real adventure, and now we are going to open the treasure chest, and we invite you to the opening of Couturissime or Fashion on Stage!”
ABOVE: HELMUT NEWTON, JOHANNA; VOGUE (US), NOVEMBER 1995. OUTFIT: THIERRY MUGLER, ANNIVERSAIRE DES 20 ANS COLLECTION, PRÊT-À-PORTER FALL/WINTER 1995–1996. “CYBORG” BODYSUIT IN SILVER METAL AND PLEXIGLAS (JEAN-JACQUES URCUN). © THE HELMUT NEWTON ESTATE. OPPOSITE PAGE TOP LEFT: ALAN STRUTT, YASMIN LE BON SUR SCÈNE AU PALLADIUM, LONDRES, 1997; EVENING STANDARD, 31 OCTOBRE 1997. TENUE : THIERRY MUGLER, COLLECTION LES CHIMÈRES, HAUTE COUTURE AUTOMNE-HIVER 19971998. ROBE-FOURREAU AVEC CORSET ARTICULÉ COMPOSÉ D’ÉCAILLES, DE PLUMES ET DE CRIN ORNÉS DE STRASS CRÉÉE EN COLLABORATION AVEC JEAN-JACQUES URCUN ET MR PEARL. PHOTO : © ALAN STRUTT.OPPOSITE PAGE TOP RIGHT: PATRICE STABLE, MODEL EMMA SJÖBERG WIKLUND ON THE SET OF GEORGE MICHAEL’S TOO FUNKY VIDEO SHOOT, PARIS, 1992. OUTFIT: THIERRY MUGLER: LES COW-BOYS COLLECTION, PRÊT-À-PORTER SPRING/SUMMER 1992. “MOTORCYLE-FAIRING” BUSTIER OF HAND-PAINTED PLEXIGLAS (JEANJACQUES URCUN), PADDED HEART ON THE BACK. FRINGED LEATHER SHORTS. MATCHING “BUDWEISER” GARTER. PHOTO: © PATRICE STABLE / THIERRY MUGLER.
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IN THE ‘80S, You WEREN’T FAMOUS until RICHARD BERNSTEIN had CREATED a PORTRAIT OF YOU.
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nterview Magazine was founded by infamous artist Andy Warhol in 1969. This year, culture as we knew it took a serious hit when Interview announced that it was folding (more like just lying dormant for a while). Covers of the vividly colourful magazine swirled around the internet as celebrities from the ‘70s and ‘80s circulated in vibrant splashes all over social media. Many assume that Warhol was behind the elaborate artwork. However, the true artist behind the illustrations was Richard Bernstein.
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Born in the Bronx to a middle-class family in 1939, he went on to study art at Pratt and Columbia when he fully immersed himself into the pop movement. Bernstein ran with the cool kids: he introduced Grace Jones to her husband and ran around London in the ‘60s with Twiggy while frequenting Studio 54 nearly every night in the ‘70s, drawing the attention of big names like David Bowie, Hemingway, and Roman Polanski, to name just a few. Warhol hired Bernstein in 1972, when he began his artistry and cover legacy for Interview. He came up with an unbelievable handwritten logo for the brand and was ultimately given creative autonomy when he began to apply neon colours and makeup to his artwork.
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The world shook when Warhol suddenly passed away from a gallbladder operation in ’87, seeing in Shelley Wagner as the new head of this publication. With new management in tow, Bernstein found himself quickly out of a job. Continuing to create after being released from Interview, he fell victim to an elaborate lifestyle of drug abuse,
which, naturally, took a toll on his finances. Sadly, he was found dead at age 62, with the cause of death still highly speculated: HIV complications? Suicide? Drug overdose? A heart condition? Regardless of the cause, Bernstein was renowned for living large and loud, and his work was a direct reflection of his way of life. Having painted the ultra-famous and the next up-andcoming stars, he was the epitome of the era: sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, and, not to mention, glamour, notably painting psychedelic compositions of sedatives and gemstones in Michael Jackson and Madonna’s portraits. For many, his name sat in the shadows of Warhol. Released on September 4th, Rizzoli brought his creative contributions to light with the book Richard Bernstein Starmaker: Andy Warhol’s Cover Artist by Roger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha with a foreword by Grace Jones and an afterword by Jean-Paul Goude. It’s a dedicated monograph to his infamous work at Interview and just as captivating as Bernstein and Warhol’s original publication.
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SEEN& HEARD:
Amber HEARD We had the pleasure of sitting down with movie star Amber Heard while she was in town for TIFF, to find out what really makes her tick. By Caitlin Agnew
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hoosing roles is not something that actress Amber Heard does lightly. As the star of high-profile films like 2011’s The Rum Diary, the 32-yearold has always used her Hollywood platform to expand the popular narrative of the female experience. “In my career so far, it’s been about finding that rare chance to participate in a film in a proactive way, and, if you’re lucky, imbue that character with some semblance of strength or nuance,” she says while visiting Toronto for the city’s annual film festival. For her latest starring role in Aquaman, for example, Heard plays Mera, a superhero who balks at being referred to as ‘Aquawoman’. “She’s a warrior queen, which I love,” Heard says of her amphibious character. “She’s a badass, empowered, self-sufficient, strong, powerful superhero.” It’s a powerful approach that extends to her work with L’Oréal Paris. In May, Heard joined the likes of Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore, and Liya Kebede as a L’Oréal ambassador, where she works to spread her gospel on beauty. “I love to be aligned with a brand that is so much in line with what I stand for as a feminist, as an activist, as a humanitarian, as a person, as a woman,” Heard says. “I feel honoured to be a part of this family that cares so much about a woman’s worth.” According to Heard, her personal connection to cosmetics goes far beyond the makeup chair. “There have been times when all I needed was my matte red lipstick, and I felt a thousand times better, but if you ask me if I need lipstick to feel better – no. Am I thankful that I can celebrate beauty in whatever form or shape I see it or need
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it to be? Yes, and that’s what cosmetics really are about. It cannot take from your power. You make it what it is.” Balancing the demands of being a Hollywood star often means protecting your own personal self-worth. To keep her sanity intact, Heard looks no further than her own home. “Family and friends are the most important thing to me,” she says. “I find that the only way to maintain sanity in a world like mine that thrives on chaos, the only way to feel grounded and stay grounded, is to surround yourself with good people who know you and really know you outside of this industry.” Within that industry, much of Heard’s time is spent preparing for roles. To get in shape for Aquaman, her five-month
regime included a detailed nutrition plan as well as about five hours a day of weights, cardio, and stunt training. She also practiced the martial art of Wushu to give a watery quality to her character. “It incorporates a lot of fluid motions, and, since my character is from Atlantis and lives under the sea, that was the most organic style of fighting,” she explains. In the future, Heard is looking forward to finding more roles where portraying strong female characters is a given and not something that she has to seek out. “The female experience is a broad, vast, multifaceted spectrum of types of personalities and characters,” she says. “I want to be part of the new.”
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DISCOVER TOP LUXURY SKINCARE PRODUCTS, EYESHADOW & LIPSTICK PERFECT FOR THE WINTER, THE BEST CANADIAN BEAUTY BRANDS, AND, OF COURSE, BREATHTAKING BEAUTY EDITORIALS. Photographer Carlyle Routh Makeup & Hair Sabrina Rinaldi Fashion Editor Zeina Esmail
Model FRED JUNEAU at ANOTHER SPECIES. Makeup & Hair SABRINA RINALDI at P1M.CA at THE PROJECT using MAC COSMETICS. Photography CARLYLE ROUTH. Styling ZEINA ESMAIL at P1M.CA. All Jewellery (Prices Upon Request) MARK LASH.
Makeup: Flawless Start Instant Perfecting Primer ($45) ELIZABETH ARDEN at HUDSON’S BAY. Grand Illusion Liquid Lipcolor in Sensory Overload ($25), Soft Frost Extra Dimension Skin Finish ($39), and Studio Fix Powder in Shivering White ($35) MAC COSMETICS. Killawatt Foil Freestyle Highlighter Duo in Sand Castle/Mint’d Mojito ($44) FENTY BEAUTY at SEPHORA. Clear Brow Gel ($29) ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS at SEPHORA. Crème Colors CL-8 Mauve ($10) BEN NYE. High Precision Retouch Illuminating Concealer in 02 ($47) GIORGIO ARMANI BEAUTY at HUDSON’S BAY. Clothing: Red Patent Trench Coat ($1,117.60) MSGM at SHOPBOP.COM. Purple Shirt ($725) VICTORIA BECKHAM at SHOPBOP.COM. Pink Tie ECHO at HOLT RENFREW.
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Photographer Royal Gilbert Creative Direction Atelier Vingt Quatre Makeup Nicolas Blanchet Fashion Editor Olivia Leblanc
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This page: Makeup: Grand Illusion Liquid Lipcolor in Lunar Module and Sensory Overload ($25 each) MAC COSMETICS. 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Freak ($25) URBAN DECAY at SEPHORA. Crème Colors CL-22 Sky Blue ($10) BEN NYE. Killawatt Foil Freestyle Highlighter Duo in Mimosa Sunrise/Sangria Sunset ($44) FENTY BEAUTY at SEPHORA. Bikini So Teeny Nail Polish ($10) ESSIE at SHOPPERS DRUG MART. Essence Absolue Oil ($69) SHU UEMURA at SALON GLAM. Clothing: Pink Round Hat FUMILE. Yellow Shirt EMPIRE EXCHANGE. Opposite page: Makeup: UV Dayglow FX Cream in Yellow ($34) KRYOLAN. Frosted Metal Lipstick in Cuffing Season ($46) FENTY BEAUTY at SEPHORA. Highliner Gel Eye Crayon in Blue Me Away ($31) MARC JACOBS BEAUTY at SEPHORA. Crème Magistrale Nutritive ($48) and Laque Couture Hairspray ($43) KÉRASTASE at SALON GLAM. Clothing: Yellow Hat FUMILE. Colorful Silk Shirt RUSE BOUTIQUE. Photographer ROYAL GILBERT. Creative Direction ATELIER-VINGT-QUATRE. Makeup NICOLAS BLANCHET at FOLIO. Hair OLIVIER MIOTTO at SALON GLAM. Fashion Editor OLIVIA LEBLANC at FOLIO. Model JENNA at MONTAGE. Hair & Makeup Assistant MARIANNE CARON. Special thanks to RESTAURANT BLOSSOM.
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SMOKE Dual-Intensity Eyeshadow in Giove and Subra and Shimmer Eyeshadow in Silent Night (Prices Upon Request) NARS. Couture Liquid Eyeliner in Black ($45) YVES SAINT LAURENT. Long Lash Mascara in Black ($33) LAURA MERCIER at SEPHORA.
SHOW SMOULDERING metallic EYES AND BOLD LIPS ARE SURE TO CATCH ATTENTION THIS FALL. HUES IN deep royal JEWEL TONES AND CLASSIC RICH REDS are ALL THE RAGE.
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Diorshow Mascara ($36) The reinvented Diorshow Mascara features Dior’s patented AIR-LOCK™ wiping system that keeps mascara fresh until the last use, just as though you were using it on day one. Its original XXL brush is a backstage makeup-proinspired tool, perfect for applying the versatile, microfibre-enhanced formula, which gives buildable volume with each stroke.
Yves Saint Laurent Vinyl Couture Mascara ($29)
This is a revolutionary mascara for an intensely shiny lash colour, giving you length, volume, and curl like you have never seen before. These high-shine vinyl mascaras ensure that lashes make a strong statement with every wink. Available in eight shades at sephora.com.
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Dessin du Regard Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil ($36)
Laura Mercier Hidden Gems Eyeshadow Palette ($55)
Inspired by the vivid colours of precious jewels, this sleek eyeshadow compact opens to reveal 12 dazzling, highly-pigmented shades that span from light and luminous to deeply dramatic.
Dessin Du Regard Waterproof is the eye pencil that has no fear. It offers a range of five matte and holographic shades, all of which give you up to 16 hours of bold colour and comfort.
Tom Ford
Eye Quad in Titanium Smoke ($105) Formulated with advance colour processes, the four luxurious finishes offer a spectrum of intensity and effects, delivering incredible shade reliability and outstanding adhesion.
Tom Ford Lip Color Matte ($70)
This Tom Ford matte lipstick imparts a powerfully sophisticated look of unadulterated, full-coverage colour. It’s formulated with a luxurious, velvet matte finish, so that the lipstick smooths comfortably onto the lips.
Nars
Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella ($34)
A cult-favourite, this matte lip pencil instantly delivers the impact of a matte lipstick with the spontaneity of a pencil. Whether it’s soft and neutral or bold and edgy, this lip pencil is supreme at making a statement.
LUXE LIPS
Sultry, mysterious, and seductive red lips remain a classic. Whether it’s matte, satin, or glossy, these shades of crimson are red-hot for winter.
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pure Couture The Slim Matte Lipstick ($44)
This super-slim, square lipstick provides a luxurious full, long-wear matte colour in couture-inspired shades, developed for every skin tone. It saturates lips with ultra-rich, highly-pigmented colour that feels weightless and incredibly comfortable. The non-drying, creamy formula glides on effortlessly and stays put all day, so you never have to worry about bleeding, cracking, or reapplying.
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Dior Addict Lip Tattoo ($36) This no-transfer lip tint stains lips with a 10-hour, natural-looking colour and a weightless, barelip sensation. The tinted ink fuses with the lips transparently, lightly boosting their natural colour to produce a healthy wash alongside incredible comfort. Wear it alone for a perfectly natural subtle colour or use it as a primer to boost the impact and wear of any lipstick or lip gloss.
This page: Lip Color in Scarlet Rouge ($55) TOM FORD. Velvet Matte Lipstick Pencil in Dragon Girl ($34) NARS at SEPHORA. Dior Addict Lip Tattoo ($36) DIOR. Opposite page: On eyes: Eye Quad Eyeshadow in Titanium Smoke ($105) TOM FORD. Mascara Vinyl Couture ($40) and Dessin du Regard Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil ($36) YVES SAINT LAURENT. On lips: Velvet Matte Lipstick Pencil in Dragon Girl ($34) NARS at SEPHORA. Nails: Pop-On Manicure in Foundation ($20) STATIC NAILS at URBAN OUTFITTERS. Polish in Licorice and Aruba ($9.99 each) ESSIE.
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The nature in Canada is beautiful, and it makes even more beautiful products. These brands are some of the best undiscovered gems of the country. Read on to find your new sustainable, cruelty-free, and locallysourced favourites. By Rebecca Kahn
Eluo The branding for Eluo is impeccable. Just look at the product photos in this article! The branding reflects the natural, botanical extracts, and essential oils that are used in small batches in Calgary, Alberta. Eluo means to cleanse and clean, and the brand is hoping to expand the act of doing so to become a ritual in itself, which makes sense when you realize you have to mix up the powder with water to activate it, prolonging the experience.
Standout Product: Forma Viridi ($45)
I chose to try this one because I have oily but sensitive skin, so when this product promised to “balance” my skin, I was thrilled. Mixing it, the green tea makes a beautiful muted green mask that went on feeling cool and soft, leaving my face refreshed and reducing redness. I almost wish I did this ritualistic polish in the morning instead of at night because it left me feeling rejuvenated and awake.
Eminence Organic Skin Care
A Certified B Corporation®, Eminence loves the environment, which is proven by their harnessing wind and solar power energy to produce products in the laboratory, using recyclable packaging printed with vegetable-based inks, and committing to planting a tree for every product sold.
Standout Product: Facial Recovery Oil ($76 / 0.5 oz)
This product is nicknamed liquid gold for a very good reason. It’s made with iodynamic® ingredients from Demeter International Certified Biodynamic® farms, and your skin can tell. It somehow manages to both hydrate and purify at the same time, leaving my face looking and feeling amazing with half the steps.
THE TEN SPOT
Created in 2006, THE TEN SPOT® is the 'original anti spa® beauty bar'. In the bright and fun packaging, you’ll find the highest-quality products which bridge the gap between low-end beauty salon products and luxe spas, perfect for urban professionals. Their products are 100% plant-based and cruelty-, gluten-, alcohol-, and paraben-free. Not to mention, that they have a scrumptious 10spot® signature scent.
Standout Product: the scrub ($34)
I love a good body scrub, and this one did not disappoint. While mixing it with water, it foams up while keeping its form, meaning that it can clean and slough away dead
skin all at once. My skin feels wonderfully smooth and luxurious after use.
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All you need to be hooked on the brand is to take one look. Our entire office was enthralled with their marble-inspired packaging and beautifully simple branding. It makes you feel even better to know that it’s made by pure botanicals and natural ingredients right here in Canada. After running the Hammam Spa in downtown Toronto for 12 years, founder Celine Tadrissi has added this natural skincare line that is made for everyone and free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates.
Standout Product: Essential Balm Miracle Multi-Use Oil ($45 / 60 ml)
This balm can be used to nourish all parts of your skin or hair; it includes elderberry, evening primrose, juniper berry, rosemary, lavender, and blueberry (just like all of Céla’s products!). It’s the perfect thing to pack in your bags because it’s the only thing you’ll need for hydrating your entire body.
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This brand puts out collections of unique fragrances, but they moreover create an experience. They invite you to select your fragrance to match your mood while reading the corresponding daily motivational messages available on their phone app.
Standout Product: Puissante / Full of Strength ($39)
With geranium, oud, and incense, this scent makes you feel ‘audacious’, ‘determined’, and ‘sumptuous’. More than that, it gave me confidence and even seemed to perk me up. When I logged onto the app, I was given the inspiring message, “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
BKIND Promoting the power of plants through body products with natural ingredients while re-
specting the body, animals, and the environment, is what BKIND is all about. BKIND uses fair-trade coffee, works to reduce their carbon footprint (they deliver by bike!), use recyclable and compostable materials, and are 100% vegan and cruelty-free, while fighting for animal welfare. In 2018, they have been sending 3% of the online sales to Refuge-RR, in Ontario.
Standout Product: Rose Water Face Mist ($25.95)
Made with rosehydrolate, witch hazel, hydrolate, aloe, radish root, ferment filtrate, and geranium, this product is perfect to give me a little more moisture without being a heavy cream. It helps to purify and combat skin problems, too!
Rocky Mountain Soap Company
On their website, they say, “We believe that high quality and effective personal and beauty care products should be good and safe for you, your family, and our earth,” and with their handmade, sustainable, simple all-natural ingredients, they definitely deliver on that promise.
Standout Products: Rosemary Mint Shampoo and Conditioner ($15.50 each)
Rosemary and mint are two of my favourite scents, and together they’re unbeatable for me. This duo has no sulfates or parabens, leaving my curly hair undeniably happy. Honourable mention goes to their natural Liquid Crystal Deodorant ($9.75) that comes in a variety of scents. This product leaves me smelling amazing and dry all day, and I know that I’m treating my body well with their natural Potassium Alum formula which doesn’t clog pores or pass into the bloodstream.
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Secret Sauce Anti-Aging Moisturizer for Radiant Skin ($88) IT COSMETICS. Silk Eyelashes ($18) KASHA. Gimme Brow #3 ($28) BENEFIT. Modern Twist Kajal Liner in “The Cat’s Meow” ($22) MAC COSMETICS. Radiant Stick Foundation ($130.28) CLÉ DE PEAU. Super Lustrous Matte Lipstick in Dare to be Nude ($11.24) REVLON. Dry Texturizing Spray ($55) ORIBE.
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Hydrating Oil ($29)
Beauté La Crème Limited Edition ($700)
Milk has got it figured out: performance combined with cool packaging. It speaks to the fashion elite and those looking for trendy but effective products. This multi-use oil is made up of natural moisturizers apricot, avocado, calendula, jojoba, and orange peel oil. It works great as a makeup remover, and the stick formula makes it perfect for travelling!
Clé de Peau is the definition of luxury. You feel A-list as you unravel layers of gorgeous packaging to reveal a beautiful jar with its own stand and scoop. The actual cream is the real indulgence, though; it left my skin undeniably supple and hydrated all day. I’ll certainly use this daily on my model’s during the winter months!
Sephora Collection Instant Moisturizer + Cream ($29)
Sephora is smart to go with the power house ingredient Hyaluronic Acid to infuse the skin with instant and long-lasting moisture. I love the fun, light scent of the cream, which is very similar to a perfume I wore in my teens. It’s a lightweight but nourishing cream, lasting all day.
Juno Hydroactive Cellular Face Oil ($92) SUNDAY RILEY. Silk Eyelashes ($18) KASHA. Gimme Brow #3 ($28) BENEFIT. Superhero Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara ($32) IT COSMETICS. Ultra HD Gel Lipcolor in HD Sand ($9.99) REVLON. MAC Studio Face and Body Foundation ($47) MAC COSMETICS.
Sunday Riley Juno Hydroactive Cellular Face Oil ($92 / 35 ml)
Every part of this brand, from the packaging, to the smell, to the powerhouse ingredient list, appeals to me. This oil boasts nine cold-pressed superfood seed oils and 100% pure plant extracts to nourish and rehydrate dry and sensitive skin. It was a bit rich for my Italian skin, but worked perfectly on my models who needed the extra TLC.
Caudalie
Vinoperfect Dark Spot Correcting Glycolic Night Cream ($75) Fans of this iconic brand will be happy to know you can treat yourself to a Caudalie-infused treatment at The Miraj Hammam Spa by Caudalie inside the Shangri-la Hotel in Toronto. As with all their products, this overnight cream does wonders while you sleep, renewing the surface of the skin all the while tightening pores and refreshing.
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Dermalogica BioLumin-C Serum ($118)
This brand’s extensive line of skincare has a solution for every skin type. The Dermalogica Spa on King West offers beauty treatments and products to meet your needs, while teaching you about your specific skin. I used this serum for only a few days, but I couldn’t believe the results. My skin absolutely glowed and my redness was calmed and noticeably lessened.
Beautycounter
Estée Lauder
All Over Acne Treatment ($49)
Advanced Night Repair Serum ($88 / 30 ml)
Beautycounter bans the use of 1,500 known toxic chemicals from all of their skincare, without forgoing quality. This lotion is saving my skin! With 2% salicylic acid (a higher concentration than most), it does wonders for my hormonal acne. The bright, citrus scent is refreshing and makes application enjoyable. It doesn’t leave my skin feeling dry but instead perfectly balanced.
This brand has staying power and so should their products in your daily routine. This is an overnight anti-aging serum that works in conjunction with your body’s natural healing and overnight repair processes. Even after only a few days of nightly application, I could see a difference in my skin’s vibrancy and hydration.
Institut Esthederm Intensive Retinol Cream ($89)
Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Water ($100 / 125 ml)
I first got turned onto Sulwahsoo from fellow makeup artists Susana Hong and Greg Wencel, when I quickly fell in love. When I got to test the new Ginseng line from this top Korean brand, I was ecstatic! I first applied this toner solution all over my face, and I instantly felt it prepping my skin and creating a hydrated surface.
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It’s no surprise that Institut Esthederm products never seem to irritate your skin. This classic French brand is made by pharmacists and biologists specialising in cellular technologies. This retinol cream will improve the elasticity of your skin, smooth wrinkle lines, and give a ‘new skin effect’. Another of their staple product, the Cellular Body Oil ($39), will give you an all-over youthful look even on the driest day of the year.
MDNA Skin The Serum ($240 USD)
As a huge Madonna fan, I was beyond excited to hear she was launching her own skincare line. It will be coming to Canada in 2019, but I was fortunate enough to get a sample. The Serum comes with three different types of hyaluronic acid. It quickly absorbed into my skin and provided the ideal base for makeup.
Rodial
Collagen Drops ($89) If you have read my earlier reviews, you know I love this British brand. I was excited to try these drops that you layer under your moisturizer. Collagen is what we lose as we get older, so these help fight the signs of aging. They are perfect for those who want non-surgical ways to combat fine lines and facial fatigue.
This page: The Serum ($240) MDNA SKIN. Silk Eyelashes ($18) KASHA. Gimme Brow #3 ($28) BENEFIT. Beauty Shameless Youthful 24H Foudnation in Y270 ($56) MARC JACOBS BEAUTY. Lip Pencil in Cherry ($22) and Retro Matte Lipstick in Ruby Woo ($23) MAC COSMETICS. Opposite page: Universal Care Crème ($12.99) NIVEA. Lip Sleeping Mask ($24) LANEIGE.
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Juno Hydroactive Cellular Face Oil ($92) SUNDAY RILEY. Essentials Foaming Facial Cleanser ($6.97) CLEAN & CLEAR. Lip Sleeping Mask ($24) LANEIGE. Volumazing Mascara ($8.99) REVLON. Photographer CARLYLE ROUTH. Makeup & Hair SABRINA RINALDI at THE PROJECT and P1M.ca. Model CHANTAL STAFFORD at FOLIO
Fresh
Rose Deep Hydration Face Serum ($59 / 30 ml)
Shiseido
Fresh products speak for themselves in terms of effectiveness, and they always smell delicious and feel amazing to the touch. The following is a perfect example of that. This moisture-enhancing serum is light in texture and smell. It has a very calming and cooling effect on the skin and is perfect for every skin type.
Treatment Softener ($68)
Valmont
Established in 1872 (yes, that’s right, 1872), this Japanese brand has been around for almost a century and a half. This clear liquid lotion can be applied with fingers or a cotton pad and is perfect for those with normal-to-oily skin. It leaves skin feeling lightly hydrated. I would definitely recommend following this up with their Essential Energy Moisturizing Cream ($64).
V-Shape Filling Concentrate ($425)
IT Cosmetics
This company owned by a Swiss family has been operating for over 30 years and prides itself on excellence in the anti-aging category. This concentrate not only smooths out the facial features but actually plumps and firms the skin. I layered the concentrate under the V-Shape Filling Cream ($425) for a double whammy of skin plumping ingredients.
Secret Sauce Anti-Aging Moisturizer for Radiant Skin ($88 / 60 ml) Everything IT Cosmetics creates always has a specific skin type in mind. This cream was created with the help of plastic surgeons to address the needs of women with fine lines, dryness, and dullness. It instantly made my skin feel plumped-up and pliable to the touch. My skin glowed after using this product for a few days, and my pores seemed less noticeable.
Refa
Chanel
Sublimage L’essence Fondamentale ($675)
Chanel knows how to create something that is beautiful, and this cream is no exception to that rule. It applied and absorbed perfectly into the skin. It is an ideal base to use on the many different models and skin types I work with daily. Every woman feels special with a little Chanel.
Carat ($290 USD) The Refa face roller is taking the world by storm, soon to be available in Canada. This high-end face roller provides suction to the face as the balls gently glide and draw out water and toxins. If you’re a fan of a manual lymphathic massage or a jade roller, it’s time to upgrade. There are many different sizes and shapes for each person’s individual needs.
SkinCeuticals Discoloration Defense ($98 USD)
This American brand was born in 1994 and is backed by doctors, plastic surgeons, and medi-spas. They promise scientifically-backed formulas that are proven to optimally penetrate the skin alongside powerhouse ingredients. I have a lot of discolouration, so I was quite excited to try this product. After a few days, my complexion already looked more even-toned.
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TECH
WOMEN in AI
Women are imperative in the tech industry, bringing about some of the biggest advancements for the field and the world. At the Montreal Artificial Intelligence Symposium, with their inspiring keynotes, Melanie Mitchell and Margaret Mitchell proved just how important women are to the industry. By Rebecca Kahn
Women are instrumental to the monotonous work in technology (think of women being the first human “computers” while men went to fight in wars), in addition to heading initiatives to craft up ingenious ideas. Today, women are creating the next big advancement in artificial intelligence (AI), bringing us into the 21st century with AI that is more reliable, understanding, and fair.
Intelligence without understanding
People see artificial intelligence as the key to all of our problems, but there are still some sizable limitations and vulnerabilities. Melanie Mitchell’s research exposes these shortcomings, with a particular focus on AI’s lack of human-level understanding. Melanie is the author or editor of five books and numerous papers as well as a programmer, currently working on “Situate,” which extends Copycat to interpret and make analogies between real-world visual situations. We had the pleasure of catching up with her after her presentation, Artificial Intelligence and the “Barrier of Meaning,” at the Montreal AI Symposium.
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Her presentation began with an overview of the historical instances (of which there were many) when experts vastly underestimated the amount of time that certain AI milestones would be reached. Melanie elaborates on this phenomenon: “They see machines doing something really impressive, like playing Go or playing chess and beating the world champion, and think, ‘Oh, they have to be incredibly intelligent to be able to do that, so how far could human intelligence really be?’. I think people underestimate how hard it is and how complex human intelligence is.” In particular, understanding is preventing us from reaching human-level AI. Other things missing from the AI picture are reliability and robustness. A lot of the deeplearning architecture relies on getting better overtime and learning from examples in order to make better classifications – think Google Photos, image captioning, translation services, etc. However, unreliability pops up quickly, including problems with generalization, biases, abstraction, transfer learning, lack of common sense, and vulnerability.
Google Translate, for example, cannot take context into account. Auto-captions are unreliable. Salt confuses Tesla’s autopilot system, and these cars can hit a stopped firetruck. These AIs lack generalization and common sense. They can perform well in one scenario, but then you throw a curveball, and they’re useless. Melanie expands, “Our concepts are very flexible, and AI just doesn’t have that. It also doesn’t have all of the vast amount of background knowledge that humans have that helps them make sense of the world, and things that we don’t even know we know, like basic concepts of objects and how objects behave… how are these systems going to learn that stuff? That’s a really big question.” Another contemporary problem with AI is security: both security for humans and security of the AI from human attacks. AI is vulnerable to attacks where humans can control, confuse, or misuse the AI. “As AI gets deployed more and more in the sort of stuff around us – our cars, our houses, our buildings, whatever, and is vulnerable, it can be taken advantage of.” As for security for human data, it’s not necessarily a deal-breaker, but it’s definitely something we have to keep in mind as AI becomes more powerful and ubiquitous. Melanie notes, “Every security system has vulnerabilities.”
How to make AI fair and just
Margaret Mitchell (no relation to Melanie Mitchell) also gave a keynote at the Montreal AI Symposium, titled (Un)fairness in AI Vision and Language, discussing how with the increased success in machine learning, various effects of bias have been uncovered. Margaret is a Senior Research Scientist with Google AI, leading Google’s ethics and fairness efforts with vision-language, grounded language, and using AI for the greater good. Her projects include assistive and clinical technology as well as helping AI communicate what they are able to process. Particularly, she has new work on diversity and representation in text and face data. It’s been common knowledge that humans are flawed, but we’re now aware of how these biases affect how data is collected, how AI is trained, how media is filtered, aggregated, and generated, and how this data is then output in terms of machine learning. Computers amplify the injustice and bias of the humans that input the data into them. Margaret notes, “Machine learning (ML) propagates common patterns in the data it is trained on, and all human data contains human biases. Our tendency to see the output of ML systems as correct and value-neutral (known as ‘automation bias’), allows for the effects of historic discrimination to
be amplified and propagated at a massive scale. New evaluation techniques, such as disaggregated evaluation across population subgroups, can begin to address this issue. However, we also need to open up the conversation with social scientists and others with deep expertise on human systems and social structures.” Margaret discussed her study about finding words used in tweets that are associated with someone attempting suicide, in order for clinicians to be notified. However, she realized that publishing these results to the public could lead to discrimination against those who use this type of vocabulary, so she forwent publishing the exact phrases publicly. She expands on this idea of considering ethics before publishing research: “The need to evaluate technology for how well it works must be balanced against the concerns of technology that can itself directly promote or reinforce discrimination at a global scale. For example, if a binary gender prediction algorithm works equally well across different population subgroups, that does not mean it should be made generally available to categorize all individuals into two genders. Caution around releasing technology is especially relevant for human-centric artificial intelligence technology that identifies, labels, or otherwise categorizes people into groups.” Moreover, technology is often set for baseline straight white males (this is best shown in Joy Buolamwini and Timnit Gebru’s research with GenderShades which uncovers that error rates for darker-skinned women are much higher than those for light-skinned males). Instead of having technology try to predict race, gender, or sexuality, Margaret suggests that technology just needs to be given representations of all sorts of human data in order to improve downstream tasks of the AI. Overall, Margaret acknowledges that technology needs to consider the biases that may come about and try to counteract them instead of pretending that AI is unbiased. She’s equally optimistic about how to improve the tech industry in general, by focusing on evaluation and baselines instead of results, by helping people instead of focusing on profits, by having transparency on the research, and, of course, by ensuring reliable results across demographics. In terms of demographics, it’s often the marginalized people who are at the forefront of cuttingedge discoveries in industries but who often also go overlooked, and women in technology are no exception. Without women, who would be taking the time to ensure that AI has understanding and is reliable and fair?
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SUSTAINABILITY
Animal awareness with
CAMILLE LABCHUK From a deeply rooted childhood passion, Camille Labchuck’s love for animals set the foundation for being one of Canada’s leading animal rights lawyers. Today, with her non-profit Animal Justice, she leads the fight for animal protection and opens up about her daily challenges, the fashion industry, and how we can all implement change. By Brenna Dixon
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Did you have a love for animals from a young age? Like many children, I grew
up sharing my life with companion animals: hamsters, cats, rabbits, and even ducks. I knew as a child that animals were someone, not something. They each had individual personalities, likes, and dislikes. It didn’t occur to me that people could be cruel to animals until later in life when I started to see TV programs about seal hunting and the meat industry, and I was then inspired to take the next step by cutting meat out of my diet at the age of 12. The more I learned about the horrors of other animal-use industries, like dairy, eggs, zoos, circuses, laboratories, and the fur trade, the more I felt called to devote my life
to saving animals from horrific lives and heartbreaking deaths at the hands of these industries.
Was Animal Justice something that stemmed from an already existing passion that fuelled your academic pursuits? I went to law
school with only one goal in mind: becoming an animal rights lawyer. I spent several years working in politics in Ottawa before leaving to pursue law, and that experience taught me the importance of making legal change. I realized that the field of animal law was still tiny in Canada but that it was essential for it to grow if we were ever to have a shot at improving the situation for animals in this country. That passion inspired me to join Animal Justice.
What do you consider the most challenging part of your career, and how do you deal? Industries make bil-
lions of dollars exploiting and killing animals, and their economic power means we’re fighting a David and Goliath battle – most people do care deeply about animals and don’t want to see them hurt.
There are a plethora of animal epidemics occurring simultaneously around the world - do you seek cases out or are certain situations brought directly to your attention through media or individuals?
Both. We try to drive the agenda and ensure animal issues are on the political and media radar, but we are also nimble enough to respond quickly to new animal cruelty cases in the news.
Pertaining to fashion, there is a movement against using fur - big names have ceased using fur products entirely - what else can fashion do to ensure the safety of animals? It’s encouraging
that fur is being dropped by major fashion houses, and some U.S. cities have even banned fur sales. Next, I hope to see brands move away from using other animal products like down, leather, and wool. There are high-quality alternatives to all of these products that are warm and durable, and many incredible vegan designers are showcasing what they can do with cruelty-free materials.
What do you consider the first step on educating the public about animal rights? Most Canadians already
feel empathy and compassion for animals, and we assume that our laws protect them from suffering. Unfortunately, that’s usually not the case. Canada has some of the worst animal cruelty laws in the western world, and we kill close to 800 million animals every year for food, fashion, experiments, and entertainment. Part of my job is to make sure Canada’s laws better reflect our shared values of compassion and respect for animals, and this involves making sure people understand how desperate the situation truly is. For instance, most people are shocked to learn that there are zero federal laws about how animals should be treated on farms or in laboratories.
How do you strategize campaigns against particular animal cruelty situations? Every campaign is dif-
ferent, but we know that public pressure is an essential part of making political and legal change, whether through the courts or through legislature. So, we ensure the public has a voice and knows how to use it.
Has documenting certain animal injustices been particularly difficult as you are confronting big and multinational businesses and business owners? Large
companies often try to silence animal advocates through legal threats because they know that the truth is bad for business. We’ve been threatened with lawsuits by trophy hunters, and we regularly assist animal advocates who are being sued, such as the filmmaker sued by the Vancouver Aquarium for exposing the truth about whale and dolphin captivity at their facility. The good thing is that it usually backfires! People are so outraged by the attempt to silence animal advocates that we end up with an even bigger public platform to spread the word.
What do you consider an everyday animal injustice that people can immediately remediate? By far, the
most powerful step any one of us can take is simply leaving animals off of our plates. It’s better for the animals (obviously!), but it’s also an incredible thing to do for our own health, and a huge way to tackle climate change. Some people go plantbased on the spot, but others take it one step at a time, and slowly phase out animal products from their diet. Ultimately, being vegan isn’t about being perfect—it’s about doing our best not to participate in a broken food system. Don’t beat yourself up if you struggle initially. Many people slip up and have set backs along the way. You need to find the right path for you to ensure being vegan is sustainable in the long run.
What are Animal Justice’s immediate goals in the next 2-3 years regarding animal injustice? Politicians
across the country are finally being forced to take animal issues seriously, so I expect to see national bans on a number of outdated practices, such as whale and dolphin captivity, cosmetic testing on animals, shark fin imports, and cosmetic mutilation of companion animals, like cat declawing, dog tail docking, and ear cropping. We’re also pushing to see the federal government take responsibility for farms and impose some laws to outlaw some of the most abusive farming practices. Animal protection is on the public’s radar, and that bodes well for overhauling our legal system for animals!
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CULTURE
Returning to the Roots of
LALIQUE
Near Strasbourg, in the Alsatian village of Wingensur-Moder, the Lalique crystal factory is under the direction and creative energy of Sylvio Denz. This Swiss businessman was able to give a second wind to this great house while still respecting its history and its craftsmanship. By Stéphane Le Duc
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enz is in the process of renewing and restoring the blazon of the French crystal factory, while respecting the audacity of founder René Lalique who was an inventor of modern jewels and a master of art deco. The brand Lalique, today, is not only about dream-like objects, but it is truly a way of life, with luxury, refinement, and craftsmanship combined. By buying Lalique in 2008, Sylvio Denz, a great collector of old Lalique bottles, knew that he had to respect the source of these creations. The factory that opened in 1921 was to remain in Alsace because it was the backbone of the company. He understood that the wealth of a large house is in its artisans, many of whom have won the prestigious title of “Best Worker in France” or who perpetuate ancestral knowledge. The factory is made up of more than 400,000 pieces that are created by craftsmen of decorative objects, interior design elements, jewellery, perfume bottles, and works of art, in what we can qualify as a real dream location. It is also by diversifying the world of Lalique that the wise businessman was able to revive the interest of the customers, just as René Lalique had done in his time by decorating the mythical train of the Orient Express or the legendary Le Normandie boat, and Lalique even made radiator caps for luxury cars.
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DAMIEN HIRST’S ETERNAL IMMACULATE ©FRANÇOIS FERNANDEZ
VILLA RENÉ LALIQUE ©RETO GUNTLI
After redesigning the factory, Sylvio Denz decided to develop a hotel and restaurant by opening a first establishment in Wingensur-Moder in 2015. He decided to transform the main Lalique family residence in Alsace into a magnificent palace. The careful decoration of interior designers Lady Tina Green and Pietro Mingarelli respects the soul and authenticity of this house. With this attention to detail, the exteriors have
been restored identically to stay faithful to the 1920 building, for example, keeping the blue shutters. Upon their arrival at the hotel, customers live and breath the Lalique lifestyle: while retaining the interior structure of the villa, the hotel has six furnished suites that refer to themes that are important to René Lalique, including Swallows, Rose, Dahlia, or, his favorite theme combining nature and women, Masque de femme. JARDIN FLORAL AT MUSÉE LALIQUE ©D DESALEUX
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transcends borders. Visually stunning, his dishes follow the seasons and refer to a creativity based on the pursuit for excellence. The irreproachable quality of the products makes it possible in the summer to savor a swallow-shaped foie gras, an Omble Chevalier cooked to perfection followed by a potato and truffle cappuccino, or a confit rabbit shoulder squeezed for 16 hours.
In terms of gastronomy, a passionate collector of fine wines, the renowned Mario Botta, is at the crown of the villa’s exceptional restaurant. The architect placed a beautiful window that allows you to admire the stunning park surrounding the villa. The restraint of the hall’s decoration underscores the talent of Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Klein whose reputation FOOD IMAGES © RICHARD HAUGHTON
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The chef is accompanied by the Sommelier Romain Iltis, the Best Worker of France 2015, who surprises with daring suggestions, allowing him to help travellers discover wine off the beaten path with unknown Alsatian wines. Moreover, the exceptional cellar allows a unique look at 12,000 bottles, including some rare Bordeaux and Sauternes centenaries. The excellence of the chef and his brigade is rewarded because only three months after its opening, the restaurant obtained two stars from the prestigious Michelin guide.
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MARIO BOTTA’S VASE
Art also occupies an important place in the life of Sylvio Denz, and this passion brought about several collaborations with designers, architects, and prestigious artists such as Zaha Hadid, Anish Kapoor, Mario Botta, and especially Damien Hirst who signed several unique pieces and exceptional works with the Eternal mark, which symbolizes the various cycles of life. These collaborations with the greatest contemporary artists make it possible to discover the exceptional knowhow of the factory’s artisans. The work of crystal-making requires a great mastery that can take up to 10 years of learning before reaching the level of excellence demanded by the house. Before leaving this beautiful region of Alsace, a detour to the Musée Lalique is needed. Even if the creations of the famous glassmaker were found in the largest world collections, no museum was previously dedicated to
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him. Since 2011, we can finally admire these beautiful creations in a place worthy of his talent. There are more than 650 pieces in a box signed by Wilmotte Agency; these fascinating pieces reflect Lalique’s dreamy mind, actualized into the physical world. One hundred and thirty years later, the soul of René Lalique is alive and well, and his future is assured. There’s no doubt that he would appreciate Sylvio Denz’s audacity and intelligent business sense. Without knowing it, Lalique has found his worthy heir.
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LIFESTYLE
DINING OUT It’s always our pleasure to make you hungry by carefully selecting the best of the restaurants in the country.
VANCOUVER Hawksworth – 801W Georgia St
By Marie-Ève Venne
Located within the Hotel Georgia, Vancouver's most luxurious hotel, Hawksworth exhibits intimate and refined dining at its best. It was even recently named the third best restaurant in Canada. Whether you're enjoying a drink at the sleek bar or a private dinner, you will find yourself experiencing the next level of west coast dining. Don’t expect a stilted atmosphere as soon as you cross the door: this prime restaurant is all about a lively and casual vibe. Hawksworth’s menu presents plenty of fresh fish, such as hamachi ceviche with sea buckthorn and a seared albacore with flageolets, chorizo, and smoked carrot; there are also options of locally-raised meat dishes. However, the star of their menu is definitely the foie gras parfait with hibiscus and bacon, as well as with their impressive wine selection.
TORONTO Bar Chef – 472 Queen Street W
This place is for people who take cocktails very seriously and who continue to wonder why Netflix hasn’t yet produced a drinks equivalent of Chef’s Table. Those behind the bar at 472 Queen Street are true innovators, so it’s no surprise to find them on the list of ‘World’s Best Bars’ for 2018. Housed in a stylish venue, with a trendy apothecary vibe and candles everywhere, Bar Chef features a grandiose beverage offering - bourbon and scotch fans will certainly rejoice at their lengthy lists. Each enticing beverage arrives with panache and pomp, leaving you an experience you won’t soon forget.
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MONTREAL Signorvino – 6961 Saint Laurent Boulevard Many restaurants in Montreal’s Little Italy neighborhood play the authentic card, though only a few really deliver the ultimate Italian experience. Thankfully, that is not the case with this newcomer. Signorvino offers a Florentine-inspired menu, along with what must be the most impressive collection of imported wines we have seen in Montreal for a long while. You can start your night with a classic cocktail such as a spritz or negroni, while snacking on some cold cuts to pay homage to the real aperitivo spirit. Be sure to have an appetite for their meatballs, fresh pasta dishes (we strongly suggest you try the gnocchi), and decadent desserts. As for the vast selection of wines, even if you are not very knowledgeable, don’t be shy to ask all your questions for the best pairing to go with your meal; it will be their pleasure to guide you.
MONTREAL Miss Wong – 1780 Avenue Pierre Péladeau This new dim sum restaurant in Montreal’s suburbs is so beautifully decorated that you will probably spend extra time there just to snap the perfect Instagram photo. Splashed with neon lights and glass tabletops, the vibe is an ode to the kitsch of 1970s ChineseAmerican restaurants. Behind the brilliance of this gem, is mastermind owner Dan Pham, who also owns many other blooming restaurants in the city, like Le Blossom and Red Tiger. On the exquisite menu at Miss Wong, you can find surprising fusion dishes such as beef carpaccio with yuzu sauce and bao buns filled with porchetta char siu, though they also serve delicious Chinese staples such as savory dumplings with peanut sauce. Regarding the cocktails, Miss Wong definitely proposes some creative ideas which are sure to spark your interest; their wonderful combinations include cognac mixed with shitake and a pina colada with Chinese spices.
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SPORTS
One-on-One with
PAUL POIRIER
Paul Poirier is an ice dancer. At the age of 27, he’s already a six-time Canadian national medalist and a two-time Olympian. However, when I met the lively Unionville-native for coffee, it quickly became evident that there was so much more to this young talent than his accolades. ot only is he a full-time athlete, but Paul is also completing his master’s degree in linguistics at the University of Toronto. He is benevolent and humble, articulate and inquisitive, and displays a vibrant passion for learning, but, above all, he has a powerful inner drive that he exercises in all facets of his life. It’s no wonder he can compete – and succeed – on an international stage. Poirier fell into his sport. “My parents are very sports-oriented, and we were pushed as kids to get into sports…. I started in the usual stuff – hockey and soccer and what have you, but I hated team sports very early on. Then I got put into figure skating and tennis and gymnastics, and the figure skating just stuck.” With an impressive amount of natural ability and an intrinsic sense of ambition, Poirier excelled on the ice from a young age. He began his training in Richmond Hill before linking up with a partner and moving to the ice dance center in Scarborough, where he’s been ever since. “I was enjoying that private lesson nature of it, where I got individualized tasks that were specific to what I needed to do, where I needed to go, what I needed to improve on. I enjoyed that process of improving myself and not simply being given generic exercises that the entire group was doing.”
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THERE’S an ELEMENT OF THEATRE THAT COMES [out] IN OUR SPORT, ANDWE ARE REALLY TRYING TO PUSH THAT. He quickly progressed through the levels of competition. By age 12, he was performing at national competitions, and by age 14, on the international stage. At 16, skating became a full-time job. However, he never let his training interfere with his education. “I am very academically-minded by nature, and I had parents who were fairly realistic,” Paul explained. “I went to university because it was something that I wanted to do. It gave me a sense of balance, so I wasn’t obsessing over skating all the time. It gave me something else to think about.” His commitments to both school and skating instilled an impressive work ethic, one that has enabled him to maintain scholastic pursuits. Currently, trilingual Paul is studying sentence structure, consulting language experts, and researching patterns in between training - a remarkable feat, considering how demanding his skating schedule is.
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warm, inviting, heart-on-sleeve, very emotionally-driven, and very present – that makes her very authentic as a performer, where she can be 100% present in the character that she is portraying, in the moment that she is in. I, on the other hand, am very cerebral and tend to overthink… I think we push each other; I tie her down in a way and force her to be a bit more consistent, and she forces me to come out of myself.” He also credits their success to their similar outlooks on their work. “I think we approach it the same way – in the way we want to train, the way we approach choreography. I think we have the same goals in terms of the artistic impact we want to have on the world of skating. Skating can be a very traditional world. In the same ways, it can be a very artistic sport. It can fall into archetypes, where there are set characters people want to play and set styles people want to do. I think there is so much potential in what people can achieve in terms of artistry, in terms of athleticism, in terms of style, theme, and music, and in terms of the theatre of it all. There’s an element of theatre that comes [out] in our sport, and we are really trying to push that.”
Besides on-ice practices, which can sometimes be up to five hours long, Poirier and his partner Piper Gilles, go to the gym twice a week for weight and strength training, weekly Pilates, Gyrotonic classes, and dance lessons, which change depending on the type of dance they are performing on ice. Paul and his dance partner met in Taiwan at a junior international competition. “The junior competition goes from 13-19, so it’s quite a big age gap and in terms of maturity level. We were both 14, so we were both on the younger age of the spectrum. We hung out there; a group of us ended up playing Apples to Apples when the older ones went out drinking,” Paul tells me. “That’s how we met and how we were aware of each other, and then we were both looking for partners at the same time.” Left photo: Pants ($850) BALENCIAGA at NORDSTROM. Sneakers ($965) PRADA. Right photo: Jacket ($2,690) BURBERRY at SSENSE. Hoodie ($165) REIGNING CHAMP at NORDSTROM. Bracelet ($270) LINKS OF LONDON.
Seven and a half years later, the partnership is still strong. Poirier credits their success to their contrasting performing styles. “She, as a performer is very
They take their artistry seriously, conducting research on floor and stage dancing and building an arsenal of movements to lace together into a cohesive routine. “Every program materializes in a different way… You may have really cool things, but when you stick them together, they cancel each other out. That’s the toughest part of choreography – deciding which of it you want to have value and impact and making sure the rest of the choreography isn’t taking away from that.” The value placed on theatrics and performance has solidified Poirier’s place as one of the most enchanting Canadian talents. He views his sport as one that transcends athleticism: it involves storytelling, chemistry, and creativity. With his quick-wit, poised demeanour, and hunger for discovery, we can’t wait to see what he does next, both on and off the ice.
Sweatshirt ($125) RYU. Shorts ($14.99) H&M. Photographer MCKENZIE JAMES. Fashion Editor COREY NG. Grooming RONNIE TREMBLAY at P1M.ca. Location BISHA HOTEL TORONTO.
CINEMA
Patricia Rozema’s Masterpiece
MOUTHPIECE
For decades now, Patricia Rozema has been one of Canada’s most established and celebrated filmmakers. Her breakthrough debut, I Heard the Mermaids Singing, won the Prix de la Jeunesse for best first-time director at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Since then, she’s had a diverse career crafting personal stories, experimental musings, and episodic television.
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outhpiece, Rozema’s latest film, may be her best yet. It’s a bold reworking of an experimental play by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, creating a moving, effective, and brilliantly-realized rumination on a young woman’s coming to terms with the death of her mother. Dress to Kill spoke exclusively to Rozema during the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Your film has to essentially translate the play to the screen. Given the inherent theatricality in the portrayal of the character by two actors simultaneously, how challenging was that adaptation? The film really isn't the
play. Everybody said you can have two people playing one [character] in theatre but not on film. And I thought, Why not? Nobody had an answer to the why not. They said, “Well, how will you do
it?” And, I said, “Well, you just do it.” I didn't understand the world's resistance. I'm not bloody-minded, but I'm enough of a high-risk person that I'm willing to just try something that could fall [apart] in front of my face. I assume I'm a bit laughable anyway, and I've been rewarded for my highest risks.
You had this explosive debut, this incredible award at Cannes, and yet you continue to push the boundaries. How have you maintained this level of chutzpah? I think that's just something you're born with!
Are you watching movies that are energizing you? Are you watching plays that are energizing you? Are you finding ways of making, so that your voice is continuing to evolve? I draw from life
more than film. I don't see that many films that I wish I'd made. I see many films that I love – I've got a huge pop streak. I'd love to make a big, old comedy one day. I once heard somebody say that there are two kinds of filmmakers. One's about mastery, and they have an agenda, and they usually peak at around 40 because they master it; they're done, and they don't know what else to do. The other one needs to be in a state of learning and self-surprise in order to fell alive, and that person can gather all kinds of skills and then doesn't actually start to know what they're doing until later on.
Are you feeling you’re getting close to knowing what you’re doing? I feel like I can judge performance
much more quickly. I know what cuts very quickly now. I know that I regret not going far enough more often than I regret going too far, so all bets are off.
You've recently been working in American television with larger budgets and larger structures, where your role is less as auteur and more as hired-gun director.
It's kind of my work, but it's not my work. When I do Anne with an E, for instance, I come in and I have all of these ideas on how to do it. They say, oh no, we've thought about that, it's going to be this way. With Mozart in the Jungle, I was given a lot of freedom on how to shoot that. They just kind of let filmmakers make their films on that one; it was very free, but those are exercises, not my work.
I think that you being able to build a sandcastle in someone else's sandbox has given Mouthpiece a precision that I'm not sure has been there as much in some of the films where you had a much larger canvas, and, therefore, you could go to different edges. I feel like
I've been honing my chops. I know a thing or two, and I can get there faster, so I can play.
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My goal is that it looks like life, or like a mind in crisis at work, ricocheting around, but, in fact, it's all much more scripted than people think. I have a saying, when we're shooting, “This can't be a pizza with too many toppings, guys.” So, every once in a while, we'd say, “Oh, pizza.”
Do you always have that one scene that you fall in love with, and yet it’s the first one you cut out? I cut
stuff out so easily; it's ridiculous. I think [it’s] partly because I have a bad memory, but it also feels cleansing, like a purge or something.
Would you have been a different filmmaker if you’d gone to LA full-time? I probably would have
been. Here's the thing, actors are the tail that wags the dog. If you can get famous actors into your movie, into your little low budget thing, suddenly you have a giant following. If you make that same perfect movie with somebody they've never heard of, it may or may not see the light of day.
So, would you have made Mouthpiece in LA? It's
such a risky, out-there concept; there's no market model for it. A bunch of people in LA watched it, possible financiers, and nobody stepped up. So, I think they're less artistically adventurous.
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MUSIC
Canada’s Golden Girl
GOLDILOX Canada’s next big star has arrived. Singer-songwriter Goldilox released her highly-anticipated disco album Very Best this summer and has been gaining traction ever since.
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he was featured on the cover of the September issue of Playboy France, has collaborated with Mac Cosmetics, and just dropped a sensual ‘80s-inspired music video for the crowd-pleasing track, “Sex Paranoia.” We had a chance to chat with the East Coast native about her album and her passion for fashion.
Your new album Very Best is disco-inspired. What drew you to that genre? Myself and G (my
producer) have created a lot of music and visuals in the past few years. We don’t really pay attention to what anyone else is doing. We go into the studio and make music. We made a few songs in a row that had a sort of disco-feel, and we got to talking and just thought, ‘Why not do a concept album?’… Within a week, we pretty much had the music and visuals mapped out.
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Your lyrics feel very honest and unfiltered. Why did you choose to have this type of transparency in your music?
Growing up, I went to an all-girls catholic school; my parents were famously strict. My personality is a rebellion of my foundational years. I don’t like rules, I don’t like anyone telling me what to do or what to wear or how to speak. I don’t pretend to be anything I’m not.
Walk us through your writing process. Do you look for a melody first or start with lyrics? What inspires you to start writing? First things first, [I] go outside. A lot of
artists think being a lone wolf is the way to create art. Time alone working on your craft is important, but I think of experiences as collecting data for my music. I love meeting new people and hearing their stories. I write when I feel inspired to. I don’t force it. Sometimes it’s melodies; I have a giant list of topics I pull from, too.
What has your experience been like as a female artist in the music industry? How has starting your own label compared to working with major labels? I am certain
being [either] a man or a woman in the music industry comes with its share of highs and lows. I have seen it all after four years in LA, and I didn’t feel like I was growing on a major label. I had plateaued, and I didn’t want to quit. That’s why I moved to Paris and started my own label with my best friend. This comes with its fair share of stress too, but it’s on my terms. I feel so much more accomplished when I write, mix, [and] master a song and upload it to iTunes. I don’t need to wait around on anyone and I get to make decisions for myself.
What do you hope audiences take away when they listen to your music? I hope they dance, workout, feel
sexy, and cry... any of the above is my goal. I make music for my soul, but, more than that, I make music so that I can connect with more people. My life goal is to expand my friend circle; I want to keep growing my network of friends, so we can all feel less alone and more together. I hate that a lot of “cool people” are so insular. My music is open to everyone, especially people who don’t fit in.
What was your life like growing up in Cape Breton? Now that you’ve been travelling the world, living in Vancouver, LA, and now Paris, what was the biggest adjustment for you? Growing up in Cape Breton was very differ-
ent from LA and Paris. My upbringing was a little redneck… My family business was a junk yard, so you can imagine me separating car parts after school whist dreaming of being a singer. I am a sponge when I travel. I think it’s good to know your roots, but I am always open to seeing how other people live their lives. It’s always an adjustment, moving, but I have always been too proud to go back home empty-handed.
Besides music, how do you express yourself? I use fashion, the way I dress… I also started dance classes this year. I love it. How do you stay connected to your Canadian roots? I
have a lot of good friends in Canada, and a lot of them travel. It’s probably why we get along so well. I go to Toronto and Nova Scotia several times a year. It is one of my goals to do Toronto
Fashion Week and start expanding my circle to Canadian designers and producers. I am always looking for Canadians to work with.
You’ve had some notable fashion moments – from wearing Dsquared2 to Amfar and working with Diesel Black Gold and John Galliano. What role does fashion play in your life? How would you describe your personal style? I wear
whatever I feel in the moment. So, sometimes it’s flouncy feminine florals, and, other times, it’s structured masculine proportions. I have always been fascinated with how people dress. I don’t take myself too seriously and I am super comfortable in my skin, so I like to be adventurous. Life is too short to not wear colour and pattern.
In terms of style, where do you draw inspiration? I like to take photos of old men with cool style. Maybe I should make this into a coffee table book. I have so many sneaky photos. How do you choose your music video and touring outfits?
Right now, it’s all about sparkles. I either do vintage finds, politely beg designers to lend me pieces, or I get them made. My closet is full of pieces I have worn in videos and on tour. I like my investments hanging up right where I can see them.
Are there any designers or brands that you’d love to work with? I just did a project with Canadian designer
Rad Horourni that will come out in early September. I would love to work with more Canadian designers. I think Mikhael Kale is [making] some amazing clothes.
Now that you’ve released the album and are starting to tour, what else are you looking to accomplish over the next year or so? You’ll just have to wait and see what I have up
my chiffon sleeve.
After working with big stars like LMFAO, Steve Aoki, Diplo, Pusha T, and Ryan Tedder – what has been the best advice you’ve received? “Eat food off the ground. It will improve your immune system.” - Diplo
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RACHELLE HARRIS IS THE NEXT up-and-coming MODEL - WE’RE CALLING IT NOW. AS OUR STUNNING COVER MODEL, WE ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF interviewing HER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER CAREER. THERE’S A LOT MORE FIRSTS to COME FOR this blossoming STAR. Photographer Jean Claude Lussier Fashion Editor Fritz
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Rachelle started her career at 17 years old, 3 years after first being approached in the Montreal metro by a Next Los Angeles agent. Fast forward to today, and she’s just walked the catwalk for Chanel in Thailand. By Rebecca Kahn
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he doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. “I’d love to travel and see how fashion is in other countries and be able to model for photographers that are from somewhere other than Canada,” she tells us of her lofty goals for modelling in between shots for this stunning editorial. More covers and more travelling, is what she hopes for her future. Read on to hear about her other life goals and where she sees the future of the fashion industry.
What does it take to be a model? What’s an aspect of modelling that others wouldn’t normally think of? I think a lot
of patience with yourself because it’s not going to happen in one day. You won’t work one day after starting, so you have to be really patient. Also, a lot of confidence and just letting go. You can’t be stiff; you can’t think about it too much. And strength you have to be strong through it all because it can be demanding physically. You have shoots every day and travel a lot, so you need to be able to stay strong and clear-headed.
What was it like to model for Chanel recently? That was really crazy. One day, my agent called me and she’s like, “We booked your flight, you’re going, you’re leaving in an hour!” I went to Thailand, and it was insane. The clothing was so beautiful and everyone was so nice. What’s really fun was that the makeup artists and the stylists, they were all people that lived in Thailand; I got to learn so much about their culture. Obviously, wearing Chanel was a dream come true. What else are you passionate about? What do you do in your free time? I’m really passionate about nutrition. I’m
actually vegan, so I’m really passionate about cooking and trying to find new recipes and making my own recipes. I love to do any kind of plant-based nutrition. I know there’s these universities in the States that offer courses like that, that look really interesting, so whether that’s becoming a nutritionist or something else in that field, I’d love that. If not, I love psychology too, so that could be an option. And I studied in business, so that could be an option, too. For hobbies, I love sports. I’ve always been a team sports girl, like soccer and all of those – cheerleading I did too. I love travelling. If I’m not travelling with modelling, I’m for sure not going to be in Montreal by myself. I’m going to be travelling everywhere on my own.
What’s the biggest challenge you’ve had to overcome in your life so far? I had a phase where my parents got divorced
and then my mom moved very far away. I’m really close with my mom, so it was hard for me to be away from her. I started my passion for nutrition when I was younger, so I loved cooking healthy foods, but, my dad, he doesn’t cook very much. I had to live with my dad and we just didn’t understand each other. I started having trouble eating properly. It was a bad mind space. I just had this phase where I was really disconnected from myself because I was in an
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environment that was completely new, and I didn’t have the people, like my mom, to help me stay sane. I remember at that time, my first boyfriend left me. I was so confused. I was like, ‘Why is all this stuff happening?’. I lost my grandmother that week too. It was a week where my parents got divorced, I lost my boyfriend, and I lost my grandmother. It was just too much for me. Because I was younger, I was like, ‘Woah, I don’t know how to deal with this’. It was a weird phase, but I guess it helps to grow.
How do you see sustainability and its roles in the luxury and fashion industry? How does sustainability relate to fashion? What are things you do to help the environment in your everyday life? Maybe sustainability doesn’t really relate to
fashion because I feel like fashion is always changing. When I became vegan, it was to help the environment, also, not only the animals, but then being a model, people always tell me, “You know, the makeup they use on you, it’s probably not helping the environment, and all the clothes and the fashion industry isn’t good for the environment.” That’s something, sadly, that I can’t really control, so at least by controlling what I eat and trying to help the earth as much as we can, I feel like I am contributing. For fashion, it’s something that keeps getting worse and worse makeup that’s being tested on animals or pollution and climate change. When I’m on set, I can’t really do anything, but on my own, I definitely try to buy the better options, even if it’s more expensive or even if it requires more effort to get my hands on them. I’ll always try to do that because it’s important. If we all did little changes, it could help a lot.
What’s something you’d like to see change in the modelling and fashion industry? Do you think there’s anything you can do personally to help implement that change? I feel like the
industry has already changed a lot, but there’s still, obviously, a lot to do. I think, what would be good is diversity. We obviously have a bit more, but not enough. Most of the girls on the runway shows have the same body. It’s rare that you’re going to see diversity. Because I’m starting, I still don’t know what I could do regarding that, but if I grow in the industry, I’m sure I could try something - after modelling for a few years, maybe opening my own agency. I know some higher-ranked models have done that. Or maybe with other models - if we all just put ourselves together, we could do something. We could be such a big force for the industry.
What are your opinions on the #MeToo and other women’s movements? I started modelling after most of those
stories were told. I felt like models were treated so badly, when I started, so I was afraid of that, obviously. Hearing these women speak up, it creates awareness for us too, the models that are starting. When you’re on set and you get asked things, you can think it’s normal because you’re so nervous; you just want to please everyone. So, reading about those stories, we can be aware what’s normal and what’s not. For them to speak up about it, it takes a lot of courage. I’m sure it’s not easy. They’re helping so many people. I really hope it’s going to keep going that way and girls can feel confident to speak up about it more.
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Black and Silver Floral Fil Coupé Dress, Turquoise Daisy Calf Anita Boot, White and Gray St-Tropez Sunglasses, and Silver-Tone Shell Hoop Earrings (Prices Upon Request) MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION Resort 2019.
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FALL into WINTER THIS SEASON, OLD SCHOOL MEETS NEW SCHOOL like NEVER BEFORE. WE’RE PUSHING THE boundaries OF CONFORMITY WITH DARING CONTRASTS, bold PRINTS, & STRIKING TEXTURES.
Photographer Mauricio Ortiz Fashion Editor Randy Smith
Dress (Price Upon Request) UNTTLD. Boots ($498) MIMOSA at BROWNS SHOES.
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Fan of the A waitress by day, she comes alive at night. In this photoshoot, the ‘60s are remixed with some modern touches. No bit of drama is spared, between loud prints, bright colours, bold accessories, Twiggy-esque eye makeup, and, of course, hair that’s larger-than-life. Photographer Royal Gilbert Fashion Editor Fritz
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The PROMISED LAND THERE’S SOMETHING STRANGE in the air. THE PEACE OF THE LUSH FIELDS and BRIGHT BLUE SKIES ARE INTERRUPTED by the HOTTEST WINTER FASHIONS. Photographer Donat Fashion Editor Jenn Finkelstein
Trench Coat ($1,095) VIVETA. Print Sweater ($595) and Print Skirt ($595) NO. 21. Boots ($1,780) FENDI.
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Pink Faux Fur Coat ($555) DONDUP. Lace Top ($395) GANNI. Hat ($75) OPHELIE HATS.
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Blouson ($7,325), Dress ($4,535), and Gold Laminated Suede Goatskin Boots ($2,360) CHANEL. Photographer DONAT. Fashion Editor JENN FINKELSTEIN. Makeup & Hair STEVEN TURPIN at TEAMM MGMT using TOM FORD BEAUTY, NARS, and ORIBE.
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TRAVEL Anyone who has visited Bath will no doubt mention its charm. From the exquisite Georgian architecture of the Royal Crescent to the famous Spa Heritage which dates back to the Romans, Bath is truly one of England’s finest crowning jewels. Rest assured, on your visit to this picturesque city, as you admire the busy cobbled streets of Bath’s city centre, sip on a cup of earl grey tea, and read The Times, you will feel as though nothing could be more quintessentially delightful.
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A Long Weekend in Bath,
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By Daisy Mellar
STAY & SPA
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Gainsborough Bath Spa
Since its original construction in the 1800s, the Gainsborough Bath Spa became the first YTL hotel in the United Kingdom. With a stunning interior designed by award-winning New York designer Champalimaud Design, the hotel portrays a perfect aesthetic of modern-meets-heritage. As you take your first steps into the reception, you will be enchanted by the elegant, vibrant, and social atmosphere, along with an exceedingly warm welcome by the staff. Being shown to your room will certainly not disappoint, as the meticulous custom furnishing subtly references the unique period details of each room, combined with all the modern amenities needed to ensure a luxury stay and sleep. Despite the all-over exquisiteness of this leading hotel, the most breathtaking feature is certainly the unique spa facilities, set beneath a huge glass atrium. Praising Bath’s thermal spring heritage, guests can experience bathing in the natural, mineral-rich waters, immersing themselves in Great Britain’s historic use of aromatherapy. www.thegainsboroughbathspa.co.uk
BOUTIQUE HEAVEN
Grace & Ted
This is the ultimate treasure chest for any label lover. Located in the heart of Bath, Grace & Ted is an award-winning designer resale boutique offering genuine pre-owned clothing, shoes, and accessories from brands such as Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, Gucci, and Chanel. Adding to the allure of this splendidly beautiful store, are the fashionista owners, mother and daughter Sharon and Emma Savage, who provide supreme personal service in styling their clients. www.graceandted.co.uk
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CULTURAL VISITS
Fashion Museum, Bath
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Housing one of the world’s greatest collections of historical and contemporary dress, Bath’s Fashion Museum is a must for any admirer of luxury couture. A personal favorite is the Royal Woman exhibition, which showcases the spectacular fashion worn by women in the British monarchy, including the wedding dress of Alexandra, Princess of Wales, dating back to 1863. After exploring the divine craftsmanship of the designers who historically shaped English fashion, visitors can enjoy a traditional cream tea in the quaint museum café - what could possibly be more British? www.fashionmuseum.co.uk ©BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL
Roman Baths As one of the world’s most well-preserved Roman remains,
visitors to the Roman Baths can walk on the ancient pavements just as the Romans did 2,000 years ago, explore the extensive Roman ruins which housed the original changing rooms, and enjoy the fascinating museum. Visitors are also able to take a sip of water from the natural spring which contains 43 different minerals, getting a taste (quite literally!) of Roman life in Bath. Though you cannot swim directly in the Roman Baths, the Gainsborough Bath Spa uses the same water which is treated to make it safe for bathing. www.romanbaths.co.uk
WHERE TO EAT
The Scallop Shell
No visit to the UK would be complete without experiencing a taste of British fish and chips. Certain to spark your appetite, The Scallop Shell is renowned for its glorious selection of seasonal seafood: fresh and sustainable catches from UK waters. Upon entering the restaurant, customers are presented with a spectacular ice-filled roll-top bathtub, displaying at least fifteen types of fish and shellfish. On the menu, you will find enticing delights, such as the ‘Fisherman’s Lunch Daily Special’, served with a mug of English Yorkshire tea. Alternatively, for those who crave a more foodie experience (as well as some great Instagram shots), beautiful seafood platters can be enjoyed with the finest wine or champagne. www.thescallopshell.co.uk
WHERE TO DRINK
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The Canary Gin Bar Located down cobbled Queen Street in a dazzling
five-story Georgian building, you will find what can only be described as a ‘gin palace’. At street level, The Canary Gin Bar holds over 200 varieties of gin, each expertly paired with a perfectly complementary mixer and garnish. However, the true spectacle of this venue is that it is also home to The Bath Distillery, situated on the upper and lower floors. Using the distillery’s own delectable array of Bath Gin (infused with botanicals such as kaffir lime leaves, orange peel, and licorice), the talented mixologists can expertly fashion you a ‘Gin’ Austen, a murder-mystery-themed cocktail – just one of Bath’s charismatic quirks! www.thebathgincompany.co.uk
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Christina Lustenberger
SKI LIKE A PRO
CHRISTINA LUSTENBERGER AT REVELSTOKE MOUNTAIN RESORT, BC. BY MATTIAS FREDRIKSSON. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ARC'TERYX.
Placing in the top-ten on the Alpine skiing World Cup circuit in Ofterschwang in 2006, Christina Lustenberger gives us a tour of what the skiing life is made of: how to stay in shape, where to ski, and, of course, what to wear. By Rebecca Kahn
How do you prepare before skiing? How does your fitness ski guide, so every year begins with ‘guides training’. This consists of avalanche training, routine change throughout the year? During the off
season, I trail run and rock climb. Once fall comes around and the temperatures start to drop, I start running longer distances. I think it’s important to stay active in the off season, whatever you might be doing. Running, climbing, and biking are all great activities to keep you fit and get you ready for ski season.
How do you stay on top of your game? I’m an Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG)
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crevasse rescue training, and practicing all the safety protocols. It helps me keep sharp and start the season off well.
What are some tips and tricks to staying in shape and healthy that people might not think of? During the
winter, I ski so much - I really have to take my health seriously. I can be skiing for 8-10 hours a day, in the cold, breaking trail, so it’s easy to run yourself empty. My biggest tip is
staying hydrated; I drink lots of water before and after skiing, warm tea when I’m at home, and I get lots of sleep to recover for the next day.
CHRISTINA LUSTENBERGER IN PEMBERTON, BC.
How do ideas of freedom play into your life? Freedom
to me means following your dreams.
What’s your go-to equipment? Black crow skis,
smart wool socks, petzl gear (helmet and climbing hardware), Oakley goggles, and anything from the Arc’teryx line. I’m lucky to have support from the best companies in the industry.
How do you survive the harsh Canadian cold during the winters? When I’m out ski touring in the cold, it’s
all about the right layers. I’m trying to stay dry on the way up. As soon as I stop, my warmer layers go on. Good gloves, sometimes heated socks, neck buff, and a thermos of hot tea.
Does style play an important factor in your life at all? Do you manage to stay stylish within the constraints of winter clothing? Yes! This is huge for me. I’m
constantly working with the Arc’teryx designers on how we can make technical gear without sacrificing the style. I think it’s important to portray yourself with style in the mountains. You want your jacket and layers to fit properly, have stylish contemporary colours, and have accents and details that have been well thought-out. The days of unstylish outerwear are over!
What are your favourite Arc’teryx products? Sentinel LT Jacket ($700) With a GORE-TEX protective outer shell, this weatherproof and long silhouette jacket will be your best friend. Airah Jacket ($800) This insulated, backcountry jacket is all you need to keep you warm and dry on even the worst days. Konseal Hoody ($230) This midlayer fleece has trim fitting Polartec® Power Dry® technology that’s perfect for skiers. Thorium AR Hoody ($400) This down-insulated jacket is versatile, working as either a midlayer or a standalone jacket.
CHRISTINA LUSTENBERGER’S FAVOURITE RESORTS Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC
It has the best skiing and snow in the world. From alpine to tree skiing, this area has it all. Recommended for: All skiers, from first time touring to expert ski mountaineers Types of terrain: Beginner, freeride, and great top-to-bottom piste skiing
Rogers Pass, BC
This is roadside ski touring and ski mountaineering at its finest. I love skiing in the pass, with big long alpine runs and beautiful Selkirk peaks. Best time to go: December - March Recommended for: People with touring experience, good fitness, and some knowledge about the backcountry
Whitecap Alpine Adventures Lodge, BC It’s a beautiful fly-in ski touring lodge. I love it here – the terrain is amazing. It has a guided and fully-catered lodge life experience. Recommended for: People with touring experience
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TRAVEL
The Sustainable City
SINGAPORE
Often cited as an example of a city putting sustainability at the top of its concerns, Singapore has implemented an assortment of urban solutions over the last years, aiming to be the world’s greenest city. On the cutting edge of environmental improvements, the Lion City is quickly gaining popularity as a top destination for every eco-lover at heart but also perfect for smart travelers looking for a place that offers excitement on every level. By Marie-Ève Venne WHERE TO STAY
Lloyd’s Inn
A total aesthetic dream and undeniably photogenic, this hotel is bringing minimalist style to a new level, thanks to its innovative green concept. With its open-air corridors, the Lloyd’s Inn reduces its electricity consumption, along with integrating natural elements of sunlight and rainfall as part of the guests’ experience. Focusing on natural light and limiting the colours of room elements to brown, white, and black, Lloyd’s Inn’s minimalist aesthetic is also omnipresent in its guest rooms. Conveniently located near Orchard Road, a popular shopping destination, this hotel is a must-stop for any traveler visiting Singapore and looking to embrace the sustainable movement with comfort and style.
WHERE TO EAT
Labyrinth
This one-star Michelin restaurant puts the spotlight on what Singapore has to offer through its farm and local producers, with a menu mostly composed of locally-sourced ingredients. Inspired by the flavours he grew up with, Chef Han Li Guang has created an homage to Singapore cuisine, which was until now mostly focused on the skills of its cooks rather than the use of quality ingredients. In his restaurant, iconic Singapore dishes are reimagined with a bold approach to traditional fine dining. Han displays great confidence in technique and ingredients, captivating diners with his inspired take on local dishes.
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WHERE TO DRINK
Native Don’t expect any regular cocktail here, since most of the drinks at Native
are made with wild ingredients sourced from the region, like coconut flowers, curry leaves, and ants, all perfectly edible. Aiming to minimize waste in bars, this stop in the heart of Singapore is doing what everyone thought was impossible. You can’t find any major commercial brands on their shelves unless they originate from Singapore. They use a solar power system, along with a composting system that converts solid waste to a liquid used for an all-purpose cleaner and hand sanitizer, reducing the need for more expensive, less environmentally friendly cleaning supplies. In the end, all this creativity and resourcefulness leads to inventive cocktails that are beautifully presented.
WHERE TO SHOP
Catch
With Catch, you have a contemporary brand founded upon the mission of improving women’s accessibility to luxury clothing by choosing silk, a natural and premium fibre extracted without chemical processing. Even though they are not legally required to test their garments in Singapore, they voluntarily do it because they undertake a scientific approach to quality. This is to ensure that the quality of their garments is never compromised. Their minimal, modern aesthetic makes them a fashion staple you’ll want to put in your luggage to bring back home.
WHERE TO RELAX
Auriga Spa at Capella This award-winning spa located in the quiet confines of Capella, Singapore focuses on all things natural and organic. The space features nine treatment rooms (each with a private alfresco garden), two of which are couple suites and one that offers traditional Asian remedies. After your session, you can wander around to use the other facilities. The spa's hot and cold wet facilities include an herbal steam room, an ice fountain to cool down after a heated treatment, an experience shower, and a calming vitality pool for neck and full-body water massages.
WHAT TO VISIT
Gardens by The Bay
This garden in the city provides breathtaking waterfront views across three gardens, spanning over 101 hectares of reclaimed land. Located next to Marina Reservoir, Gardens by the Bay offers breathtaking waterfront views. This horticultural destination spans 101 hectares of reclaimed land and is made up of two main areas – Bay South Garden and Bay East Garden. You can’t miss the massive Supertrees, which are tree-shaped vertical gardens between nine 16 storeys tall.
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SUSTAINABILITY
REBECCA BUNDSHEH (PICTURED: SARAIN FOX)
A Canadian Hero
MANITOBAH MUKLUKS You know when you buy products that make you feel good afterwards? Buying a fair trade product that has a heartwarming story can make your day. Well, I can’t think about a better story than this one. By KW
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ou might know about Manitobah Mukluks, but you might not realize how awesome this company is and how much good it does. It supports the indigenous community, since it’s a certified indigenous-owned business with headquarters in Winnipeg. It offers a high-quality sustainable product, it protects indigenous art, and also celebrates indigenous history. We had a chat with Tara Barnes VP Marketing, and she shared some great insight on Canada’s fastest growing footwear company.
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The man behind Manitobah Mukluks is Sean McCormick, a Métis born in one of Canada’s coldest towns, growing up in a family that had a long history of social worker and a mother heavily involved in the community (she still runs the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development). McCormik was driven to be an entrepreneur and was certainly influenced by his community-oriented family; he wanted to own a business that would make his community prosper.
Today, the company has about 100 employees in Canada, which about 70% of are indigenous. They also have an additional 100 employees in Vietnam, where they are part owner of their factory, something that was important in order for them to control the quality of their production. You can now buy their product across Canada at Browns, Town Shoes, Sporting Life, Sail, Gravity Pope, Heel Boy, and Cabelas, to name a few, and also online at manitobah.ca, but back in the day, McCormick displayed his moccasins in gas stations and giftshops. At that time, these original Canadian winter boots were perceived more like a souvenir or a gift than actual footwear. It was in 2010 that the company really had its tipping point, when they launched their highabrasion sole that changed Manitobah Mukluks’ relevance in the shoe industry. This, plus having Kate Moss rocking the Mukluks, really made the product start to fly off the shelves. Today, the brand has two great ambassadors, Sarain Fox and Waneek Horn Miller, who help authenticate the brand. Like Tara Barnes says, “If Kate Moss made them trendy, Sarain and Waneek bring the heart to it.” If you worry about fur, you should know that people indigenous to Canada have always lived in harmony with mother nature, and the company believes in natural products that are biodegradable and only use animals that were killed
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for eating. As a respect to the animal, they believe that it should be used in its entirety. It makes a lot of sense, especially because their products are very durable and almost eternal if you take really good care of your pair. When I ask Tara about a furless option, her answer was quite amusing. She said that the day we will stop eating animals, they will come up with an alternative, as they have always adapted and always work in accord with nature. Tara tells us, “To understand what people have done here to survive for thousands of years, there is substance in that, there is culture in that, and maybe there is a hint on how we will continue to survive on this planet.” You can get a pair of Mukluks for about $200 or up to $350 for a more handcrafted pair. They can keep you warm in cold weather, like the -32 degrees Celsius that we see here in Canada. They also have waterproof products, perfect for those gross, slushy days! Maybe it’s time to take this footwear back to its status as a gift; it’s the perfect holiday present for your loved ones: sustainable, authentic, and functional.
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Changing the Climate for the Better I believe we as consumers can make simple decisions that reduce our contribution to climate change.
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By Marsha Doucette
ast year, I stayed at an allinclusive hotel, and what I experienced was an eye opener. At the hotel, every drink came with a single-use plastic straw – the sheer amount of waste led me to better understand the potential impact, and I learned some disturbing facts. Five hundred million plastic straws are used every day in the United States alone, and most plastic is made from a petroleum product – a fossil fuel.
be interested in learning more about simple things they could do for our planet, specifically relating to single-use plastics. With a variety of personalities and passions, a collective of Torontonians and restaurant-owners emerged to become Strawless Toronto. As it turns out, we were not alone many others took similar steps toward making this easy change, and the impact has been significant; indeed, most major hotels no longer serve plastic straws. I’m not saying that was my doing, but I do believe that each one of us helped, and hopefully millions of straws will no longer be manufactured or disposed of in our oceans.
Manufacturing plastic creates billions of This is why I truly believe that we can tonnes of carbon pollution, which is the all make simple changes to help fight key cause of climate change. As well, I climate change. learned the harmful effects that plastic has on our oceans, which made witWHAT CAN YOU DO? HERE ARE A nessing this careless decision of others FEW IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED Reduce Your Single-Use Plastics even harder. The largest concern is that these plastics end up in the ocean. Why? In a nutshell, there is a lot of Once in the ocean, plastic breaks down plastic. Every minute, one million plastic water bottles are purchased, extremely slowly into microplastics, and one garbage truck of plastic is which are often consumed by marine dumped into the ocean. life, mistaking the particles for food. With all of this information, I made the simple choice to stop using single-use plastics and started to educate anyone who would listen on why they are harmful to our planet. Eventually, I took it one step further and spoke with the manager of the hotel. When he didn’t take me seriously, I then called and emailed the head of the hotel chain to voice my single-use plastic concerns. Upon my return to Toronto, I reached out to a few friends to see if they would
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Say no to plastic straws, and if you must use a straw, carry a reusable one. Bring a tote/reusable bag to the grocery store or anywhere you shop. Use a reusable coffee mug or enjoy your cappuccino at the café (coffee cups are not recyclable). Stop buying bottled water.
Eat Less Meat
Eating less meat is a step in the right direction. Greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture alone contrib-
utes to 24% of fossil fuel production globally. To quote Bill Gates, “Cattle are a huge source of methane; in fact, if they were a country, they would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.” Make the simple choice to have a vegetarian meal a few times a week!
Buy Locally When You Can
Have you ever thought of the path a product like clothing or food takes to get to you? Something made in Vietnam or China has to travel a lot further to you than if it came from Canada or the United States, and that produces additional pollution and a greater carbon footprint. While it’s not possible to buy everything locally, when you start to realize the carbon footprint of each item, it makes you think twice about what you are buying. Shortening the transportation of what we consume can help mitigate climate change. Human activity is the main cause of climate change, and many of these activities can be changed with a simple choice. These decisions can either make things worse or better. Which path will you choose?
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