The Kit Compact April 2016

APRIL 2016 | TORONTO

BRAVE NEW WORLD

Fashion moves at the speed of light. Keep up with full-throttle intergalactic glamour, next-level piercings and the best beauty buys in the galaxy

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12 / GIRL GANG

PHOTOGRAPHY: CARLYLE ROUTH (DECARUFEL); HAIR AND MAKEUP: SHERI STROH FOR PLUTINO GROUP/BITE BEAUTY (DECARUFEL). COS JACKET, $225, COS, BLOOR STREET, TORONTO. LE CHÂTEAU EARRINGS, $8, LECHATEAU.COM

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Laura deCarufel @Laura_deCarufel @LauradeCarufel CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Jessica Hotson @jesshotson

“WE ASKED FIVE TALENTED TORONTO DJS TO MODEL SPRING’S EXTRA-LONG EARRINGS. NOW, WE’RE ALL A LITTLE IN LOVE WITH THEM.”

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LAURA DE CARUFEL BREAKS DOWN OUR APRIL ISSUE

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Kathryn Hudson @hudsonkat BEAUTY EDITOR

Rani Sheen @ranisheen FASHION EDITOR

Jillian Vieira @JillianVieira MANAGING EDITOR

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5 / IT TAKES TWO

“ What ’s on yo ur must-do list for April?

(I can’t wait for Hot Docs.) Our 6ix Index has all the inspo.”

“Meet Toronto’s @randomactso f p a s te l , t h e sweetest duo in your feed.”

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Eden Boileau @lilyedenface ASSOCIATE BEAUTY EDITOR

Natasha Bruno @Natashajbruno

ASSISTANT DIGITAL EDITOR

Carly Ostroff @carlyostroff

“Check out this month’s shopping list: spray-on polish, alld e n im eve r y th in g and so. many. shoes.”

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Veronica Saroli @vsaroli

ASSISTANT ART DIRECTORS

Sonya van Heyningen @svanh7 Kristy Wright @creativewithak DESIGNER

Amber Hickson @amblynncreative PUBLISHER

Giorgina Bigioni ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

22/ ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

Tami Coughlan

PROJECT DIRECTOR, DIGITAL MEDIA

15 / CHALLENGE

Kelly Matthews

Direct advertising inquiries to: MARKETING MANAGER

Evie Begy eb@thekit.ca

CONTRIBUTORS

Barbara Czarnecki, Caitlin Doherty, Anne T. Donahue, Luis Mora, Simone Otis, Lauren Pirie, Marie H Rainville, Carlyle Routh, Cai Sepulis, Chris Smart, Sheri Stroh, May Truong, Kristen Vinakmens, Paul Weeks, Robert Weir

“Two super-stylish staffers, two very different styles— you have to see what happens when they swap wardrobes.”

“Our cover star, Toronto native Julee Huang, has checked every box from the model-onthe-rise wish list. The 18-yearold secured fall catwalk bookings with heavy-hitting houses (including Delpozo, Jacquemus and Alexander McQueen) and showed of f a quirk that has casting agents aflutter (we, too, can’t get enough of those ears). Watch her capture fashion’s futuristic mood in our photo shoot, then read about her rise to stardom on thekit.ca.”

30 / TEST DRIVE “Drugstore vs. luxury makeup—who came out on top in the ultimate beauty showdown?”

INTERNS

Kara Anderson, Stephanie Backus, Rivital Grunbaum, Sehee Jee, Aloisa Macedonio, Cristina Nagamine, Emily Skublics, Amanda Yevdaev The Kit is Canada’s 360˚ beauty and style leader © 2016, The Kit, a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited.

PRESIDENT, STAR MEDIA GROUP

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20 / HANDBOOK

“A comprehensive piercing guide, featuring Rihanna, our office celeb BFF.”

“We delve into the surreal future of shopping. Soon you’ll be able to pay using a selfie!”

34 / LAST WORD

28 / THE HAUL

29 / SPOTLIGHT

“Our beauty editor Rani Sheen shares this month’s obsessions.”

“Talk about #blessed: Writer Anne T. Donahue explores the spiritual skincare trend.”

“Assistant editor Ve r o n i c a S a r o l i finally found a way to c o m b i n e h e r twin loves: space and fashion.”

ON THE COVER

John Cruickshank

PHOTOGRAPHY: MARIE H RAINVILLE. HAIR AND MAKEUP: SIMONE OTIS. LACOSTE JUMPER, $295, LACOSTE. A NOTE ON THAT WIRE: WE ASKED SIMONE OTIS TO RIFF ON THE METAL FACE SILHOUETTES ON DION LEE’S SPRING 2016 RUNWAY. #OBSESSED

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, TORONTO STAR

Michael Cooke

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April 9-10 A food show is going on right in downtown’s backyard at the Enercare Centre.

Expect more food than you can handle and a food truck alley at the Toronto Food + Drink Market.

April 11 Jolie, Opelle and Woolfell have teamed up with eBay Canada to launch three red handbags that won’t put you back more than $100. Proceeds go to the Canadian Women’s Foundation.

April 13-14 BadGalRiri kicks off her Anti World Tour at the Air Canada Centre with “three more days ’til Friday” (on a Wednesday). Save us a table at the Real Jerk, wontcha?

April 16 Painting Tranquility: Masterworks by Vilhelm Hammershøi opens at the AGO. Dubbed “de stille stuers maler” (the painter of tranquil rooms), the Dane created elegant work that has inspired Chanel campaigns.

April 18 Put your bartending skills to the test at the Drake Hotel, where Victoria Gin celebrates its relaunch with a cocktail competition. The new bottle debuts at the LCBO later this spring.

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Drake works in mysterious ways (often via billboards across T.O and the @ChampagnePapi handle.) The 6ix God posted this pic on Insta captioned “April” so prep for a new album this month.

S AV E T H E DAT E : C A FA AWA R D S

EMBRACE: QUICK FIXES Download these new-to-Toronto apps

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your gift is your song Admit that you know every word to “Lady Marmalade,” including Lil’ Kim’s mighty rap. (Also: Missy, c’mon.) Put those pipes to work at Brew & View’s Moulin Rouge singalong at Randolph Theatre (736 Bathurst St.) on April 16. Grab a ticket ($15) and a beer, and brush up on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 masterpiece.

CAN’T GO WRONG: W R ITE R S AT TO R O NTO REFERENCE LIBRARY To celebrate National Poetry Month, Torontobased poet and feminist Rupi Kaur—back from a recent trip to India—will read from her collection of poetry Milk and Honey in the Library Atrium. Get ready for some real talk.

Toronto Reference Library on April 28 at 7 p.m.

Authors Junot Diaz and Sunil Yapa will discuss globalization and the economic, geographic and personal impacts of writing at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon.

Bring your smartypants reading glasses.

• Snag last-minute cancellations at packed restaurants like Alo, Bar Isabel and the Chase Fish & Oyster (which just launched brunch) on Dinr.

The app shows same-day availabilities, and will send a notification for when a table opens up.

Talk ’bout apps on apps.

• Tonic Blooms should be auto-installed in phones to deal with those occasions you remember at the last minute. Pick a denimwrapped bouquet (and add CXBO chocolates) and it’ll arrive in less than two hours.

Maple syrup and R&B singers are not Canada’s only exports, thank you very much. Earlier this month Canadian musicians were recognized at the Junos, and now on April 14 at the Canadian Art and Fashion Awards, it’s our designers’ turn. Here’s what Juno-nominated Single of the Year we think the winner from three CAFA categories should walk on stage to. category

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Line Knitwear

Womenswear Designer Lucian Matis

“Clothes Off”

by Ria Mae Alan Anderson

Jenny Bird

Accessory Designer Dean Davidson

“Hotline Bling”

by Drake

Emerging Talent “Here” by Alessia Cara

Call in a sick day and catch a flick during the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, April 28 to May 8. With more than 200 films this year, you’re guaranteed to come away with wicked cocktail fodder.

FOODIE: Don’t miss Ants on a Shrimp about chef René Redzepi relocating his Michelin-starred restaurant, Noma, to Tokyo.

ECCENTRIC: Obit takes a look at The New York Times obituary writers, who are responsible for distilling an entire existence into a 500-word write-up. No presh.

FASHION: The Slippers, helmed by Canadian director Morgan White, looks at what’s happened to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers since the filming of The Wizard of Oz. From theft to serious shoe envy, this one has it all.

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THE 6IX INDEX 19+ ways to love Toronto this month

REPEAT THAT PLS: BIGGER THAN A TYRANNOSAURUS REX?

AT TEND: HOT DOCS

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Everyone knows the T. Rex (Coach even knitted one on a sweater for spring!), but what about the Spinosaurus? The dino’s fossils were lost during WWII—which, considering it’s the largest predatory dinosaur discovered, is quite a feat—but thanks to paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim, who helped reconstruct a skeleton, the Spino did not vanish. Ibrahim shares the story of how the giant was found, lost, and found again, at Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe St.), May 1 to 3.

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TEXT: VERONICA SAROLI. PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES (DRAKE, CARA, RIHANNA, MOULIN ROUGE, HILFIGER, MATIS); GEORGE PIMENTEL (ANDERSON, PINK TARTAN, UNTTLD); INSTAGRAM (@BAKETHREEFIFTY, @DEANDAVIDSON, @CHAMPAGNEPAPI); ISTOCK (DRINK AND TICKET ILLUSTRATIONS, POPCORN)

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OUT & ABOUT

THE TWO OF US

CANDY COATED Social stars Alyssa Garrison and Johanna Martin have a signature look as sweet as their friendship Photography by Chris Smart

STYLE SETTERS

Alyssa Garrison paints the world shades of sorbet on Random Acts of Pastel, her style and decor blog, which has attracted a cult following of nearly 60K on Insta alone (@randomactsofpastel). Since friend and artist Johanna Martin joined the team last year, the two (and their ridiculously covetable hair) can often be spotted “pastel hunting” around the city. The blog’s success could be attributed to the fact that scrolling through the site just makes you f e e l h a p p y, l i k e g e t t i n g a h u g from a unicorn. Martin takes that #positivity to heart. “My goal is to feel proud of myself at least once a day.”

THE LOOK

Martin stresses that her style is “rarely serious,” while Garrison, who cites Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette as muse, sums up her signature as “a little bit urban, a little bit fairy tale and a whole lot of sparkle.” The key?

Mixing every colour in the rainbow so deftly that My Little Pony would be proud. “Pastels are a new neutral in my book,” explains Garrison.

“I love the way they all work together in the same washed-out palette.”

TORONTO BLACK BOOK Fave spa service “Getting the royal treatment with a cocktail in hand at Her Majesty’s Pleasure (556 King St. W.).” —Martin Go-to boutique “Loversland (215 Ossington Ave.) is the best for lacy romantic pieces.” —Garrison Must-have meal “Oysters and sourdough at the Commodore (1265 Queen St. W.).” —Garrison

HOW THEY MET

Six years ago, the then bleached blondes met while working in a tea shop. “We noticed we could probably help each other do our hair,” explains Martin. “After a night of at-home hair salon, we realized we had a lot more in common.” Now, Garrison says, their go-to guilty pleasure is “marathoning Pretty Little Liars, usually with a combination of chocolate bars and mac ’n’ cheese.” —Kathryn Hudson

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Johanna Martin (left, @blousesandhouses) and Alyssa Garrison (@randomactsofpastel), captured looking adorable at Toronto Fashion Week.

Trustworthy hair salon “I had a great experience at the White House Inc (598 Richmond St. W.).” —Martin Best books “Soop Soop (1315 Dundas St. W.) for their epic magazine shelf.” —Garrison

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ART DIRECTION: SONYA VAN HEYNINGEN

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If one considers Isaac Newton’s third law of motion, a sartorial trend that swung one way should come barrelling back with equal momentum. This spring, after seasons of sleek and simple kicks, we’re embracing footwear that’s flashy, sometimes clashing and totally over the top. This season’s standout shoes have a personality all their own: tropical-hued raffia sandals at Stella Jean, pompom clusters on gilded boots at Dolce & Gabbana and denim clogs decorated with sprawling sequins at Alexander McQueen. Missing minimalism? Nah. Now it’s go big or go home. —Jillian Vieira. Photography by Paul Weeks

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SPRING SHOES JOIN THE WILD BUNCH

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EUGENIA KIM SHOES, $630, GEORGE C., TORONTO

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Julia Restoin Roitfeld, the face of the campaign.

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Which new denim trend will steal the spotlight, taking over from last season’s frayed-hem jeans? Hint: one of these I N G O O D CO N S C I E N C E

For retail titan H&M, “sustainability” isn’t just a new-agey, PR-heavy buzzword. The company is taking major steps to weave a sense of eco-responsibility into its daily practices: It aims to use 100 per cent organic cotton by 2020 (they’re already one-third of the way there); to create transparency by publicly listing suppliers; to provide fair wages for hundreds of thousands of factory workers by 2018; and to give new life to 25,000 tonnes of recycled clothing collected in H&M stores over the past two years by constructing fabric like denimite, a cool speckled material made from worn-out jeans. Now, with the launch of the fifth Conscious Exclusive collection, H&M’s design team has paired up with Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs to draw inspiration from three centuries of art and couture. Expect athleisure-esque organic hemp shorts detailed with a Gustave Moreau print and slices of a romantic Botticelli image on an organic silk dress. “Our goal is not just to make fashion sustainable,” says Anna Gedda, H&M’s head of sustainability, “but to make sustainability fashionable.”

RECYCLED POLYESTER AND SILK COAT, $249, RECYCLED PLASTIC EARRINGS, $35, RECYCLED P O LY ESTER SKI RT WITH R EC YC LED PL ASTIC BEADS, $149, H&M, EATON CENTRE

LUXE OVERALLS

The definition of country chic

THE AMATEUR NOSE A local chocolatier sniff-drives an almond-based scent.

DUSTER COAT

Very Swedish street-style maven (read: automatically cool)

THE NOSE

Dawn Nita, production manager at Soma Chocolatemaker, 443 King St. W. THE SCENT

Prada Les Infusions de Prada Amande, $175 (100 mL), thebay.com THE NOTES

Bitter almond, bergamot water, mandarin, star anise

GREEN

YELLOW

softens mild redness or darkness, like rosacea, acne, broken capillaries or sun spots.

counteracts extreme redness. Use it on a scar, rash or birthmark.

BLUE OR VIOLET

neutralizes brown hyperpigmentation and can tone down an overzealous self-tanner job.

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COLOUR THEORY

A rainbow wave of colour correctors is sweeping store shelves—and the latest creamy formulas blend away invisibly. Use a sponge or brush to press on to small areas, like under your eyes, then follow with BB cream or foundation.

PEACH

brightens under-eye circles and dark spots or acne scars.

Darker skin tones can use orange as a highlighter.

PINK

brightens sallow skin, or highlights olive skin when applied on the cheekbones or T-zone.

URBAN DECAY NAKED SKIN COLOR CORRECTING FLUID IN GREEN, $35, SEPHORA.CA. YSL TOUCHE ÉCLAT NEUTRALIZER COLOUR CORRECTOR IN LILAC, $50, THEBAY.COM. MARC JACOBS BEAUTY COVER(T) STICK COLOUR CORRECTOR IN BRIGHT NOW (PINK), $52, SEPHORA.CA. SMASHBOX COLOR CORRECTING STICK IN LOOK LESS TIRED (PEACH), $25, SEPHORA.CA. NYX COLOR CORRECTING LIQUID IN YELLOW, $18, NYXCOSMETICS.CA.

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THE VERDICT

“It’s pleasant and kind of sweet—fresh but comforting. The almond takes a back seat to the warm spices and citrus. We use a lot of marzipan (almond paste with sugar); whole almonds are used as garnishes and for texture. Here it’s like the nut is the base of the scent.”

THROWBACK PATCHWORK

As Madonna once said: “Express yourself!”

JNBY JACKET, $350, 604-737-0022

MOTHER TOP, $444, MOTHERDENIM.COM

CITIZENS OF HUMANITY JEANS, $325, ARITZIA.COM

FIDELITY OVERALLS, $350, FIDELITYDENIM.COM

LEVI’S JACKET, $98, LEVI.COM

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SPR AY-ON POLISH

Painting your nails with a brush: boring. There’s a brandnew mani model on the scene from the U.K.’s Nails Inc.: a spray-on polish that’s as fun as it is fast. Apply the accompanying base coat, spray the polish over your fingertips, then wash your hands with soapy water. The excess will slide off skin, leaving an extra-thin coat of punchy colour.

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THE ANTI-SPA STRIP

Dundas West has become a hot spot of beauty destinations, where cool kids go to get a lo-fi facial or Insta-bait nail art

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2 1. SAUL’S BE AUT Y S H O P 904 DUNDAS ST. W.

The decor vibe here is “old p r o f e s s o r ’ s o f f i c e . ” Tr y Éminence Organics facials, non-orange spray tans (promise), and a new face, back and chest treatment that targets acne or dark spots with peels and high-frequency treatments.

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grungy London royalty at Saint Laurent

A laid-back staple straight out of Chino

PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER STIGTER (RUNWAY AND STREET STYLE EXCEPT TWO-TONE OVERALLS); IMAXTREE (TWO-TONE OVERALLS); AMBER HICKSON (NAILS INC.). ILLUSTRATION: CAI SEPULIS (MAP)

THE RYAN ATWOOD COMBO

IT’S A THING

far-out frontwomen at Acne Studios

WIDE CROP

The culottes’ more streamlined sister

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SPRING 2016 TRENDS GET THE DIGITAL TREATMENT

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3 2. NAKED BEAUTY BAR 889 DUNDAS ST. W.

With hip hop on the speakers and a sleek, minimalist space, this is a stellar spot for Bambiesque lash extensions, waxing and a marble or T-strap mani.

3. BARBERELLA 891 DUNDAS ST. W.

A long-serving beauty destination, this swish hair salon attracts the postbrunch crowd with its pretty, antique-y interior, sharp cuts and party-ready b l owo u t s . Re a s o n a b l e prices are a bonus.

4. WOW WOW NAILS 802B DUNDAS ST. W. Beloved by locals, this cheap and cheerful nail bar offers colour-changing gel polish (we lost our minds), broken-glass manis and nail stencils from Korea, so you can DIY your next polish job.

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Three spring trends that will inspire you to expand your shoe collection (sorry, not sorry)

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1. CALL IT SPRING SHOES, $50, CALLITSPRING.COM. 2. LE CHÂTEAU SHOES, $40, LECHATEAU.COM. 3. TOPSHOP SHOES, $140, THEBAY.COM. 4. MANOLO BLAHNIK SHOES, $1,785, SAKS.COM.

WILD WESTERN 8. ROGER VIVIER SHOES, $2,525, SIMILAR

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5. CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN S H O E S , $ 1 ,0 9 5 , C H R IS TIAN LO U BO UTI N .CO M . 6 .

NATIVE SHOES, $75, NATIVESHOES.COM. 7. SOPHIA WEBSTER SHOES, $485, HUDSON’S BAY.

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STYLES AVAILABLE AT HOLT RENFREW. 9. GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN SHOES, $1,925, GIUSEPPEZANOTTIDESIGN. COM. 10. ALDO SHOES, $150, ALDOSHOES.COM. 11. THE FRYE COMPANY SHOES, $410, THEFRYECOMPANY.COM.

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DELPOZO’S NEW-WAVE PRINCESS

DOLCE & GABBANA’S ’50 s FANCY

MARCHESA’S EMBELLISHED GODDESS

A few prom inevitables: spiked punch, carnation-heavy corsages and cheesy couple photos.

Another rite of passage? The gruelling search for a one-of-a-kind dress. Well, no more.

Hudson’s Bay has launched curated prom shops—including runway-inspired gowns, bags, shoes, the works—online and at 23 locations across Canada. Now, that’s cause for celebration.

REAL TALK

FREIDA PINTO, MUMBAI-BORN ACTOR AND FACE OF L’ORÉ AL PARIS, GE TS PERSONAL ABOUT HER SKIN

L’ORÉAL PARIS HYDRA-TOTAL 5 ULTRA-EVEN LOTION SPF 20, $15, DRUGSTORES.

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FROM LEFT: ADRIANNA PAPELL DRESS, $279, CACHET DRESS, $399, GLAMOUR BY TERANI COUTURE TOP AND SKIRT, $499, THEBAY.COM

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K-BEAUTY LIPS

“My mother suffers from hyperpigmentation, and that’s something I inherited. Because of what I do for a living—it’s a high-stress life and I’m constantly in different weather when I’m shooting a film—my skin takes a beating and ends up looking very dull. I’m a moisturizer fiend.”

So, guess what? You need the just-bitten lip look that’s taken Korean TV by storm. This new “lip cushion” was designed to mimic Boys over Flowers protagonist Geum Jan Di, whose lips are perma-flushed from torrid kissing scenes and tormenting her leading man. Apply the pigment–packed stain fortified with shea butter to the centre of lips and spread outward with the domed cushion tip for a devastating ombré effect.

SEPHORA COLLECTION WONDERFUL CUSHION CRÈME DE LEVRES, $10, SEPHORA.CA

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Designers turned up the volume on earrings this season, showing bold hardware that hung shoulder-long at Gucci, Emilio Pucci and Oscar de la Renta. We heard the message loud and clear: Deck out your lobes in dramatic danglers for a twist on the season’s catchiest look. (P.S. We’re clearly obsessed with earrings this issue—check out page 32 for the prettiest new piercings.)

By Veronica Saroli | Photography by Luis Mora

Five Toronto DJs take spring’s spectacular shoulder-grazing earrings for a spin

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MISTY HILL, 32, DJ MISTY @DJMISTY

SERENA PASSION, 25, PEACH @ITSPEACH_

Spinning retro funk and soul by night, Hill spends her days working at a women’s shelter in Toronto—and any spare time at Kops, Sonic Boom or June Records digging for vinyl. “Work can be really stressful. DJing gives me balance,” she says about her late-night gig. “It’s a good release to plug into music and make people dance.” Plus, DJing full-time isn’t for her.

“When I was dependent on it for the money, it took away the passion for the music. At the end of the day most people DJ for the love of it.”

When she’s not working at her digital-advertising job, Passion can be found either bartending or DJing on weekends—the latter of which has its downside.

“When you lose the crowd, you feel like you’re being dumped,” she says, with a rueful laugh. “But you play out your track, move on to the next and do your best to bring them back to the dance floor.” Passion actually enjoys that roller coaster. “I like when a DJ can bring you through a three-hour set and give you all these different emotions.”

A PEACE TREATY EARRINGS, $195, APEACETREATY.COM

JENNY BIRD EARRINGS, $75, JENNY-BIRD.COM

GIRL GANG

KIRSTEN AZAN, 25, DJ BAMBII @BAM_BII

ANEELA QURESHI, 31, DJ NINO BROWN @YESYESNINOBROWN

A zan got into DJ ing af ter working in event programming with non-profit organizations and struggling to book the right DJ. “I became very concerned with reflecting how diverse Toronto is,” she says. She noticed that DJs were often put in a box, playing only one signature genre. “I wasn’t finding anyone breaking the rules in a way I thought was cool, so I started DJing myself.” Now Azan is devoted to music full-time as a producer, as well—expect an album to drop this fall.

As Qureshi explains it, “From Sunday to Wednesday, I’m chillin’, working on side projects and catching up on sleep. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights can get crazy.” Qureshi’s wild nights have spawned queer hip hop jam Yes Yes Y’all, which she co-founded.

“That’s the most important project to me because it speaks to a marginalized group. We wanted to throw something in a safe space—no matter race or sexual orientation—where people weren’t forced to listen to house music or Britney Spears.”

EDDIE BORGO EARRINGS, $390, NORDSTROM.COM

SORELLE EARRINGS, $159, SORELLENYC.COM

ANNA WIESEN, 28, SUMMER FLING DJS @ANNAWIESEN To Wiesen, a great set is one that keeps partygoers on their toes—literally and figuratively. “When you’re a DJ, you get to the point where people just want to hear the songs they know, but it’s about finding that buildup and keeping people surprised.” Or, as she bluntly puts it: “You can’t play all the hits at 10 o’clock.” If she’s not spinning in T.O. or Hamilton, Wiesen helps out fellow creatives via her agency Young Lions Music Club, which she co-founded with her boyfriend, Bobby.

DAVID YURMAN EARRINGS, $2,750, DAVIDYURMAN.COM. BANANA REPUBLIC TOP, $62, BANANAREPUBLIC.COM

HAIR AND MAKEUP BY SHERI STROH FOR PLUTINO GROUP/ BITE BEAUTY. HAIR AND MAKEUP ASSISTANT, ROMY ZACK FOR PLUTINO GROUP

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CHALLENGE “Cool” entered my lexicon for the first time in 1996. As the word left my lips (undoubtedly to describe the Spice Girls), I had little grasp of the weight the expression would hold some 20 years later when I became a fashion editor. These days, when seemingly everything is a trend (from ’70s fringe to grandma knits to normcore windbreakers), floating above the fray while being impossibly, effortlessly cool is the end goal. Earning that praise means that you’ve successfully waded through the murky waters of style: You’ve appreciated the trends without being a victim, taken creative risks without deviating too far from your personal brand and, most importantly, never desperately chased the title. This idea came up recently in the Kit office, when editors started talking about whether we’d still feel confident— and like ourselves—without our carefully crafted looks. I’m always up for a challenge, so my sartorial opposite—Evie Begy, our ultra-polished marketing manager—and I decided to find out by attempting the ultimate closet exchange. —Jillian Vieira

TRADING PLACES

PHOTOGRAPHY: INSTAGRAM, AMBER HICKSON AND KRISTY WRIGHT

Two staffers swap looks to find out if the clothes make the cool girl—or if style is in your DNA

JILLIAN

EVIE

Maigret & Edie Beale FAVE RESTO: Fat Pasha FAVE MUSICIAN: Tame Impala

Deneuve & Leandra Medine FAVE RESTO: Jacob’s Steakhouse FAVE MUSICIAN: Sia

Don’t let my laid-back Cali-meets-minimal wardrobe fool you—I do dress up. I’ll often wear a long black slip to a fancy press dinner or attend a wedding in a—er—longer black slip. Evie, however, is next-level refined: the kind of girl who doesn’t seem to get wet during a rainstorm. Despite the fact that she’s bubblier than Prosecco, I assumed her perma-polish meant she was five years my senior. So when I learned she was younger than me, I instantly questioned my own wardrobe of boyish separates and vintage oversized coats. I thought my clothes projected a charming insouciance, but was I actually dressing too young, too casually, not for “the job I want,” as career counsellors always preach? After years spent cultivating an organic approach to fashion, maybe I needed to grow up.

Full disclosure: I’m a planner. Each night, I carefully select my outfits to avoid a colossal morning fashion disaster derived from lack of coffee. My style philosophy is that more is more, so I coordinate colours, patterns and contrasting shapes. Since I have an incredibly loud, mildly obnoxious voice (or so I’ve been told), I underline that by wearing bold pieces that maintain polish and professionalism. I stack matching metal jewellery, swap out the previous day’s bag, try on my heels and then, finally, call it a night. Step and repeat.

This particular project, though, took away that level of control.

What would I be wearing tomorrow? For a serious over-thinker and a melodramatic worrywart, this concept was disconcerting.

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and me are immediately apparent. (Beyond the fact that I’m wearing flat Isabel-Marant-inspired ankle boots, and she’s wearing skyscraper Nicholas Kirkwood heels.) Her meticulously steamed clothes are arranged on coordinated hangers in high-end garment bags, as neat as books on a shelf. Suddenly I’m flustered by my picks for her: a mishmash of vintage gems and tonal separates thrown into a duffle bag, undoubtedly picked off my bedroom floor the evening before. I make a mental note to finally clear the pile of clothes that’s accumulated from Fashion Week (okay, month).

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“I’M STANDING TALLER, FEELING MORE #BOSSBITCH THAN EVER BEFORE.” H O W I F E E L : The beauty routine is the hardest part. Yes, I’m the girl who claims (but actually lives!) a low-maintenance method: I sleep on wet hair and tousle it in the morning, then fill in brows and add a swipe of mascara. So imagine my terror when a makeup artist drew a precise cat-eye, applied bold cherry gloss across my lips and shellacked perfect waves to my head. Evie always manages to look effortless, but I feel exorbitant—more Toddlers & Tiaras than uptown babe. My co-workers seem baffled, staring at my conspicuously shiny hair. “Um, what is going on?” one asked eloquently. But they keep stroking the leather leggings, so that’s probably a compliment, right?

T H E R E A C T I O N : I’ve decided that my boyfriend will be the ultimate gauge of my style transformation. A general fashion rule: If he’s not feeling my Scandi duster coat and mom jeans, they’re probably on point (who dresses for dudes anyway?). I arrive home after work in a prim matching tartan two-piece, all heeled up and businesslike. The second he lays eyes on me, he lets out an incredulous, wide-eyed “What are you wearing?” With his disapproval, I suddenly feel more assured about this new, short-term me. I’m standing taller, feeling more #bossbitch than ever before.

And it’s not just the towering Schutz heels I’m wearing.

S W I T C H I N G B A C K : Our experiment now over and my “face” hurriedly scrubbed off, the profoundness of the experience slowly starts to reveal itself. Could I stand to mature my look from time to time, especially as I enter my late 20s?

Probably. But here’s what surprises me: Shedding the crop tops and oversized errthang didn’t make me feel less cool.

Quite the opposite—once I stopped narrowing myself into a few prescribed style boxes, the real me felt totally free. Still, I won’t be reaching for the liner and hairspray any time soon.

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BALENCIAGA

EVIE

“IS IT UNCOOL TO SAY THAT I FEEL HIP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE? (PROBS.)”

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two words my mother utters upon seeing my new look. Clearly, not everyone is as jazzed as I am. (Though the Kit team howls in excitement.) On the plus side, my mom tells me I look like my preteen self, which I’m definitely taking as a compliment, because youth, yo! As I later step out to attend the National Ballet’s production of Cacti, my fashionable friend LJ remains atypically mum on my appearance. I fish by complimenting her amazing outfit. Crickets.

I fess up, and she immediately tells me her first thought was, “Where’s Evie? This doesn’t feel like you.” My lifelong friend Carolyn echoes the sentiment, wondering where my leather pants are hiding (Hint: Jillian is probably wearing them at Parts & Labour). The theatregoers around me don’t seem notice anything out of place.

Then again, they don’t know me. To them, I’m just a cool girl in cool clothes.

H O W I F E E L : As I hike up my control-top stockings, I realize that I’m in this. So I commit. My makeup is off and my hair is (un)naturally tousled—I wish my waves would stay like this forever and ever. I inch on the crop top and buckle myself in. I slip on Jillian’s roomy Converse and grand jêté to the Kit boardroom mirror (okay, that last part was in my head. But I could if I wanted to, because I’ve never been so at one with the floor). I look. I laugh. Is it uncool to say that I feel hip for the first time in my life? (Probs.) I’m equally comfortable in a monochromatic combo—the chunky tan Aritzia knit turtleneck is a dream to the touch. I want to draw a line at Docs, though; they were a mandated part of my school uniform so they’re a hard no. Heels just feel more natural to me, and I’ve grown accustomed to the convenience of being a head taller than the crowd. (Trust me, you can always find the buffet line first.) Regardless, I’m v. into this process. Wait: That’s something Jillian would say.

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If Jillian and I are swapping styles, does this mean that I get to go to PFW? Please let it be yes. #excited...

So bad news: I don’t get to go to Paris. Double bad news: I am especially nervous after seeing Jillian’s swap selections. Jillian possesses the rare gift of natural style.

I fundamentally lack a casual vibe, yet she’s outfitting me in the cool-girl uniform of a crop top and overalls. Repeat, overalls. The last time I wore dungarees, Gap Kids was my favourite designer.

Even then, I rocked those rose-patterned beauties as coordinated separates with a red mock-neck sleeveless top.

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S W I T C H I N G B A C K : As with every experience, the ride and the result are ultimately what you make of it. Call it a throwback to my competitive-dance days, but putting on a costume helped me become a character. It felt liberating to not take myself quite so seriously. I’m in my 20s; isn’t this the time to play around with what works and what doesn’t, to make fashion fails and score some wins? I’m not going to give up coordinated separates. Or heels. Or lipstick.

I really do feel most comfortable dressing as I do, and this process showed me that. But I am open to being open. So, while my trusted colleague Eden told me, out of pure confusion, to never do this again, I think I just might. Who’s next? n

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PHOTOGRAPHY: MAY TRUONG (JILLIAN AND EVIE); PETER STIGTER (RUNWAY). HAIR AND MAKEUP ROBERT WEIR, JUDY INC. (JILLIAN AND EVIE)

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THE FUTURE OF SHOPPING

It’s so bright you gotta wear shades: Stores are overhauling the browsing experience, designers are reimagining their shows—and you can pay with a selfie

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1995

Cher inspires us all by shopping her closet in Clueless via her then cutting-edge desktop computer.

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Online retailer Net-a-Porter, the pioneer of high-end e-shopping, launches—changing the game by making luxury labels like Alexander McQueen and Maison Martin Margiela available to everyone (who can afford them).

2003

Canadian online retailer SSENSE hits the international scene (now carrying brands like Want Les Essentiels) and allows us to buy big without crying over duty charges.

2010

Following the success of Avatar, Burberry streams the first 3-D live-stream fashion show from London.

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Target makes eerily accurate shopping predictions based on customers’ personal data, and the results weird people out, sparking debate about how our purchases are tracked.

2016

Fashion photog Ruvan Wijesooriya shoots the first virtual reality fashion story in N.Y.C.

Take CF Sherway Gardens, which is spending $550 million on a reno that includes opening swish concept boutiques.

Holt Renfrew’s sprawling new Square One location will have services like sneaker cleaning, while the newly opened Saks Fifth Avenue at Sherway Gardens offers on-the-go facials and a Mercedes-Benz home delivery service.

“Retailers can’t just sit and wait for customers,” explains Jennifer Lee, a partner and national retail leader at Deloitte Canada. “They have to give them compelling reasons to show up at the store.” Lee notes that today’s consumers

expect personalization and curation, and relish unexpected frills and luxe extras.

Take Gotstyle’s “It’s a Match” package: For $99, a stylist will outfit and photograph a gent in three au courant looks; the photos can then be used as spruced-up profile pics for dating apps. “Smart retailers have to think of ways to entertain and delight their customers, where it’s not just about making a sale, but becoming a part of their lives,” explains Melissa Austria, the owner of Gotstyle.

Yo u k n o w w h a t t h a t means? You’ve got the power.

Wield it well.

—Joana Lourenço

NORTHERN HEARTBREAK

Remember when the dollar was at par with—or, gasp, above—the American dollar? Those were the days when online shopping meccas like Net-a-Porter felt as welcoming as a hug. “Hey girl,” they seemed to whisper. “Want to score these Gucci mules? Shipping isn’t free for you, but we are having a life-affirming sale.” These days, though, converting to Canadian bills feels like a knife to the handbag. Since our future may involve more #shoplocal, we selected three Toronto boutiques worth a serious browse.

CONVEY 754 Queen St. W. An airy and welcoming boutique that stocks hometown labels and hand-picked pieces from hard-to-find Aussie and New Zealand surf-chic brands.

TOP FIND: HANDSOM BIG LEAF SWEATSHIRT, $158, SHOPCONVEY.COM

COMMUNITY 54 216 Ossington Ave.

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THURSDAYS 1130 Yonge St.

Finally, a cool sneaker store g e a re d towa rd wo m e n .

Check out the sick vintage Nikes and Adidas kicks.

This sweet shop is a recent addition to the Rosedale scene, stocking new merch every week.

Look for unknown designers and heavy hitters like Helmut Lang.

TOP FIND: COMMUNITY 54 HOODIE, $100, COMMUNITY54.COM

TOP FIND: ENGLISH FACTORY SHIRT, $135, SHOPTHURSDAYS.COM

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Having a makeup artist or hairstylist on speed-dial used to be reserved for the A-list, but new services aiming to be the Uber of beauty bring the chic squad to virtually anyone.

BeGlammed, just launched in Toronto, lets you book at-home hair and makeup artists—and even upload an inspo pic.

PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER STIGTER (BURBERRY, SCHOULER); GETTY IMAGES (RUNWAY, CELEBS); ISTOCK (ILLUSTRATIONS, BOOKS, BUBBLES, BACKGROUND, SILVER PLATTER, 3-D GLASSES); REXUSA (CHER FROM CLUELESS). TEXT: KATHRYN HUDSON(ALL EXCEPT INTRO)

A timeline of shopping revolutions

Obsessed with Olivia Pope’s pencil skirt on Scandal?

Now you can click to buy, using the Kitchenerbased StyleID app, which identifies the exact pieces worn on your fave shows.

Your nails are being buffed.

The gratis mani helps to justify the cost of the ridiculously expensive designer bags sitting primly along the glass wall like jewels. A uniformed server quietly places a coconut-milk cappuccino next to you, while, miles away, a drone drops paper towels and socks off at your door.

Experts predict that we’ll soon rely on e-retailers for life’s everyday essentials, while shopping will transform into an indulgent (read: expensive) recreation, intended only to satisfy our collective hedonism. In anticipation, malls are investing in major overhauls.

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HANDBOOK T R E N D A L E R T: LESS IS MORE

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“THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT IN STORE EXPERIENCE AND ON BUILDING BEAUTIFUL SHOPS,” says Deloitte’s Jennifer Lee. Since the white-glove treatment will be the arbiter of success for boutiques, here’s what we’d like retailers to consider:

Smile! In the race to cut down on credit card fraud, MasterCard announced that Canadians can now use a selfie to confirm their identity when making a mobile purchase. The app scans data from your photo or fingerprint, so no need to remember your PIN after brunch Caesars.

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1. Fitting-room mirrors that illustrate how your outfit would look while you’re standing next to Michael B. Jordan.

Because #neverknow.

2. No greeters. Ever.

3. The option to take a style off the floor forever after we’ve bought it to avoid those who-wore-it-best moments.

KIT AND ACE 102 Bloor St. W.

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Designers are star ting to present in-season clothes at Fashion Week, so customers can buy looks right off the runway. “You see the look on 20 people’s Instagrams, and then in a magazine, so by the time [it hits stores] you feel like you have it,” explains designer Rebecca Minkoff, who was one of the first to embrace the business model. “This gives our customers a chance to buy things on time, in stores. And we won’t get knocked off by fast fashion. For us, it’s our f uture.” O th er d esign er s embracing the trend include Tom Ford, Proenza Schouler, Thomas Tait and Toronto labels Pink Tartan and Bustle.

Grab a macchiato and a pair of cashmere-blend leggings.

COS 85 Bloor St. W. Pick up a tapered denim jumpsuit to wear during your shopping pilgrimage.

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Trading markets are bringing bartering back. Bunz Trading Zone, which Toronto artist Emily Bitze started two years ago as a friends-only swap meet on Facebook, has grown into a nationwide “no-moneya l l o w e d ” c o m m u n i t y. B u t w e s p e n t 60 seconds scrolling Bunz and suggest that people dream bigger than being “in search of” the following items: toilet paper, a sample box of tampons, a package of corn tortillas. Gurl.

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Tokyo already seems like the future (vending machines there sell everything) and the city’s luxury shopping has been redefined as a museumworthy experience. From Prada to Marc Jacobs, brands have scored acclaimed architects to design jaw-dropping flagships that tower above the street like glittering multi-storey glass trophies. Now, after opening a slick cedar-planked Toronto store, Scandi retailer Cos has commissioned Japanese starchitect Sou Fujimoto to make a futuristic art installation based on its spring collection for uber-cool furniture fair Salone del Mobile this month. “I envisage to make a forest of light,” he says. “Light and people interact with one another, its existence defining the transition of the other.” We are totally using that as a meditation mantra.

SMITH 553 Church St. Stop for brunch because your Insta feed deserves eggs Benny with melted leeks.

H&M 1 Dundas St. W. Look up, way up, at the pulsing LED facade of the newly renoed flagship.

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE 176 Yonge St. Stop and drop two large on a Céline bag.

SIMONS 100 City Centre Dr.

MISHA NONOO

Exhausted by the endless selection offered by the web and mega-retailers, hyper-specialized petit pop-up shops are, well, popping up citywide. Flying Books offers up only a few carefully curated volumes at a time. Akin to wine flights, these book “flights” are nestled inside hot spots like the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W.) and Ezra’s Pound café (238 Dupont St.).

Slip into an Acne dress and raise a toast to your day well spent. How will you get home? Shhh.

Order another.

NORDSTROM Eaton Centre Wave to the still-underconstruction department store, pledging to come back in September for the ribbon cutting with at least three credit cards.

MAMAN First Canadian Place Get a nutty chocolate chunk cookie as reinforcement. Hop aboard the bus at Union Station. Emote North

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ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

Cosmic cool hits the stratosphere this spring.

Join the space odyssey in modern metallics and dresses made for starry nights Photography by Marie H Rainville Fashion direction by Jillian Vieira

WOW, VOYAGER Your shortcut to style supernova: next-level pleats.

ISSEY MIYAKE TOP, $1,415, SKIRT, $1,668, TRIBECAISSEYMIYAKE. COM. ARME DE L’AMOUR EARRING, $180 (PAIR), SIMILAR STYLES AT ARMEDELAMOUR.COM

FASHION FORWARD

Floaty, shiny, perfect— this dress embodies the dreamy ease of interstellar romance.

TOME DRESS, $9,360, NET OVERLAY, $2,990, TOMENYC.COM. STUART WEITZMAN SHOES, $598, STUARTWEITZMAN.CA

INTERGALACTIC GLAMOUR

A metallic ribbed top—worn under an OTT, high-shine minidress— confers instant coolest-girl-in-thegalaxy status.

MARY KATRANTZOU DRESS, $19,950, TOP, $1,140, SOCKS, $1,035, MARYKATRANTZOU.COM. THE THINGS WE KEEP NECKLACE, $270, TTWKJEWELRY.COM.

FORCE AWAKENS

Sometimes the universe tells you to wear a dress covered in stars. Listen.

MAX MARA DRESS, $1,250, SIMILAR STYLES AT MAX MARA. SORELLE RING, $153, SORELLENYC.COM

GOING MOBILE

Rock the third rock from the sun in a textured, cut-out top.

ACNE STUDIOS TOP, PRICE UPON REQUEST, SHORTS, $728, ACNESTUDIOS.COM.

BEAUTY NOTE A rounded swath of glitter on lids adds outof-this-world sparkle.

LIT COSMETICS CHER SIZE 4 HOLOGRAPHIC GLITTER, $14, LITCOSMETICS.COM

INTO ORBIT

There might be more paillettes on this statement coat than stars in the universe.

CALVIN KLEIN COLLECTION JACKET, $16,829, CALVIN KLEIN. CARVEN PANTS, $550, SHOES, $850, CARVEN.COM. HAIR AND MAKEUP BY SIMONE OTIS FOR P1M.CA USING CHANEL/ORIBE. PROP STYLING

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“A technicolour keyboard and charger cables are a workday mood booster. (Bonus: My black T-strap mani looks great against it.)”

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BEAUTY DESK

Beauty editor Rani Sheen receives endless packages and parcels, most of which get stashed away. Here, the products that never leave her sight

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5. LIP LOVER

7. LOOK ALIVE

Like Emergen-C for your feet, these effervescent tablets dissolve in water for a refreshing, softening soak.

This silky, blurring primeresque formula features a hefty dose of free-radical-fighting L-ascorbic acid (vit C).

Charlotte Olympia, maker of the ultimate sex kitten shoes, has teamed up with M.A.C on equally lustworthy lippies.

MARY KAY FOOT FIZZIES, $35 WITH PEDICURE SET, MARYKAY.COM

INDEED LABS VITAMIN C24 CREAM, $25, SHOPPERS DRUG MART

M.A.C X CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA LIPSTICK I N LE A D I N G L A DY R ED, $2 2 , MACCOSMETICS.CA

Le ave it to a s ta r L . A . facialist to deliver an eyebalm stick made with calming goat milk that glides around puffy eyes and doubles as highlighter.

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4. I SHOULD COCO

This citrus-sweet scent got a fancy new polka dot outfit to celebrate its 10th birthday. HBD, girl.

A squeezy tube of pure, fairtrade coconut oil—because it’s a challenge to bring your value-size jar on vacation.

6. BALMY WEATHER

K ATE SOMERVILLE GOAT MILK DE-PUFFING E YE BALM, $48 , SEPHORA.CA

N I NA R I CCI N I NA P O P E AU D E TOILETTE, $86 (80 ML), SEARS.CA

CONSCIOUS COCONUT COCONUT OIL, $24, 889YOGA.COM/SHOP

This palest pink lip balm nourishes with algae extracts and tastes pleasingly minty.

TARTE RAINFOREST OF THE SEA LIP Q U E N C H R E S C U E I N O PA L , $ 2 3 , SEPHORA.CA

8. RED OR DEAD Paula’s Choice (in-house brand of the popular skincare review forum) tackles

redness-prone skin with a serum packed with soothing sea-whip extract and barrierreinforcing ceramides.

PAULA’S CHOICE SKINCARE RED NESS RELIEF REPAIRING SERUM, $32, PAULASCHOICE.COM

9. NEW WAVES The surf spray that started it all has morphed into a liquid foam. Spray on damp hair and blow-dry for beachy— but not gritty—texture.

BUMBLE AND BUMBLE SURF FOAM SPRAY, $37, SEPHORA.CA

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PHOTOGRAPHY: PAUL WEEKS. FCTRY KEYBOARD COVER, $20, BAN.DO POWER TRIP LIGHTNING WALL & CAR CHARGER SET, $32, HAPPY PLUGS LIGHTNING CABLE, $30, INDIGO

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SPOTLIGHT

SKIN DEEP

If you’ve got crystals in your bag, you’ll be into this: The beauty world is bringing spirituality to your vanity By Anne T. Donahue

PHOTOGRAPHY: ISTOCK (ALL EXCEPT ROSE QUARTZ); GETTY IMAGES (ROSE QUARTZ)

I grew up with an overly cautious approach to the occult. Raised and schooled (very) Catholic, I was taught that Wicca, horoscopes, crystals, tarot—basically anything supernatural besides the Father, Son and/or Holy Spirit—were the equivalent of straight-up devil worship. This is why, in grade six, I ratted out my best friend for bringing a spell book to school. (I confessed only two years ago.)

But then I grew up, and teen rebellion gave way to 20-something spiritual experimentation.

My friends were seeing psychics, practising magic and doing tarot readings, so I dutifully acquired a few crystals and a deck of my own. The fashion world was getting on (Ouija) board, too: Stylists began studying shamanism, tarot readings popped up at cult-y boutiques, and astrologer Susan Miller became a fashion-world darling. Space-clearing sage became a signature scent.

Now, the latest beauty wave is going even deeper: skincare that promises to deliver spiritual meaning along with a dewy complexion—the perfect antidote for a generation used to being sold disposability and temporary fixes. One such skin whisperer is Mimi Young, a Vancouver shaman and founder of Trimaran Botanicals skincare, who felt a spiritual connection to nature and began using plants to bridge the gap between this realm and the other.

Young takes a ritualistic approach, infusing man-

tras and messages from plants and crystals into her new line of handmade vegan serums and moisturizers.

Even if you’re not particularly spiritual, Young believes you’ll be touched by her approach. “If someone is attracted to a product and wants to use it for outer change, they will be affected and reap the benefits of it,” she says. “A product that was made toxin-free, filler-free and with the purest biodynamic ingredients will naturally—pun intended—nourish and purify your skin, and it won’t take long for you to feel and see that.”

Negin Niknejad, an Usui Reiki practitioner and facialist who tends to New York fashion insiders at her NoMad studio, adheres to the same philosophy. Her treatments incorporate crystal therapy along with exfoliation, masks and massage using her all-natural Just Be skincare line. Niknejad is no bandwagon-jumper, having spent her childhood immersed in the holistic healing system of Atari, an ancient Persian medicine, before taking up reiki in 2003 and continuing to study it along with meditation, herbal medicine and Ayurveda. “I think once anything is applied truthfully and from the heart, then it is already

spiritual and natural,” says Niknejad. “When we apply nature to beauty care, it’s something that our body already recognizes. Everyone has the power to feel. I think it’s just a matter of what we are attracted to and what works best for us.”

Explained this way, the rationale behind these products is simple and beautiful. But as the trend takes hold, it could easily become just another marketing tool—and that’s scary if you take holistic healing seriously. “To take advantage of reiki simply to promote or sell something is truly unconnected,” says Toronto reiki master Kim Cass. She’s skeptical that a spiritually marketed body oil can do much for us without investment in the philosophy behind it. “If there isn’t a belief in the benefits of these products and the healing path they have the ability to take you on, then I would certainly hold some doubt for your journey.”

But everyone’s journey is different. Applied in the spirit of self-care, all beauty products can provide holistically nourishing results—if you find peace of mind with a killer liquid eyeliner, it’s no less meaningful than a serum that has been formulated according to ancient healing rituals. And like my tarot cards themselves, spiritually marketed products can’t stand alone. I believe in the cards I draw, but I’ve still got to play my part in the other facets of my life in order to reach my potential—and get epically glowy skin. n

STACK YOUR BEAUTY DECK WITH THESE CELESTIAL CONCOCTIONS A blend of almond, sesame and coconut oils meant to be used as part of a daily massage and meditation to calm the mind.

A powder cleanser made with ground almonds and quinoa and “energized with reiki, crystals, positive words and music.”

A scent blend of bergamot, labdanum and neroli said to be “grounding” and help one find “the wildness of the soul.”

Blessed moisturizer with ylang ylang and Helichrysum italicum plant extracts to help skin achieve “overall wellbeing and satisfaction.”

Petit grain, orange and geranium essential oils blended to balance the sixth chakra, which governs “intuition, imagination and perception.”

SAHAJAN RITUAL BODY OIL, $55, SAHAJAN.COM

JUST BE DAILY CLEANSER, $65, JUSTBESKINLINE.COM

INTELLIGENT NUTRIENTS SEEK SPIRIT ESSENCE, $128, INTELLIGENTNUTRIENTS.CA

TRIMARAN BOTANICALS FACIAL CREAM, $118, TRIMARANBOTANICALS.COM

AVEDA CHAKRA 6 BALANCING BODY MIST, $42, AVEDA.CA

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An “ancient empiric formula” made with goji and schizandra berries, which you add to liquid and drink; it promises to calm the nerves and assist in collagen production.

MOON JUICE BEAUTY DUST, $72, URBAN OUTFITTERS

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“The bronzing primer punches well above its weight.”

“This ultra-glossy lip lacquer delivers knock-’em-dead berry shine.”

“REAL TALK: AS SOMEONE ON A BUDGET, WHEN IT COMES TO SPENDING MY OWN CASH, I MORE OFTEN SAVE THAN SPLURGE.”

Associate beauty editor Natasha Bruno puts a drugstore contender into the ring with a luxury champion. Who will take home the beauty belt?

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PHOTOGRAPHY: PAUL WEEKS (MAIN); AMBER HICKSON (PORTRAITS)

JOE FRESH

I get a little flutter of joy every time I pull out a Chanel gloss or Dior blush from my makeup bag. I’m not sure if it’s the sumptuous packaging, the famous logos, the delicate scents or the satisfying click when the lipstick tube closes. I’m lucky enough to test out all kinds of products as part of my job, but real talk: As someone on a budget, when it comes to spending my own cash, I more often save than splurge. Each time I score a great drugstore beauty dupe, I wonder just how much of a gap exists between cheapie and prestige, anyway. So when I discovered the relaunched Joe Fresh Beauty line and the spring Tom Ford collection, I decided to try two diametrically opposed makeup budgets for a week each and see what the differences were for myself. Let the beauty battle begin.

IN THIS CORNER

PRIZE FIGHT

“The felt-tip mini marker eyeliner makes my feline flick a breeze.”

TEST DRIVE

Your spring makeup arsenal, whatever your beauty budget

TOM FORD

HEAVY HITTERS

IN THIS CORNER

“I’m obsessed with this pencil’s fine, pointed tip.”

laundry list of wants (length, definition, thickness), the super-black water-resistant mascara creates some seriously lush fringe.

ARCH AWAY At first, I’m digging the angled tip of the twist-up Brow Sculptor crayon, but after a while, the tip dulls and I’m not able to sharpen it enough to get the precision point my patchy arches need. No dice.

SPLURGE

FLUSH FEST BASE CAMP The bronzing primer punches well above its weight, acting like a tinted moisturizer and delivering a sheer golden veil that smooths out my complexion. And, when it’s teamed with the gamechanging concealing pen (the sponge tip makes application incredibly easy and fast), I find I can skip foundation altogether.

LA PRAIRIE SKIN CAVIAR CONCEALER FOUNDATION, $270, HOLTRENFREW.CA

KJAER WEIS DAZZLING BRONZER, $76, THEDETOXMARKET.CA

EYES ON THE PRIZE You can’t mess up with the rich metallic cream eyeshadows. I use my fingers to blend them into my lids, and they deliver lustrous pigment. Perfect for tightlining, the super-skinny liner lets me get right into my waterlines. The black makes my eyelashes look instantly thicker, and the gold is a gorgeous eye brightener when applied along the lower lash line. Checking off a

BYTERRY TERRYBLY MASCARA IN PARTIPRIS, $68, SAKS.COM

CHANEL LA PALETTE SOURCILS IN BRUN, $60, THE BAY

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN ROUGE LOUBOUTIN VELVET MATTE COLOUR, $115, HOLTRENFREW.COM

What you see is what you get. The powder blush adds a rich, iridescent rose-gold wash of colour to my cheeks for a softly contoured look. When I add the peachy-pink liquid illuminator just above my cheekbones, on my temples and cupid’s bow, I get a cocktails-onthe-beach-at-sunset glow.

LIP SERVICE This click pen starts out as an ultra-glossy lip lacquer with an angled, sponge-tip applicator that lets me trace my lips and fill them in with knock-’em-dead berry shine. After a few hours of wear, it fades into a stain. Obsessed.

THE VERDICT Powerful colour payoff, an innovative lip formula and a primer that lets me skip foundation—minus one lacklustre brow crayon, Ford is a force to be reckoned with.

THE TOM FORD TALLY 1. BRONZING PRIMER IN RESORT TO PLEASURE, $85 2. CONCEALING PEN IN MEDIUM DEEP, $52 3. CREAM COLOR FOR EYES IN SPHINX, PLATINUM AND CAVIAR, $50 (x3) 4. HIGH-DEFINITION EYE LINER IN BURNISHED GOLD AND BLACK, $48 (x2) 5. ULTRA LENGTH MASCARA IN ULTRA RAVEN, $50 6. CHEEK COLOR IN LOVE LUST, $66 7. SKIN ILLUMINATOR IN FIRE LUST, $83 8. BROW SCULPTOR IN EXPRESSO, $50 9. PATENT FINISH LIP COLOUR IN EXPOSED, $63

= $695 ALL AVAILABLE AT HOLT RENFREW

SAVE

NYC NEW YORK COLOR GET IT ALL FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BEIGE, $6, DRUGSTORES

RIMMEL LONDON KATE SCULPTING PALETTE, $11, WALMART.CA

COVERGIRL PLUMPIFY BLASTPRO MASCARA, $10, DRUGSTORES

ESSENCE COSMETICS SMOKEY 2 IN 1 KOHL EYELINER, $5, SHOPPERS DRUG MART

HARD CANDY VELVET MOUSSE LIP IN TULIP, $8, WALMART.CA

BASE CAMP

EYES ON THE PRIZE

ARCH AWAY

LIP SERVICE

THE JOE FRESH TALLY

The illuminating liquid primer lives up to its name, delivering a shimmer that’s visible even when layered under makeup. The mediumcoverage liquid foundation does a good job of evening out my skin, but there’s no exact colour match for my skin tone in the four-shade offering, so I have to mix two (making it less of a bargain). The high-coverage concealer would be a great sleepless-night cure, able to camouflage bags and blur out blemishes, but again, it disappoints shade-wise—all three are too light.

The felt-tip mini marker eyeliner makes my feline flick a breeze, and later in the week, the creamy purple kohl liner stays put during an intense workout. The trio of neutral shadows comes with a helpful chart for smoky-eye newbies, but it requires a few heavy-handed swipes to get the colour coverage to date-night intensity. For the finishing touch, the argan-oil-infused mascara with fine-tooth bristle brush allows me to reach and define every lash, top and bottom.

Every morning, I spend a few minutes filling in my patchy eyebrows, so a good brow pencil is an absolute must-have. I’m obsessed with this pencil’s fine, pointed tip because it lets me create the illusion of tiny hairs.

A shade darker than my natural lip colour, the lightweight rose-gold liquid lipstick could totally become my fail-safe nude lip.

1. ILLUMINATING PRIMER IN CHAMPAGNE, $16 2. LONG WEAR SPOT CONCEALER IN MEDIUM, $12 3. DAILY BOOST FLUID FOUNDATION IN SAND AND ALMOND, $18 (x2) 4. HYDRA LASH NOURISHING MASCARA WITH ARGAN OIL, $12 5. EYESHADOW TRIO IN NEUTRALS, $10 6. PRECISION LIQUID EYELINER IN BLACK, $8 7. 8 HOUR KOHL EYELINER IN PLUM, $8 8. BROW PENCIL IN BROWN, $8 9. BLUSH IN HYDRANGEA, $6 10. LIP VEIL IN HYDRANGEA, $12

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FLUSH FEST The deep rose powder blush really warms up my complexion.

The highlighting powder is too light for my skin, but when I really blend it in above my cheekbones, it works.

THE VERDICT Major points for well-designed mascara, long-wearing liners and beautiful liquid lip colour, but I’d appreciate a bolder punch of pigment and a wider range of shades to accommodate more complexions. Obviously, the prices can’t be beat.

= $128 ALL AVAILABLE AT SHOPPERS DRUG MART

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LOBE TROTTING The humble ear is piercing’s new focal point.

Welcome to your new jewellery obsession

By Kristen Vinakmens | Illustration by Lauren Pirie Before the fall runway shows kicked off in New York, the fashion flock prepped for their street-style shots by adding new hardware to their already well-populated earlobes.

“Everyone’s trying to outdo each other and tweak their look a little more each time,” says J. Colby Smith, a piercer at New York Adorned, whose clients (80 per cent designers, editors and models, by his estimate) are drawn to his signature delicate facial jewellery. “It’s a cool way to customize your look.”

While the upper ear used to be the go-to It-girl piercing, trendsetters like Zoë Kravitz (Smith’s client), Cara Delevingne and Kylie Jenner are doubling down on bijoux—and the rest of us are taking notice. “Social media has become a big thing for piercing—we get a lot of people coming in with photos saying they want it just like this,” says Kaleb Takacs, a piercer at Black Line Studio in Toronto. “But we have to modify it differently for each person because everyone’s ears aren’t the same.”

Getting pierced can be a commitment, requiring time and patience (and yes, some pain). Most piercers will do only two or three at a time to allow for healing. “It takes a couple of years to get the ear curated to that perfect state,” admits Smith. Get started with our guide to upping your ear game with the prettiest piercings around.

FORWARD HELIX: J. COLBY SMITH EARRING, $60, JCOLBYSMITH.COM.HELIX: CLAIRE’S EARRING, $12, CLAIRES.COM. ROOK: BEAUFILLE EARRING, $176, JONATHAN+OLIVIA. CONCH: BIKO EARRING, $45, ILOVEBIKO.COM. THIRD HOLE: CATBIRD EARRING, $130, CATBIRDNYC.COM. LOBE: JENNY BIRD EARRING, $52, JENNY-BIRD.COM. TRAGUS: ANZIE EARRING, $690, ANZIE. COM. DAITH: WASSON FINE EARRING, FROM $560, WASSONFINE.COM.

THE HEALER: D A I T H AS SEEN ON: Zoë Kravitz THE ENTRY LEVEL: H E L I X AS SEEN ON: Emma Watson The outside rim of the ear is a fairly easy entry point to piercing, says Takacs, who does five to 10 of these a week. Though this is cartilage territory, which can take longer to heal, it heals more quickly than other cartilage piercings.

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This pretty inner-cartilage piercing is Smith’s favourite. “It’s unexpected, and it can be super conservative or more grungy depending on the jewellery,” he says. It’s thought to prevent migraines by stimulating pressure points, like acupuncture does, although there’s no scientific evidence to back it up. If your inner ear fold is too shallow, though, the daith isn’t for you.

PAIN FACTOR:

TRENDSPOTTING

THE SOCIAL STAR: F

HELIX

ORWARD

HEAL THYSELF

Sleeping, brushing your hair and taking your T-shirt off are all potential hazards for two to four months after piercing. Cartilage piercings take longer to heal than the lobe studs you got in grade school, and they’re a little fussier. Here’s how to ease the process.

AS SEEN ON: Kylie Jenner Pinterest has driven the popularity of piercing the rim just above the ear canal, in particular with a triple-forward helix (a line of three studs), says Takacs. But the area can be tricky to pierce because it’s such a small space, depending on your ear shape.

PAIN FACTOR:

THE RISING STAR: C O N C AS SEEN ON: Nikki Reed

1. SWAP YOUR PILLOW

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“Sleeping is the number one problem,” says Smith, who advises laying your head on a travel pillow, keeping your ear over the hole in the centre. Takacs suggests putting on a bandage overnight and keeping long hair tied up.

Sitting in the middle of the ear, the conch piercing is increasingly popular, partly because it’s often done with higher-end gold or diamond jewellery. This one can be uncomfortable for a couple of months, especially while sleeping.

PAIN FACTOR:

2. KEEP IT CLEAN

PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES (CELEBS)

THE UPGRADE: L O B E AS SEEN ON: Cara Delevingne

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Most ears can accommodate three or four holes in the soft tissue of the lobe. Try a “high” or “third hole” lobe piercing, says Smith. “It’s further away from the first hole, so it’s a little more edgy.” Though it’s a common spot to pierce, it’s not necessarily that comfortable. “In all honesty, I think lobes are more painful than cartilage,” says Smith.

THE INDIVIDUAL: R O O K AS SEEN ON: Ruby Rose This is a less common piercing because it’s an awkward area to reach and not everyone has a sharp enough edge above the ear canal to accommodate it. It can be an easier healing process because it’s partly protected by the surrounding ear.

PAIN FACTOR:

“EVERYONE’S TRYING TO OUTDO EACH OTHER AND TWEAK THEIR LOOK A LITTLE MORE EACH TIME. IT’S A COOL WAY TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR LOOK.” compact

PAIN FACTOR:

THE ALL-ROUNDER: T R A AS SEEN ON: Rihanna

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Smith describes this piercing as edgy yet classic. “It’s easy to get away with, no matter your age— you could be 18 or 80,” he says. But since the tragus is just outside the ear canal, it requires more healing time. “You’re not going to be wearing earbuds for a while,” says Takacs.

PAIN FACTOR:

Wash the piercing twice a day, wetting it before you gently scrub to avoid breaking the scab and reopening the wound.

Sea salt solution is the industry standard, but Smith prefers using water and Dr. Bronner’s Pure Castile Liquid Soap, as it has an oil base (the moisture helps with healing).

“Never use alcohol or peroxide,” he says.

3. CALM IT DOWN

While infections are fairly rare, if your piercing does get irritated or raised, Smith advises putting a camomile tea bag in hot water and placing it over the hole once a day for a week.

4. DRESS IT WELL

Always use jewellery made with high-quality, hypoallergenic materials, such as yellow gold, white gold, rose gold or surgical steel.

5. LET IT BE

Repeat after us: No touching. Like, none.

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LAST WORD

RED GIANT After a couple of billion years, a mid-size star—like our sun— has used up all the hydrogen at its core. Fusion continues with heavier elements, which causes it to expand substantially in size and get even hotter.

= ALTUZARRA

PROTOSTAR A star’s life begins in a stellar graveyard among the gas and dust of an exploded former star.

Nuclear fusion occurs, creating more complex atoms and heating things way up.

Exuberant Paris brand Vetements has similarly diffuse origins— it started as an anonymous design collective. Now led by designer Demna Gvasalia it’s known for cr e ati n g r i ch l y i m a g i n ati ve outfits that feel new and modern.

When Balenciaga recently tapped Gvasalia as creative director, a star was officially born.

WATCH THIS SPACE

The Milky Way may have over 100 billion stars, but fashion is out of this world, too (see Rei Kawakubo). Strap on your spacesuit as we compare the stellar life stages to the buzziest brands

By Veronica Saroli

WHITE DWARF One teaspoon of a white dwarf star weighs about as much as an elephant. It’s so dense because the core can’t resist the force of gravity and collapses into a compact mass.

BLACK HOLE When the biggest stars turn in on themselves, the gravitational force is so strong that not even light can escape—and nothing moves faster than light. A black hole is the attention-getter of the solar system, immediately sucking in anything that gets close.

= CHANEL

Hands down, the biggest spectacles of Fashion Month belong to Chanel. And there is no force greater than Karl Lagerfeld, 82, the house’s designer for over three decades. Coco Chanel said it best: “Women think of all colours except the absence of colour.

I have said that black has it all.”

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SUPERNOVA If a star is massive and there’s no more fuel left to convert into energy at its core, it explodes, scatte ri ng a bo u n ty of rich elements throughout the galaxy.

A supernova explosion can briefly outshine an entire galaxy.

= LANVIN

Social media lit up after news hit that Lanvin was expelling Alber Elbaz, one of fashion’s giants.

Lanvin was left with less focus and pizzazz—though new designer Bouchra Jarrar likely has a stellar plan in store for next spring—and now Elbaz’s talents are up for grabs in the fashion-verse.

= PRADA

Miuccia Prada’s intellec tual backstage musings rival the we ig ht y p o n d e ri n g s of a ny philosopher. “Ever y thing is symbolic. It is like a collage of what is happy or painful,” she said after Prada’s Fall 2016 presentation. “I feel more and more, as I get older, that it is my responsibility to teach.”

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PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER STIGTER (RUNWAY); ISTOCKPHOTO (ILLUSTRATIONS); GETTY IMAGES (SUPERNOVA)

= VETEMENTS

Joseph Altuzarra was dubbed Fashion Group International’s Rising Star of the Year in 2010, and his profile has only grown since. Altuzarra’s confident aesthetic and signature slits keep things sizzling, while his brand continues to expand, whether it’s a coveted handbag line or collabs with everyone from Target to the New York City Ballet.

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