By Rose de Paulsen DORIAN WHO is not the typical Canadian streetwear brand. When thinking of Canadian streetwear, we often imagine neutral colours with pops of contrasts, oversized casual wear, and of course, the outdoor gear and performance wear. Dorian Rahimzadeh had a different approach. Born in Iran, Dorian became interested with the colours and…
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Zoran Dobric: Kohaze & Cross-Cultural Collaboration
Author: Professor Zoran Dobric Figure 1: Aoyama Kohaze. Various styles of kohaze. https://kohaze.net/toha_en/ Accessed on August 18, 2019. Image description: Various embossed kohaze samples in brass and gold finishes. Figure 2: Zoran Dobric, “Kohaze Dress”, 2019, Silk satin, silk crepe, brass kohaze and cotton embroidery thread. Photo by: Aleksandar Antonijevic. Image description: A model wearing…
Bübl x David Dixon
Fashion for a Greater Purpose By: Rose de Paulsen In 1995, David Dixon graduated from Ryerson University and began creating contemporary evening wear that marries elegance with functionality. Since conception, his garments have been sold across Canada and in select boutiques globally. Dixon’s artistry has always transcended language to tell stories in visually provocative ways….
Bonnets Get a Bad Wrap
By Rose de Paulsen A personal pastime of mine is watching costume analysis on YouTube. From the likes of Mina Le, Kaz Rowe, Karolina Żebrowska to Micarah Tewers, historical costume political commentary and garment creation feeds the inner historical costumer in me instilled from my experience at York University Theatre program. I remember in early 2020…
Textiles Abroad! Seneca Students Learn of Andean Culture
By: Rose de Paulsen In the heart of the Andes mountains sits Cusco, a city that holds a rich historical culture and an endless number of self-discoveries. It is a place I had the honour of going to in May through Seneca Abroad. I had previously never been on a plane and had never expected…
All Dolled Up
by Dale Peers While we might immediately think of dolls as a child’s plaything they have a firm place in fashion too. They have been used to educate, illustrate and inspire! The fashion doll was used to disseminate the latest fashion styles to potential clients with both life sized and smaller fashion dolls created. These…
Gordon Shadrach Lecture for the Seneca School of Fashion
On March 28, 2022, Canadian artist Gordon Shadrach gave a talk to students from the Fashion Studies (FST) Fashion Arts (FAA), Fashion Business (FAB), and Fashion Business Management (FBM) programs of the Seneca School of Fashion. In his inspiring and provocative talk, Shadrach covered topics such as the cultural meanings of specific garments like the…
POC Canadian Women Leading the Future of Fashion Magazines
These Black and BIPOC Canadian women have left their mark and let diversity into the fashion industry By: Rose de Paulsen When we think of diversity in fashion, our mind leaps first to the most visible aspects. We think of models, designers, influencers, and we often do not think of the people behind the scenes,…
Ribbon Skirts: Resilience with Every Ribbon
By Rose de Paulsen In February of last year Cecilia Nowell from Vogue.com covered a story out of Washington state where an Indigenous community was given body bags instead of PPE and Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) turned them into a garment that combines her resilience and the traditional ribbon work. Indigenous communities across North America have…
All Eyes on Alfred: A Look Back at Canada’s King of Fashion
By Olivia Belande, Alfred Sung– you’ve heard the name, haven’t you? Perhaps not immediately familiar if you do not work or closely align yourself with the fashion industry, though you’re surely familiar with his products. Alfred Sung is a Chinese born Canadian designer whose garments, perfumes and accessories have long dominated upscale department store shelves….