Dr. Mark Joseph O’Connell “An individual’s reaction to trying on a garment is rarely what you expect.” (Philip Sparks 2019) “A Fitting Room” a performative engagement with the fashion research of Seneca Fashion professor Philip Sparks As a part of his ongoing research into fit and conformity, Seneca Fashion Professor Sparks has created a series…
Redefining the “Standard”
By SCFDP student researcher: Anna Ludmirsky Life as a young person usually shapes and molds you into a projection of your future self, which usually begins with environment and role models. Specifically speaking on self-body image, as we grew older and began to consume media in a sponge-like manner, our subconscious self-loathing was gradually set…
Mara Buda’s Historical Recreation
A Neoclassical Recreation for a One of a Kind Doll A practice-led historical recreation project by Seneca Fashion Resource Centre student researcher Mara Buda. The purpose of this research project is for the fashion history student to experience and learn fashion history through the doing. Fashion is a fundamentally tactile and maker-driven medium, garments are designed,…
Angela Lin’s Experience of Toronto Fashion Week Spring 2023 at Fashion Art Toronto
By: Angela Lin (3rd Year Fashion Business Management student) The movie The Devil Wears Prada does not exaggerate the pace of life in the fashion industry; in reality, it is a highly frenetic place in which everyone is always RUNNING! During the 2022 edition of Toronto Fashion Week, which was organized by Fashion Art Toronto,…
DORIAN WHO?
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…
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…