by Dale Peers These two adjectives can apply equally well to the exhibition of Vivienne Poy’s work as they can to Vivienne herself. Many family and friends joined in the celebration of the opening of our exhibit, Vivienne Poy: A Legacy of Fashion, Politics & Philanthropy. Vivienne recounted her time in the Fashion Arts Program…
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21st Century Atelier at the Royal Ontario Museum.
By Dale Peers On Thursday February 8th, 2018 alumni from the Fashion Arts program of Seneca College’s School of Fashion presented their work at “21st Century Atelier: Redefining Fashion in a New Age of Design.” As part of the ROM’s program series, guests were able see the designers’ work from conception to completion. Live mannequins…
Decoding Dior
by Dale Peers In February the Royal Ontario Museum was invaded by Seneca College’s School of Fashion. Thanks to the support of Seneca College’s Alumni, Annual Giving and Advancement department the Fashion Business/Fashion Business Management and the Fashion Arts students were able to visit the Dior exhibit curated by Dr. Alexandra Palmer where they came…
Vintage in the Age of Instagram
By Emma MacArthur In an age where everything we eat, wear and do is documented in self-curated archives online for the world to see, it´s become easier than ever to express one’s self and how one wants to be perceived by the world. From Snapchat to Facebook to Instagram, the world is enthralled by the…
A Dior Masterpiece “Rubris”
By Jennifer Dares Research Report: Dior, “Rubis” SFRC Accession Number 1-957-15-00946 https://digitalrepository.senecacollege.ca/s/digitalfashionresourcecentre/item/6366 This women’s ensemble, named “Rubis” consists of two garments, a sheath dress and a co-ordinate coat, from the Spring / Summer 1957 collection. The theme was “Freedom”, and was translated through the idea of freedom of movement. Christian Dior passed on October 23,…
Paper Dolls
By Dale Peers If you ever played with paper dolls as a child imagine the thrill of dressing a living model in your own paper creation. That was the opportunity provided by the folks at the White Cashmere Collection 2017 National Student Competition. This was the 14th annual fashion fund and awareness-raising campaign for breast…
Back to the Books
By Dale Peers One full week of school down and 10 months until school’s out for the summer. We are back to the books, whether they be hard copy or digital and I thought I might include in this blog some of my favourite fashion titles. I am a lover of hard copies and have…
Fashion Rules
By Dale Peers When these two words are used together, I hear two different meanings. On the one, Fashion Rules seems to need the punctuation of exclamation points and to perhaps be preceded by “Dude!” It is a call to those obsessed with the newest, the latest, the trendiest to confirm just how important fashion…
50 Years of Fashion at Seneca College
By Dale Peers If you were not able to attend our exhibition of 50 Years of Fashion (I know a week is not nearly enough time for everyone to make it to our Newnham campus!) I hope you will enjoy some of the exhibit’s highlights in this month’s blog. As our country gets ready to…
Red Carpet Looks
By Dale Peers, True fashionistas love the award season because the most elegant, over-the-top (some might say bizarre) looks are absolutely appropriate. We get to see, for a few short weeks the artistry that is haute couture worn by our silver screen royalty. Let’s look at how the eclecticism of fashion is reflected in the…