By Dr. Mark Joseph O’Connell, The SFRC has a dress by Canadian fashion designer D’Arcy Moses in the collection. The garment is a fascinating juxtaposition of traditional First Nations iconography as well as contemporary non-Indigenous cultural influences and can be read like a text though object-based research. Intricately beaded and adorned, it contains iconographic elements of the South Slavey…
Tag: Canadian Fashion
Greta Constantine, Canadian Designers
By Anna Ludmirsky, The remarkable duo Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong, founders of the ready-to-wear womenswear brand Greta Constantine have gone above and beyond when it comes to achievements throughout their careers. Since starting their brand in 2006 in Toronto, Canada, they have come a long way to the level they are on now. The…
The Game-Changer Pant – IZ Adaptive
By Anna Ludmirsky, Able-bodied people do not often think about the construction of clothing taking a toll on their daily lives. The fashion industry also often does not consider the many disabilities that need catering to that do not have many options when buying clothes, be it from people with sensory issues, people with Alzheimer’s, and wheelchair-bound people. Although there are countless…
Ève Salvail, Canadian Supermodel
By Rose de Paulsen, Supermodel Ève Salvail is a world renowned Canadian model, artist, designer, and disc jockey. Jean Paul Gaultier helped bring the model into the mainstream. Her unique look and punk attitude made it impossible not to be mesmerized. She worked with the likes of Moschino, Karl Lagerfeld, and Versace. Salvail is also known as DJ Evalicious, and has found passion in becoming a celebrity DJ (a successful one at that). Not to…
Hoax Couture, Canadian Designers
By Rose de Paulsen, Hoax Couture is a Toronto based team with over 35 years of experience of garment creation for all genders. The team is co-led by Chris Tyrell and Jim Searle. Both specialized in bespoke and custom garments ranging from menswear to bridal to childrenswear. Hoax Couture is one of the only companies in Toronto to create custom garments from drawings/photos brought in…
Angela DeMontigny Turns Heads With Fabulous Indigenous Inspired Wearables
By Olivia Belande, Angela DeMontigny is a Canadian designer who is of Cree-Métis descent. She is most known for her stunning “Indigenous luxury” pieces, wearables that feature beaded motifs, hand painted details, leather and suede. Her breakout into the Canadian fashion industry was so incredibly important, because as we know, the voices of Indigenous creators have been…
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…
A Year of Anniversaries
Before November, the month of Remembrance Day, slips away I am looking forward to creating events to remember in 2017. There are several anniversaries that we will be celebrating which will allow us to once again showcase items in our Fashion Resource Centre. As a Canadian the celebration of the founding of our country in…
Fashion Resource Centre Book Launch
By Dale Peers, What a wonderful crowd came to out to celebrate at The Spoke Club in Toronto the launching of two new cross disciplinary projects. The one that I am most proud of is our Fashion Resource Centre book! The project was completed in an incredibly short period of time and would not have…
A Canadian Fashion Story: Pat McDonagh
March 12 – April 24 – Fashion History Museum, Hespler May 2nd to 6th – Seneca College, Newnham Campus at The Boutique, B2024. This year’s annual Fashion Resource Centre spring exhibition is another first for Seneca College! Last year our friends at the Fashion History Museum (FHM), Jonathan Walford and Kenn Norman, contacted me about the…