Mic. Carter of L’Uomo Strano. Photography courtesy of Amazon Canada.
Including how one brand is turning carbon emissions into functional shoes.
Date October 22, 2022
Amazon Canada brings back the Amazon Designer Spotlight
Amazon Canada’s exclusive online fashion series, the Amazon Designer Spotlight, is back to celebrate another six Canadian designers. Each one’s personal and professional story is wrapped up into two-minute shorts, which are airing on Amazon Canada’s Instagram account. Featured is Mic. Carter of L’Uomo Strano, Hilary MacMillan, Entin Gartini, Matteo Valmora of Valmora, Yulee Harris of Hunter & Trove and Dusty LeGrande of Mobilize Waskawewin. What’s more, the homegrown designers will each receive a $25,000 grant to donate to a fashion charity of their choice, as well as a shop spotlight on amazon.ca.
Jordan Fisher is the first celebrity to collaborate on an Aldo men’s collection
Photography courtesy of Aldo
This week, Aldo marks a new era with the launch of its first-ever men’s collaboration. Joining forces with multi-hyphenate Jordan Fisher, the collection includes an elevated assortment of everyday Chelsea boots and finely-crafted crossbody bags, all designed and named by Fisher himself. The collab also marks a partnership between Aldo and Nordstrom U.S., as the Jordan Fisher Collection will be available to shop through the fashion retailer.
Bata’s new exhibition is all about the shoe-obsessed
Have you ever wondered why some people are so obsessed with shoes? The Bata Shoe Museum surely has, which is what drove director and senior curator Elizabeth Semmelhack to explore society’s fascination with the functional fashion accessory. The museum’s new exhibition, Obsessed: How Shoes Became Objects of Desire, explores the history of necessity, innovation, culture and lust around footwear. The exhibition is open now through April 2024.
New Look launches an exclusive brand with Warren Steven Scott
Photograph by Oumayma B. Tanfous
Canadian eyewear retailer New Look has revealed a new brand, Avenue x Warren Steven Scott, in collaboration with Toronto-based Nlaka’pamux designer Warren Steven Scott. Scott is known for his acrylic statement earrings and ready-to-wear designs that bridge Western luxury fashion with an ancestral approach to design. In this first eyewear collaboration, expect to see colour and a touch of whimsy.
Birks and Greta Constantine combine carats and couture
Photography courtesy of Birks x Greta Constantine
Love is lots of things, the most obvious being a partnership. Now in a delightful turn of events, Canada’s leading wedding jewellery brand Birks and Canadian designer label Greta Constantine have partnered to create a collection featuring four captivating bridal looks. Each one was inspired by a different Birks engagement ring, making it the perfect pairing to complement your great romance.
Swiss performance apparel brand On reveals a shoe made of carbon emissions
Photography courtesy of On
Fashion and science collide in Swiss apparel brand On’s latest launch. After figuring out how to turn carbon emissions into a raw material, dubbed CleanCloud, the label went ahead and built a first-ever running shoe made entirely from the carbon waste. The biggest challenge? Spending three-and-a-half years figuring out how to make a CleanCloud sole, which is typically made from petroleum-based materials.
Six artists put their spin on Louis Vuitton’s Capucine bag
Photography courtesy of Louis Vuitton
The timeless and classic Louis Vuitton Capucine bags have recently undergone an artistic metamorphosis. For the fourth edition of Artycapucines, a project where LV taps global artists to recreate the iconic handbag, six unique and eye-catching examples of creativity have emerged thanks to the handiwork of Amélie Bertrand, Daniel Buren, Peter Marino, Park Seo-Bo, Ugo Rondinone, and Kennedy Yanko. Each bag in the 2022 Artycapucines Collection will be released in a limited-edition fleet of 200 pieces, and available in Louis Vuitton stores worldwide.
