Fashion & Trend

If you’re looking to add some exciting new products into your natural and textured hair routine this season, look no further. These six natural haircare brands are offering exciting new options from leave-in conditioners, natural edge controls, and lush loc care.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Charlotte Mensah (@charlottemensah) Charlotte Mensah Founded by award-winning hair stylist Charlotte Mensah (who was inducted into the British Hairdressing Hall of Fame in 2017), every product in this natural haircare line is formulated with both manketti nut and ximenia oils. Manketti nut oil, also known as mongongo oil, is brimming with fortifying ingredients, such as calcium and zinc, as well as the fatty acids and proteins that are crucial for hair growth. Star Product: Manketti Hair Oil Considering this nut oil is the foundation of every single product in Charlotte’s line, if you’re going to try anything, it ...

After kicking off its brand partnership with a surprise drop in June, the Yeezy Gap collaboration is back with a new item that’s already making waves on the internet. The “Yeezy Gap Hoodie” has arrived, and though not yet available in Canada, it has piqued interest everywhere. The drop came on September 29, after a mysterious countdown clock appeared on Gap’s landing page to get fans excited about the upcoming launch. The double-layered hoodie is made of 100 percent cotton and comes in purple, brown, light brown, red, black and a blue that is reminiscent of the collaboration’s first drop. The hoodies retail for $90 USD and also come in children’s sizes for $70 USD. With its second drop, the collection is channelling the quintessential coziness of Kanye West’s brand. The first Yeezy Gap item, the “Round Jacket” , was a shiny, bright blue unisex puffer. Retailing for $200 USD, the jacket was undoubtedly a statement piece, while the newest Yeezy Gap apparel is distinctly more minimal, ...

Leave it to Kate Middleton to show up at the No Time to Die premiere and steal the proverbial thunder from all its stars. For release of the fifth James Bond film starring Daniel Craig, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge graced us with their presence on the red carpet. While the film stars came to slay — Ana de Armas and Léa Seydoux both sparkled in Louis Vuitton and Chopard, Daniel Craig donned a pink suede jacket, and Lashana Lynch wore a Vivienne Westwood ensemble — Kate Middleton outdid them all in a golden Jenny Packham gown. Clearly, this Royal has missed dressing up.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Just Jared (@justjared) As the Internet attempted to pick its jaws off the floor, an undercurrent of nostalgia was sweeping across Instagram in the form of Princess Diana. Social media sleuths quickly picked up on the similarities between Kate’s beaded dress and the Bruce Oldfield one the People’s Princess wore to...

Content warning: This story discusses residential schools and violence against Indigenous people. Canada’s Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419. In 1973, a six-year-old Phyllis Webstad was preparing for her first day at St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School in British Columbia. In anticipation of the big day, her grandmother took to buy a new outfit. She picked out a bright, shiny orange shirt, which matched the excitement she felt to be going to school. But when she arrived at the Mission, she was stripped of her own clothes and her orange shirt was taken from her, never to be seen again. Webstad, a Northern Secwpemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, is one of many survivors of Canada’s residential school system. In 2013, she founded Orange Shirt Day, recognized on September 30, as a way of acknowledging the traumatic generational impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities. “The colour...

When it comes to music, there doesn’t seem to be anything American R&B singer-songwriter H.E.R. (née Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson) can’t do. The 24-year-old artist has a series of hit EPs and a successful album (the much-anticipated Back of My Mind dropped earlier this year) to her name, has performed at the Super Bowl and has already won four Grammys  and  an Oscar. But when it came to performing a full-length concert with an actual audience for the first time in about a year and half, how did she feel? “Nervous. I was so nervous,” she says, her laugh echoing out over the video chat. When we connect, it’s the day after H.E.R. had just performed two nights at the Hollywood Bowl alongside the Los Angeles Philharmonic, showing off her talents with rearranged versions of some of her greatest hits. “I was excited leading up to it, but then it hit me that it had been such a long time. I was like, ‘Am I going to have the stamina? Am I going to be on point?’ But then I settled ...

While scrolling Insta or TikTok lately, you may have noticed a flood of videos of women dousing their hair in gloopy-looking water before showing off shampoo-commercial-style rolling, glossy waves. Turns out, that murky-looking substance is rice water, and the centre of the latest viral beauty trend which influencers and celebs alike are claiming gives them ad-worthy hair.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Anisa Sojka (@anisasojka) Online hair influencers such as Anisa Sojka , Bhawana Mehra and Audrey Victoria are driving the rice water hair mask trend, which Sojka, who also sells her hair bows, scrunchies and other accessories highly sought-after by her 530,000 followers, even claimed caused her hair to grow faster. Even Cardi B says she sprays her freshly washed hair with a rice water tonic she makes herself by soaking rice outdoors for 24 hours. The supposed secret to Kim Kardashian’s extra-long stran...

With the comeback of ballet flats and loafers , it’s only fitting that Mary Janes are the next “it” shoe of the season. Also known as bar shoes or doll shoes, the classic footwear was initially designed for children, but it soon became popular among women of many generations. Nowadays the shoes come in a variety of styles, from easygoing flats, platform pumps to classic low heels. In recent years, these shoes have shown up on runways, streets and celebrities. Notably, Zoë Kravitz is often spotted on the streets of Brooklyn in her favourite The Row Ava flats , paired with airy babydoll dresses, relaxed trousers or pleated mini skirts. Although these shoes are commonly associated with women’s fashion, they have been embraced by everyone, with the likes of Harry Styles and Tyler the Creator donning them on red carpets and special events. Whether they’re square toe, T-bar, or multi-strap, here are 16 pairs of Mary Janes that will make you want to skip down the streets. ...