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Salons and barbershops are starting to reopen in some parts of Canada with more on the way, but the industry says the measures needed to keep everyone safe while getting a haircut will mean a big financial hit.Allied Beauty Association executive director Alain Audet said Wednesday that the necessary precautions...

It’s the September fashion week season, and in any other year London would be abuzz with fashionistas zipping across town in Mercedes Benzes, hobnobbing with celebrities at glittering catwalk shows before sipping champagne at late-night parties.This is no typical year, though, and London Fashion Week is decidedly less glamorous. There...

“Mask-ne is a catchall phrase that describes worsening or developing of pimples under a face mask,” says dermatologist Jerry Tan. He explains that mask wearing can also cause or aggravate a variety of different skin conditions that may resemble acne, including rosacea, dermatitis and folliculitis. This is because increased humidity...

If you had to choose between colour and sustainability, which has the most sway? You might be tempted by must-have seasonal shades or the cheerfulness of bright fabrics, but lately, some of the most sustainable pieces aren’t so flashy. In fact, you might think they’re somewhat colour-free. Privately owned campgrounds...

When Kristi Soomer launched her sustainable clothing brand Encircled almost a decade ago, she wanted to make sure her products were planet-friendly and socially fair.It wasn’t easy.Fashion has grown into a US$3-trillion-a-year global industry largely because it is built on the premise of buying cheap and changing with the seasons....

In planning Wander, a new resort in Ontario’s Prince Edward County, owner-designer Shannon Hunter could have easily defaulted to cheap, bed-in-a-box mattresses, the kind that cost about $1,000 each and are advertised on basically every podcast. Instead, Hunter decided to invest more than triple that on custom mattresses from Ottawa-based...

In the fall of 2017, menswear designer Nick Graham asked Bill Nye – yes, that science guy – to walk the runway for a space-themed show during New York Fashion Week. The mechanical engineer-turned-beloved 1990s TV geek strutted his stuff wearing a metallic suit with a rocket print and his...

Outside the birds are chirping and a spring thaw has finally arrived, but inside, your closet remains stuffed to the gills with bulky down coats, knit sweaters and thermal leggings. Now that it’s – fingers crossed – warm enough to shed a few layers for those physically distanced outdoor walks,...

Lineage Ceramics founder Shuobi Wu has ceramics in his blood. His great-granduncle immigrated to Hong Kong and started the family ceramics business in the 1920s and Wu grew up watching his father make ceramics in his studio. “When my brother and I were young, he specifically told us never to...

While growing up in Iran, Dorian Rahimzadeh says she always wanted to express herself through her clothing. After studying fashion design at LaSalle College’s campus in Istanbul, Rahimzadeh and her family moved to Toronto where, at 22, she joined the fashion industry by working in retail and volunteering at Toronto’s...

This month we look at Quonset houses that offer loft-like airiness with more affordable construction, plus summer design trends, men’s spring fashion and the playful world of dollhouse design. View the PDFView the PDFIn the March issue we spotlight the chintz prints and botanic lacework of the new collections, take...

When choosing a new spring scent, global fragrance expert at Sixth Scents, Marian Bendeth, recommends taking your cues from the natural world. Namely, the waves of flowers, greens and rain that arrive during these months. As she describes it: “All the organic smells that climb up early in the morning...

Peter Gudrunas never expected to star in a fashion editorial. “Frankly, it’s all mysterious to me,” the glassblower says of his recent turn moonlighting as a model. “I live out in the sticks, and I’m over 70.” Style Advisor’s contributing fashion editor, Nadia Pizzimenti, first spotted him in a campaign...

Chinese toy company Pop Mart is known for its cute, collectible and covetable figurines. It has recently opened a store in Richmond, B.C., its first retail location in Canada, and stocked it full of limited-edition designer toys that are also available through the brand’s website.Part of the appeal is that...

Celebrity stylist Jason Lee says there are a few options for those looking to ease their way into grey. Hair waxes can offer effective coverage, especially on darker hair, but Lee says their texture is only suitable if your cut is on the short side. “It’s a very heavy styling...

As a hairstylist in Toronto, Michele Bonnick has had to keep the doors of her midtown salon closed since November. In December, she started a waitlist for clients who wanted an appointment as soon as the lockdown lifted. That list, she says, is now 150 names long.When the Ontario government...

Twins Byron and Dexter Peart share a thoughtful approach to fashion that has blossomed into a successful collaboration in the industry. The 48-year-old Montrealers first made waves as the co-founders of Want Les Essentiels, the luxury accessory label they launched in 2007, which is known for its timeless, functional and...

To compile this list, a group of Globe and Mail editors and contributors (Caitlin Agnew, Benjamin MacDonald, Nadia Pizzimenti, Andrew Sardone and Maryam Siddiqi) reached out to their networks of wardrobe watchers, dug deep into their social-media feeds and surveyed 2020′s honourees to create a roster of candidates from across...

At Frankly, what you see is what you get. “The meaning of Frankly comes from being very straightforward – no gimmicks, incredibly approachable and all set around enjoying that one-on-one experience,” says founder and CEO Darrin Kenigsberg. Located in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, Frankly stocks stylish eyewear at a variety of...

In her new book, I Am Invincible, 75-year-old fashion designer Norma Kamali shares her advice on what she describes as aging with power. This revolves around adopting a healthy lifestyle, starting with sleep. “To me, it is the best health and beauty secret of all time,” she writes. “When I...