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Join Donna Bishop in an intimate discussion with global Dior Historian Dr Alexandra Palmer as they discuss the impact this iconic designer has had on fashion, culture and the French economy.
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Shayne Stephens has worn a lot of hats: from hockey player in Winnipeg, Manitoba to music writer to marketing maven to leading the opening of Saks Fifth Avenue in Canada.
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Paul Mason had been working as a fashion model in the United States and Europe when he returned to Toronto. This fateful return to his hometown would mark the beginning of a number of life and professional changes and developments; perhaps most notably his persona as Fashion Santa...
In Conversation with Carolyn Rohaly: Author of the Fashionable Novel of Military Chic
- November 21, 2018
- Tagged as: author, backstage, CAFA, cafawards, canada, Canadian Fashion, canlit, Carolyn Rohaly, designer, Donna Bishop, fashion, fashion book, fashion designer, Fashion novel, Fashion Week, fashiontalks, Military Chic, podcast, runway show, stories, The Devil Wears Prada, Toronto Fashion Week
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After volunteering at Toronto Fashion Week for four seasons, the backstage rush and outrageous industry rumours stuck with me. I knew I had an irresistible backstage story and had to write Military Chic. Everyone asks if any of the characters are real...
Elizabeth Peyton Jones and Human Rights for Fashion Models
- November 7, 2018
- Tagged as: CAFA, cafawards, designer, Donna Bishop, Elizabeth Peyton Jones, fashion, fashion designer, Fashion Week, fashiontalks, government support, Human Rights, iconic brands, London, luxury, luxury retail, Model Rights, Responsible Trust for Models, stories, Toronto, Toronto Fashion Week
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In Conversation with Fashion Activist Elizabeth Peyton-Jones, founder of the Responsible Trust for Models, an international organization dedicated to revolutionizing the model industry.
The Power and Process of Film/TV Costume Design
- October 10, 2018
- Tagged as: Alex Kavanagh, artist, CAFA, cafawards, CAFTCAD, canada, Christine Toye, costume designer, daytime Emmy, designer, Donna Bishop, Emmy winner, fashion, fashion designer, Fashion Week, fashiontalks, film designer, film industry, iconic brands, Leslie Kavanagh, luxury, Miss Universe Canada, Odd Squad, podcast, production design, stories, Suicide Squad, The Lie, Toronto, Toronto Fashion Week, tv designer
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The power and process of Costume Design for film and TV does far more than cloth the actors. It gives clues about character, informs the story, involves couture design and so much more. In conversation with 3 leading Costume Designers, Alex Kavanagh, Christine Toye and Leslie Kavanagh, share details of their process, on set stories and examples of when design is not just about clothing.
Fashion in Museums: Why These Exhibits are Important
- September 23, 2018
- Tagged as: Adaptive Clothing, Alexandra Palmer, artist, CAFA, cafawards, canada, Christian Dior, culture, designer, Donna Bishop, exhibition, fashion, fashion designer, Fashion Week, fashiontalks, government support, history, Izzy Camelleri, luxury, podcast, ROM, Royal Ontario Museum, stories, textile, Toronto, Toronto Fashion Week
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Do fashion exhibitions belong within museums? Dr Alexandra Palmer, who oversees the third largest fashion and textile collection in world, discusses the relevancy and importance of fashion in cultural institutions. As a global authority on Christian Dior and curator of ground-breaking exhibits she is critical voice within the fashion industry.
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In conversation with Canadian fashion model Kim Cloutier, and resident style experts including celebrity stylist Joe Zee and ELLE Canada’s Editor-in-Chief, Vanessa Craft, cast of the new design competition series STITCHED. Live from Toronto Fashion week they discuss how media is democratizing fashion, personal career stories and behind the scenes tidbits from this new series.
Fashion and LGBTQ
- June 27, 2018
- Tagged as: CAFA, cafawards, coded dressing, designer, Donna Bishop, fashion, Fashion Cares, Fashion Week, fashiontalks, gar dressing, gay, Hoax Couture, iconic brands, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jim Searle, KD Land, LGBTQ, M.A.C Cosmetics, Madonna, Pillips Ing, podcast, politics, Pride, RuPaul, stories, Street Style, Toronto, trans, Viva Glam Lipstick
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The relationship between fashion and the LGBTQplus community has a long history; from coded dressing in the 1800s to increasing gender fluidity with dressing to the AIDS crisis to the immense impact of M.A.C and Fashion Cares.
Phillip Ing, now a special consultant to M.A.C Cosmetics after years as an executive, as well as the producer and artistic director of the immensely successful AIDS fundraiser Fashion Cares; and Jim Searle, co-founder and co-designer of the iconic fashion label Hoax Couture who has worked with Phillip on every year of Fashion Cares, discuss the historical roots of fashion and gay culture.
Fashion and Diversity LIVE from Urbani_T
- June 13, 2018
- Tagged as: Adrienne Wu, art, artist, body, CAFA, cafawards, canada, Canadian Fashion, craft, designer, diversity, Donna Bishop, fashion, Fashion Week, fashiontalks, gender, Haley Elsaesser, iconic brands, inclusivity, Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto, LGBTQ, podcast, race, Sage Paul, stories, Toronto, Urabni_T
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The fashion industry is often one to lead cultural change. The issue of diversity in the industry as it relates to race, body and gender is a hot topic and Sage Paul, Haley Elsaesser and Adrienne Wu are leaders in the industry and activism inclusivity. This episode of Fashion Talks was recorded in front of a live audience as part of the Urbani_T festival in Toronto, ON.