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Photojournalist’s Blog: #Occupy Toronto @ Yonge & Dundas
On Monday evening, Occupy Toronto protesters sat in the intersection of Yonge & Dundas for about 15 minutes, chanting, singing and blocking traffic:
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Photojournalist’s Blog: #Occupy Toronto
Occupy Toronto protesters gathered at St. James Park in Toronto on Saturday, October 15th, 2011:
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Dear Pamela Geller…Kim Kardashian’s Abaya is Really Not a Form of Cultural Jihad
In her latest disillusioned rant, Pamela Geller attacks Kim Kardashian, who is in Dubai this week to launch her fragrance at Sephora, and promote the opening of Millions of Milkshakes at Dubai Mall. “Instead of being a role model and standing for free, empowered women, she [Kim] donned the cloth coffin and went around looking…
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Photojournalist’s blog: Walk A Mile In Her Shoes
Yesterday, The White Ribbon Campaign organized an initiative to end violence against females, at Yonge & Dundas Square in Toronto. Learn more about the cause here, and view photos from the event below:
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21st Century Muslim Women are Defined by their Confidence on a Catwalk, According to Newsweek Magazine Article
As a journalism student struggling to find a balance between writing about two completely different passions (fashion, and the Western perceptions of Islam), I often wondered if an opportunity would ever come to combine both topics in one news article. There are countless “how to wear hijab and still be stylish” stories, but I’ve never…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: House of Holland S/S 2012 at London Fashion Week
“Pastel Punks” is the name of Henry Holland’s Spring/Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection, which was shown yesterday at London Fashion Week. One of my favourite names in fashion, I had the opportunity to meet the designer himself earlier this year, when he was in Dubai. At that time, his Fall/Winter 2011 multicoloured block print which I…
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Middle East-Inspired Avant-Garde Appears on the Runway At New York Fashion Week
I try to avoid regurgitating runway reviews on my blog during fashion weeks, but as an aspiring journalist who divides her year between the Eastern and Western hemispheres, I had to write a post about a collection that really caught my attention. In what may have been a tribute to the ongoing conflict between Israel…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Altuzarra SS2012 at NYFW
Joseph Altuzarra showed his Spring/Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection at New York Fashion Week on Saturday. Black nets and leathers were thrown into the jungle runway, along with white ruffles, colourful graphic prints, Missoni-esque zig-zag stripes, flouncy skirts and tailored pant-suits. Altuzarra gave a bold, tropical spin to his usual grunge-inspired garments, and the result was…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Diane von Furstenberg SS2012 at NYFW
Diane von Furstenberg showed her Spring/Summer 2012 Ready-to-Wear collection yesterday at New York Fashion Week. The runway was a mix of sophisticated cuts and colours, muted pastels and vibrant floral prints. A few DVF jumpsuits graced the catwalk, and my favourite was a light green lace piece (pictured below, left). The slouchy silhouette, put together…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Wes Gordon SS2012 at NYFW
One of the first to show his Spring/Summer 2012 collections this year at New York Fashion Week, Wes Gordon presented his designs in a runway show on Wednesday. His divine tailoring shined through in beautiful wide-legged pants and intricate neck lines, exemplified perfectly in this coral-coloured floral-print jumpsuit: View the rest of the collection here.…
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