“We might be able to hear better downstairs,” Vanessa Pettorelli weaves me between racks of vintage clothing and frantic 20-year-olds grabbing bundles of Vanessa’s personal pieces with slices of Welldun pizza in their free hand towards a staircase that leads to the empty staff rooms.
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Queer Highlights of TIFF 2024: 8 Films Ranked from Least to Queerest
After four years of smaller, lockdown-limited, and strike-affected festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival was back in full force this past week.
A Night With Mahalia: IRL
With her third North American tour, IRL, reaching its end, it is time to declare UK RnB and Neo-soul artist Mahalia as the RnB artist Gen Z desperately needs.
Le Centerpiece, At the Heart of It
Interior design has taken center stage over these past few years. Before the proven ability for mass-remote living, the home was… taken for granted?
Kenya Grace Unveils New Single ‘It’s Not Fair’
Following her viral hit, “Strangers,” Kenya Grace has released her new single “It’s Not Fair”, in preparation for her Ep The Aftertaste coming out this Friday.
From Assouline to Zine: Print is Back
There was a time when Kindle threatened the existence of books. It’s 2014, your parents just gifted you the new Kinlde 7 already uploaded with The Fault in Our Stars, the complete Divergent series, and a year’s subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
Where Did You Go, Polyvore?
On the Decks: Chissmiss Cherry
Multidisciplinary DJ and creative Chissmiss Cherry spent the majority of 2023 delivering queer-friendly DJ events to the downtown Toronto area. Her two music projects, Traxx & Feels and Stir Fry, aim to create inclusive and absolutely ass-shaking music events in the Toronto nightlife scene.
Maximilian Davis Brings Caribbean Elegance to Ferragamo
I was raised observing the ease of long gowns and buttoned shirts worn by elder members at my family gatherings, of dressing up for church, and my father coming to school recitals still in his suit from work.
Rediscovering Wonder with Marc Jacobs SS24
Similar origin stories float around the fashion industry. Stylists whose first clients were high school friends seeking their expertise, designers who learned to sew from family members and whose first commissioned pieces were for their siblings, photographers whose first photoshoot was a field trip shot with their iPhone.