While driving along the highways that branch out of Toronto’s downtown, one witnesses a bewildering contrast of forces; nestled in rolling hills of wheat lie mammoth-sized shipping and logistic hubs.
Cody Rooney
Sara Cwynar’s ‘Baby Blue Benzo Beta’ at MOCA Toronto
Contemporary image culture is often described through excess, whether through Guy Debord’s conception of the spectacle, Jean Baudrillard’s simulacra, or contemporary discourse surrounding the endless recursive circulation of algorithmic media.
MRKNTN Reimagines SAINT-MAURICE Through a Gothic Dystopia
Last September, Montréal-based label MRKNTN unveiled SAINT-MAURICE, a collection rooted in the textures, silhouettes, and cultural mythology of Québec’s working-class identity.
Fashion Art Toronto’s SS26 Season Turns the City Into a Runway
Contemporary fashion weeks no longer function solely as industry-facing runway calendars. Increasingly, they operate as temporary cultural ecosystems: part nightlife circuit, part installation program, part retail environment, part performance space, part content machine.
Inside RCHIVE and the Rise of Toronto’s Own Fashion Week
For years, Toronto fashion has existed in a strange contradiction. The city possesses an enormous concentration of creative talent, stylists, photographers, designers, musicians, and image-makers, yet its infrastructure has often lagged behind its ambition.
KALIKA REDEFINES “SEXY” ON HER OWN TERMS
Kalika didn’t build her career by playing it safe. Born Mia Kalika Rosello, the French artist first appeared publicly on Nouvelle Star before stepping away from that trajectory entirely.
ISECAI’s “Metamorphosis” Rejects Perfection in Favour of Process
In a fashion landscape increasingly defined by polish, completion, and algorithmic refinement, Toronto-based ISECAI’s latest presentation proposes something far less resolved.
The Spring Accessories Edit
Spring accessories tend to promise ease. Lighter fabrics, fewer layers, an assumed effortlessness that suggests everything should fall into place without much thought.
Zara Taps John Galliano for Archive-Based Collaboration
After two years away from the fashion system following his departure from Maison Margiela, John Galliano is returning through an unexpected partnership with Zara.
Celebrating Culture with Compassion: Eat Pray Love’s 20th Anniversary
“Passata Remoto” is an Italian term for events or actions in the remote past that may not necessarily hold relevance in the present.