There is something inherently otherworldly about Barbicide. The electric-blue disinfectant, familiar from comb jars on salon counters and barbershop stations, is at once clinical and strangely luminous: an ordinary chemical that makes the tools submerged within it appear briefly suspended in another dimension.
Fashion Art Toronto (FAT) is far more than a mere fashion week; it’s a celebration of artistic flair, spotlighting the innovative energies of Canada’s rising designer talent.
While skinny and tall women with defined facial structures walk under the spotlight in the most prestigious fashion runways, such as New York, Paris, and Milan Fashion Week, Toronto runways differ and exude the multicultural diversity of Canada.
AI Fashion is slowly but surely taking over. Rapidly growing in popularity and interest, the first AI Fashion Week was held last week in NYC, and as interest in the power of AI blooms amongst the fashion community and consumers – the technology which supports it develops further, expanding creative potential and disturbing the fashion space.
Fashion is theatrical by nature, and designers have always embraced the evolution of technology – gimmicks, shock factor, and innovation are no strangers to the runway, but Social Media has without a doubt brought forward a formidable platform for brands to not only showcase their designs but also bring press and discussion about a collection.
DZHUS is a conceptual clothing and accessories label founded by Ukrainian designer and stylist Irina Dzhus in 2010. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Dzhus has had to flee her home and find refuge in the EU, working between Warsaw, Paris and Berlin.
The location for this season’s Anna Bolina runway show is a nondescript windowed room off the J train in Lower Manhattan.
In the Liminul Exclusive black and white series ‘Backstage’, Australian photographer Mikaela Grogan takes us behind the scenes, documenting the frenetic and electric energy backstage at Copenhagen Fashion Week, featuring fashion houses Henrik Vibskov, Jade Cropper and Iso Poetism amongst others.
Toronto-based visual artist and designer Avleen Kaur‘s leather goods practice GAHM has reinvigorated her love of craft, both in their intricately bespoke production and in the freedom of their adornment.
