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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.
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.
VALMORA: Craft, Fluidity, and the Quiet Renaissance of Canadian Fashion
Inside a former garment factory in Montreal’s Chabanel district, Rebecca-Jo Dunham-Baruchel sits across from Matteo Valmora, creative director of Montreal-based label Valmora, and names something that feels immediately true.
Liminul Holiday Gift Guide 2025
Holiday gifting always seems easier in theory. In practice, most of us end up circling the same familiar ideas, hoping they’ll feel personal enough to land.
Second Skin
There is a particular intimacy that happens when fashion enters the home, especially a home that feels slightly wrong. Our December cover starring Rebecca-Jo Dunham-Baruchel and featuring garments by Atelier Artifact leans fully into that unease.
Fashion Art Toronto FW25 Highlights
Fashion Art Toronto has always been less about polish and more about possibility. It is one of the few platforms in the country where designers can experiment without the weight of commercial expectation, where collections feel closer to performance, gesture, or emotional artifact than seasonal product.
DZHUS “ABSOLUTE”: A Study in Grief, Survival, and Transformative Design
With “ABSOLUTE,” Ukrainian designer Irina Dzhus transforms trauma into a stark, sculptural language. The project began during a period when Dzhus, having fled war and survived family abuse, entered what seemed like a safe chapter that quickly unraveled.
MRKNTN Unveils SS26: SAINT-MAURICE
For Spring–Summer 2026, MRKNTN returns with SAINT-MAURICE, a collection rooted in the mythology, labour, and memory embedded along the Québec river of the same name.
Semaine de la Mode Montréal FW25
Semaine de la Mode Montréal FW25 unfolded less like a week of runways than a palimpsest, layers of history, material memory, and cultural contradiction inscribed into each collection.