The colour of ONGNA’s Destroyer Jeans began with a stone Angana Ananya found beside Kyoto’s Kamo River. She had already decided on the silhouette, but the stone’s muted, washed-out surface gave the design its tonal direction.
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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.
Dream Garden Elegance: 5 Surrealist Pieces to Transform Your Wardrobe
This season, fashion is leaning into the fantastical. Designers are drawing from nature, animation, and craft to create pieces that feel alive, wearable surrealist art that blooms off the body.
Designer Shivajothi Makes Fine Tailoring For All
Since her first capsule collection in 2022, Canadian designer Sujitha Shivajothi has been producing finely tailored garments from her one-woman studio in Vancouver.
JW Anderson Rebrands as a Living Cabinet of Curiosities
Jonathan Anderson does not rest. Fresh off his Dior debut in Paris, he is turning his attention back to JW Anderson with a rebrand that feels like a quiet yet decisive statement on what fashion can be.
Tidal Memory: GIGI STUDIOS Introduces Sediments
Barcelona’s GIGI STUDIOS returns this summer with Sediments, a capsule collection that translates the quiet persistence of water into three understated silhouettes: ABYSS, ETHEREA, and SHIMMER.
Semaine de la Mode Montréal F/W ’24
Montréal has long been the beating heart of Canada’s fashion scene, a city where European flair meets North American innovation. Known for its rich history as a textile hub and its vibrant underground culture, Montréal is where burgeoning talent finds its voice, and avant-garde ideas take flight.