A decade ago, Shannon Marshall took a risk and opened a shop dedicated to intimate clothing and accessories—for women, by women—in downtown Dartmouth. At the time, the neighbourhood was quieter, the online world was worlds away from where it is today and the local options for safe, supportive, inclusive shops for sexy stuff were limited. […]
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Ahead of the Curves
“It all started when I went into costume studies straight out of high school,” says local designer, Dorothy Yang. “It was an extensive unit on corsetry that kick started the obsession.” Since then she’s been working as a tailor’s assistant, and growing Cutopia, her own line of custom-made clothing, aprons, accessories and corsets. But she […]