Ann Ramsay of Cypress & Argon knows all about nights out in Halifax. Native to Tantallon, Ramsay says her floral crop top and black pleather panelled skirt are perfect for a night downtown. “Everyone knows a night out in Halifax could mean everything. You could be at the bar first, you could go out dancing […]
Spring Fashion
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Wear Blair Clothing Co.
Neons and neutrals make great friends. Wear Blair Clothing Co. has a futuristic vibe, while still echoing ’90s athletic wear. Designer Ashley Reading, who studied fashion design and merchandising at the Centre for Arts and Technology, is all about “creating stylish and elevated fashion for the modern young woman.” Inspired by shapes, silhouettes and colours […]
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Class of 2013
The prodigy Cardboard Houses’ Izzy Dempsey up-cycles thrift-store finds and transforms them into youthful, trendy outfits. At the age of 15, Izzy Dempsey opened an Etsy account under the name Cardboard Houses and started selling her handmade, vintage-inspired clothing line. Four years later the young designer continues to make one-of-a-kind pieces with international sales from […]
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Eman Mustafa’s unstoppable style
Eman Mustafa is a consummate fashionista. Immaculately put together, the young designer can’t stop thinking about clothes. “I fill my sketchbook with random stuff,” she says. “I’m not great at drawing but I make my own notes and figure out how to translate it.” Nothing is safe from her appraising eye: a metal chair at […]
