When Krista Kirby and Stevie Fort settle into their chairs, flowy, all-black ensembles rustling on their seats, it’d be easy to think the two were sisters. The pair—who curate vintage and thrift finds for their plus-size pop-up shop The Bounty—finish each other’s sentences and share clothes so often they’ve nicknamed pieces. “I didn’t realize how […]
The Fashion Issue 2017
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Where I work: Kristi Smith and Pete MacDonald from RCHMND
RCHMND 1869 Granville Street WHO THEY ARE Co-owners of RCHMND, Kristi Smith and Peter MacDonald met while working in Toronto and realized they had a lot in common, including a desire to open a retail concept in Halifax. Since its 2012 opening, RCHMND has become the cultural hub that discerning Haligonians didn’t realize they desperately […]
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One-stop shop
Emma Piirtoniemi’s “Surf and Turf” necklace The perfect statement piece made from carved acrylic, leather and sterling silver by jewellery artist Emma Piirtoniemi. Her work is on display at Studio 21 on Hollis Street until September 12. emma-piirtoniemi.com, $695 Cosmic Tree Essentials’ Elemental Coloration Lipstick in Blackberry Cosmic Tree Essentials is an Annapolis Valley-based company […]
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Style tips from the best in the biz
I love a Q&A as much as my collection of ties and shoes—136 and 42 respectively. My mother counted them in an effort to shame me, try again, lady. This being the Fashion Issue, I decided to have a Q&A with some Haligonians whose style I admire. Ellen Yeung style blogger lovebyelle.com @theminimalistedit What’s the […]
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Anti Fashion’s a treasure
Anti Fashion 5687 West Street It was an immediate obsession when I discovered Anti Fashion on Instagram—the overall aesthetic oozed vintage Franca Sozzani (former editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue). I had to meet the mastermind behind the brand. Like any artist, Andre Merlo enjoys breaking the rules (of fashion)—he sources clothing from Value Village and estate […]
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Sew, don’t shop
Erica Penton feels as if she’s in a master’s program of one. The (mostly) self-taught seamstress is one year into her handmade wardrobe project, and half of her closet is now made up clothing of her own making. She’d become frustrated with “fast fashion” and had a tough time finding pieces that fit her. Making […]
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Yes, Faire Child
When Tabitha Osler, NSCAD instructor and visionary behind the upcoming children’s line Faire Child Makewear Limited, talks about the environment, her eyes light up: “The world is at a tipping point. Fashion is the second most polluting industry next to oil,” she says. Osler explains that since starting in the industry, at the concept-driven Royal […]