I’m not a person who gets dressed up. Rarely do I wear make-up, or heels, and I repeatedly wear my hair in a two styles. Two braids or a lazy up-do. Jeans, t-shirts and trainers were pretty much my uniform. I’m not just talking any old t-shirt and jeans – I had my own ’90’s…
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Sustainability and ethical fashion brands : just a marketing ploy or do they stand behind their words with action? So, what is a sustainable and ethical fashion brand? Are there universal criteria for brands to adhere to? Why does one brand state they are sustainable by using recycled materials, but another brand states they are…
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I love prints and I love colours! A lot of sustainable brands, use a lot of neutral colours, and I understand that as most days I wear black, but my customers love my prints and bright colours. Oge Ajibe, a Vancouver based fashion designer her self named brand, formerly Fashion Voice, creates styles in sizes…
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Finding your own sense of style can be elusive. Like finding the perfect pair of jeans. Do they really exist?! Is your one true style, waiting patiently for you to discover it?! Is it hiding out on 5th Avenue, or hidden away in a small online boutique? Is it part boho hippie and part red…
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“Connection comes from understanding, compassion and care.” Sitting down (via Zoom) to chat with Palesa Koitsioe, an Intuitive Mindset Coach, who launched her business, Imbali Bloom Consulting, in 2020, during the beginnings of the Covid pandemic. “Palesa means flower in Tswana and Imbali is the Zulu version of flowers. If we can bloom as effortlessly…
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Over the past 18 months, I’ve dived head first into the world of podcasts. It started as a way to distract myself on my daily walks from the hills and the cold and then I became addicted. I listened as I worked, as I was on transit, as I visited my favourite city on earth,…
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“Nature allows us to voice our concerns, our doubts and just put it all out there, which helps us to feel better.” Judith Kasiama, Outdoor Enthusiast, Activist, Photographer, Business Woman, Model. “My creativity comes from everything that is around me. I’m exploring the context of what it means to be a Black woman; a Black…
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A conversation with Dae Shields. Executive Director and Co-Founder of AFROVANCONNECT.
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“Anti-Racism is not something you should pat yourself on the back for. It’s the human thing to do.” Most often it’s the words and phrases that we hear when we are the most relaxed that have the greatest impact. They sink into our souls and make us think. Make us wonder. Sometimes their meaning doesn’t…
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“I’m one of those people that will stand up for anybody; I guess that’s the New Yorker in me. I see something. I say something. I’m up in people’s faces.” LaShay Carr. Owner of Hotdogs and Poodles. Creator of handmade accessories, body products and vintage clothing. “I love living here in Vancouver. Most of my…
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