#Support613 Gift Guide: Jewellery by local artisans
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Fashion
Wellington West Social Distancing Street Style (and Silent Auction!)
Wellington West has quietly emerged as one of the best neighbourhoods in Ottawa to shop at unique, independent retailers. Apt613 has teamed up with four fashion retailers to get their vision of street style in the summer of COVID-19.
IverFashion: Accessible fashion has never felt this good
Travis Iverson is working with Impact Hub Ottawa’s incubation program, Impact Academy, to build his business model and launch IverFashion, a line of clothing functionally adaptive to people with disabilities and mobility impairment, while also retaining a stylish look.
Faunapparel: advocating for animals, one shirt at a time
Faunapparel, a new Ottawa business, launched earlier this year with a line of sweatshop free clothing and a goal of proving that compassion is always in style.
Buy or sell vintage streetwear at Unavailable’s pop-up consignment shop this weekend
For the first time ever, Stomping Ground is hosting a streetwear pop-up in conjunction with Unavailable, an online consignment store.
A community sewing hub at Fabrications
With spring just around the corner, new shops, stores and specialized services are sprouting all along Wellington West in Hintonburg, and pleasing residents with new opportunities to rediscover this vibrant and unique neighbourhood. At first glance walking by Fabrications, an established fabric boutique and sewing studio located at 1018 Wellington West, it may not be […]
Lovingly local: Magpie Jewellery celebrates 25 years in Ottawa
We chat with Magpie’s co-owner, Martin Wright, whose business has thrived on being everything the national and international chains aren’t.
Gift Guide: Stomping Ground, Ottawa’s newest menswear boutique, for the dapper guys on your list
Stomping Ground is a new men’s boutique in the Glebe that focuses on timeless, well-made pieces.
10 of Ottawa’s best vintage and consignment clothing stores
Have you ever been on the 95 bus and looked around only to realize that three other people were wearing the exact same coat as you? It may be time to turn to vintage and consignment stores to find some one of a kind treasures that won’t break the bank.
Merchntt: A local designer’s textiles draw inspiration from the natural world
Dylan Noble’s textiles create a visual language in the form of clever, idiosyncratic patterns with his company, Merchntt.
EcoEquitable Fashion Show highlights local, sustainable clothing design
Socially-conscious fashion lovers, this one’s for you: On October 26, the second annual Metamorphosis fashion show organized by EcoEquitable will take place at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne. The event highlights the work of emerging Ottawa clothing designers working with sustainable and recycled materials. EcoEquitable is a registered charity that provides employment and skill development […]
The meticulous work of burlesque costume design
Christina Manuge’s ensembles are design to look stunning even as they come off.
The Couture Capital? Showing off Ottawa’s most stylish citizens
When you think of Ottawa, do you think of fashion?
Cultural expression showcased at the first-ever Humanitarian Fashion Week
The first annual International Humanitarian Fashion Week (IHFW) took place in Ottawa this past Saturday, September 10, under the high patronage of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The event coincided with the UNESCO International Day of Peace. According to the IHFW founder and president Danielle Kadjo, “the event aims to be a national […]
600 attend Ottawa’s first Dîner en Blanc
Dîner en Blanc, a chic picnic event hosted in over 70 cities worldwide, made its Ottawa debut. Guests dress head-to-toe in white and meet at a secret venue to dine in style.
