On February 23rd, 2022 Kanye West took to social media to unveil his latest contribution to fashion, a collaborative collection with Yeezy, Gap and Demna Gvasalia, the creative director of Balenciaga. Since 2020, Ye has been in a deal with Gap and he’s also been working closely with Demna on the vision of Donda. A collab between the three fashion forces was only natural. The capsule, entitled “Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga”, is currently available for pre-order online exclusively at Yeezy Gap and Farfetch. It offers wardrobe basics for both genders like t-shirts, hoodies, denims and sweats with oversized silhouettes…
Author: Anita Hosanna
To close out Black History Month, stylist and SHIFTER Style & Fashion contributor, Anita Hosanna, offers five African designer fashion brands you need to know. February is a month to celebrate Black cultures in all their glory, far and wide. It also happens to be the month of fashion weeks across the globe. This season, emerging designers from the continent of Africa are moving the needle forward in honouring the legacy of Black fashion and reclaiming our power. In the spirit of Black History Month, check out these five African designer fashion brands and their designers of African descent who…
Dominique Baker is the quirky Ottawa based influencer who turned her love for fashion, beauty and travel into Style Domination, a lifestyle blog for like-minded people across the world! Founded in 2015, Dominique has partnered with major companies in cosmetics and retail, namely Holt Renfrew, Tiffany & Co., Nordstrom, Sephora, L’Oréal, YSL Beauty, Givenchy Beauty and Giorgio Armani Beauty. This year marks 7 years of her blog going strong, so we were thrilled to have a heart-to-heart with the beloved businesswoman and community leader, talking style, humble beginnings, self-care and what the future holds for Dominique! Shifter: Alright, Dom!… can we…
Natasha Patten is a celebrity makeup artist and designer on a mission to design outerwear differently. Throughout the past 15 years, the talented Toronto-based designer has worked across different facets of the Canadian fashion and beauty industries. She led wardrobe and makeup on CBC’s Money Moron with Gail Vaz-Oxlade, designed at Canadian fashion house Izzy Camilleri and ultimately launched her luxury outerwear label mycoatisblue, sported by industry heavyweights Kardinal Offishall for ET Canada, Tim & Sid for Sportsnet, and on-air by Kayla Grey for TSN. Before launching her designer label five years ago, Natasha obtained a degree in Fashion Marketing and…
Meet Nadirah Simmons, the NYC writer and producer you need to know! When Nadirah went to university for journalism, she could not predict the career trajectory that lied ahead of her. Currently, she is the social media manager for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as well as the CEO, founder and Editor in Chief of The Gumbo (@thegumbo), a platform that covers hip-hop and culture as lived through the experience of women of colour. Nadirah has made it her mission to bring black women behind the scenes in hip-hop and journalism to the forefront of the movement. Nadirah joins us today to…
On Saturday July 11th, Pyer Moss showcased their Fall 2021 Couture collection entitled “Wat U Iz”, making creative director Kerby Jean Raymond the first Black American designer to show at Paris Couture Week. The outdoor runway showcase was originally set to be held on Thursday but had to be postponed due to an unforeseen rainstorm. The designer took to Instagram to say “[…] The energy ain’t it. I have a better idea” and was immediately embraced by fans and supporters across social media, including Misa Hylton and Ade Samuel. Well, it was worth the wait. The show was a powerful…
Earlier this month, when Yeezy came out with their popular slides in three colors, my line was blowing up. As a fashion stylist, people looked to me to know where they could cop the highly sought-after slipper and if they were still stock. Needless to say, the release sold out within minutes of going live. Last week, we saw Adidas x Yeezy return with the Yeezy 500 ‘Enflame’, a multicolored model that contrasted the monochrome “Utility Black” version which was the last we had seen of the shoe since November 2020. The brand is now said to be returning with…
2020 was that year. With issues of sustainability due to the high demand and production of fast fashion today, the world of fashion has been in need of a makeover for quite some time. Driven largely by the pandemic, not only have we changed the way in which we interact with one another, but we have also changed the way that we consume fashion as many stores, including like J. Crew, ALDO and Le Chateau, are closing down and being forced to go virtual. The truth is that brick-and-mortar stores have been on a steady decline since as early as 2017…
