Fashion, Business & Technology
"Toronto has the greatest potential for becoming a fashion heavy weight with a plethora of emerging young talent and fashion veterans." The reality being that the fashion talent which is nurtured within Toronto, rarely remains here. International recognition outweighs homage to the city where one studied. Unfortunately, Toronto is unable to compete with the prestige …
A handbag is a staple to everyone's wardrobe. When seeking quality, consumers often turn to designer labels, potentially causing thousands of dollars in damages to ones credit card. There is an abundance of fast fashion retailers pumping out low quality bags at high volume, but the synthetic leather and materials of these bags never last …
"A brand takes time to nurture and build" The world in which business currently operates is increasingly globalized. The development of technology has lead to the Internet centred society in which small businesses are forced to compete within. Not only are businesses in opposition of local competitors, but of global competitors, due to the …
"Imagine what the future of Toronto could look like if we were all better connected to each other as resources." FORWARD Magazine was born from a vision of a publication that would authentically represent a forgotten community of artistry and creativity. While Toronto is often recognized for its sprawling music scene, its unique fashion identity …
At Startup Fashion Week, we love to support up and coming talented designers, and this next interview is a very talented new designer, Carmen Popescu of NemräC Style. Carmen Popescu interned with Brussels based designer — Jean-Paul Knott, an amazing opportunity that made her realize her calling into starting her own Fashion brand. NemräC Style offers both …
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We Are Kings is a Canadian luxury menswear brand that was founded by King B. Hector Jr. The brands flair and eccentric bold statements is what makes this brand standout. The use of African prints really shows the  beautiful African culture. We had an opportunity to interview King B. Hector Jr. Founder and CEO of 'We …
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Startup Fashion Week is all about the innovation in Fashion, Technology and Business; and Ashley Chloe is a company that does just that. With its sleek and fashionable design, the Helix Cuff is an amazing new product that mixes both Fashion and Technology to create the first extractable Bluetooth headphones that you can wear on …
Tap2Tag is a new application technology designed for people who have a medical condition, or for the elderly. The device uses NFC technology that stores vital and important medical information that first respondents or paramedics can use to access with a NFC enabled smartphone and instantly gain access to that information. We had an opportunity …
Meet The Beauty Team! Startup Fashion Week's makeup sponsor for our Future of Runway fashion show happening on October 9th. We are so glad to have a talented team of makeup artist working with us this year to bring to you an amazing show! The Startup Fashion Week team was able to catch up with Victoria …
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There are many amazing startups at this years Startup Fashion Week, and we are glad to be able to work and support these startups. Not only are these startups innovative, but they strive on creating positive social change. Wear Your Label is a clothing brand that supports in ending the stigma on mental illness …
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