At Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto, designs were used as a medium to make statements on many issues – in this case, land sovereignty and the relationship between people and the environment. (David Donnelly/CBC ) Some of the world’s top Indigenous designers brought their latest styles to the catwalk — and made bold cultural statements — at Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto. Read More →

The capital city of Dhaka. Textile factory in Savar, in the suburbs of Dhaka where work about six thousands employees. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh in June 17, 2015 in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Photo by Frédéric Soltan /Corbis via Getty Images) The $2.5 trillion fashion and apparel industry is an economic heavyweight. One of the Read More →

Coco Chanel once said, “A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future”. While that might be a bit of an exaggeration, it is indeed true that how a woman smells, makes all the difference to how she feels, looks and is perceived. ‘Perfume’, derived from the Latin ‘per fumus’, literally translates into ‘through smoke’. And Read More →

PARIS, France — L’Oréal will produce fragrances and cosmetics for Italian fashion label Valentino, enhancing its perfumes business by winning a licence previously held by Spain’s Puig. The French beauty firm’s luxury products division already makes fragrances and cosmetics for Armani and Saint Laurent as well as its own labels such as Lancôme. It is competing with US cosmetics Read More →