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    Escapable Pinkwashing: A Conversation With Bradley Blaylock

    Escapable Pinkwashing: A Conversation With Bradley Blaylock

    Pride Month is coming to a close and, after cashing in on Queer dollars, many corporations will soon shed their rainbow-coloured logos....
    Can I Be “That Girl”?

    Can I Be “That Girl”?

    Who really is That Girl and why does everyone want to be her? Photography via Instagram courtesy of @everpeachyy Stepping into a new...
    To Be a Performing Artist Without an Audience

    To Be a Performing Artist Without an Audience

    The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed what it means to be a performing artist.
    The Photography of Carlota Gurrero, and the Imagery of Femininity.

    The Photography of Carlota Gurrero, and the Imagery of Femininity.

    Photographs that feel as if they were paintings, leave you in awe of the vast diversity of the natural feminine body; but, within that...
    The Age of Post-Pandemic Dressing: An Interview with Fashion Psychologist Shakaila Forbes-Bell

    The Age of Post-Pandemic Dressing: An Interview with Fashion Psychologist Shakaila Forbes-Bell

    Forbes-Bell uses psychology to reveal the hottest trends of upcoming seasons.
    A Conversation with Arezoo Najibzadeh of Platform

    A Conversation with Arezoo Najibzadeh of Platform

    We talk Canadian politics, the politics of representation, self-care, organizing, and so much more.
    A Mat of One's Own

    A Mat of One's Own

    Weeks before I picked up Girlvana, I went to my first hot yoga class and was embarrassed by the buckets of sweat pouring out of me...
    Lorde isn't sad anymore, apparently

    Lorde isn't sad anymore, apparently

    After the globally popular devastation of her sophomore album, this tonal shift is unexpected.
    The Sports World Doesn’t See Us All

    The Sports World Doesn’t See Us All

    Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open and Wimbledon in order to protect her mental health became a lightning rod moment.
    Wide Size Range, Sans Photoshop: These Lingerie Brands from Canada Embrace Body-Inclusivity

    Wide Size Range, Sans Photoshop: These Lingerie Brands from Canada Embrace Body-Inclusivity

    One size never fits all. Here are three Canadian lingerie brands that celebrate natural bodies of all sizes and forms.
    Reflections Beyond Canada Day

    Reflections Beyond Canada Day

    Content warning: This article deals with distressing information about the treatment and circumstances faced by Indigenous people. While...
    Permission Shop Is Reimagining Canada's Athletic Fashion Market

    Permission Shop Is Reimagining Canada's Athletic Fashion Market

    Canada’s newest athletic fashion store has reimagined retail and activewear to inspire real, resilient, and mindful women.
    "Hey, I really like your style."

    "Hey, I really like your style."

    Alex discusses how the appropriation of queer fashion has impacted her experience of queerness.
    How Fashion and TikTok Have Co-Created

    How Fashion and TikTok Have Co-Created

    From livestreaming high fashion shows to initiating trends, TikTok has developed a major role in the fashion world.
    The Lockdown is Over, Patios Are Open, and I’m Wearing My Pj’s

    The Lockdown is Over, Patios Are Open, and I’m Wearing My Pj’s

    Many of our fabulous garments have taken an "early retirement", pushed back into the dark depths of our closets.
    Shape Shift: How Corsets are Reshaping Within the Fashion Industry

    Shape Shift: How Corsets are Reshaping Within the Fashion Industry

    Today’s designers put lasting power in the six-century-old garment, turning vintage notions of dressing into modern day expressions....
    God, It’s Brutal Out Here

    God, It’s Brutal Out Here

    Olivia Rodrigo’s already massively successful debut album is the pure essence of teenhood: emotional, angsty, sweet and sour.
    "Just a Quickie"

    "Just a Quickie"

    A quick look into how quickie content is affecting Gen Z’s viewing habits.
    Taylor Swift and the Rising Popularity of Feminine Interest

    Taylor Swift and the Rising Popularity of Feminine Interest

    Taylor Swift recently won the Brits’ Global Icon Award, becoming the first woman in history to do so. In other news, “Twilight” is cool now.
    Mapping Motherhood: The Taste of Difference

    Mapping Motherhood: The Taste of Difference

    What happens when home stretches across geographic boundaries and the “cultures of the family” and the “cultures of the mainstream” blur...
    Ramadan 2021: Reflections From Another Holy Month in Lockdown

    Ramadan 2021: Reflections From Another Holy Month in Lockdown

    For the second year in a row it feels as though Ramadan is leaving us just as quickly as it came.
    The Inheritance of Strength

    The Inheritance of Strength

    As we spend Mother’s Day differently this year, let us find our inner strength, the one we inherit from our mothers and mother figures.
    The Process: The Expanding Universe of Luna Li

    The Process: The Expanding Universe of Luna Li

    Whether she’s harmonizing centre stage or jamming live from her bedroom, Luna Li curates an immersive experience beyond our wildest dreams.
    Poem: Clai(m)e

    Poem: Clai(m)e

    Within the past year many of us have been stuck at home, working from home, attending Zoom school, and having digital chats with friends. Th
    What Solitude Taught Me About Survival

    What Solitude Taught Me About Survival

    I exist and flourish, and bloom, and grow without restraint, without anyone else, because I belong wholly to me and to that which I choose.
    Some Girls Aren’t Taught They Are Powerful: A Conversation with Temi Marie

    Some Girls Aren’t Taught They Are Powerful: A Conversation with Temi Marie

    Temi Marie's light and pleasant voice fills my small study as we chat on the phone about her career, femininity, and the power of makeup.
    Art By Osmosis

    Art By Osmosis

    Artist Oksana Berda on reclaiming her agency, maintaining creative energy and a healthy sense of self.
    Flesh and Skin, Heart and Soul

    Flesh and Skin, Heart and Soul

    It has been a year of discovery, heartache, dedication, solitude, acceptance, and self-love.
    Support Local With These Last Minute Gift Ideas

    Support Local With These Last Minute Gift Ideas

    Whether you’re looking for something for mum, your partner, your best bud or yourself, here are some great ideas and places to start.
    Love Affair with the Needle: Women are reclaiming their bodies through the millennia-old practice

    Love Affair with the Needle: Women are reclaiming their bodies through the millennia-old practice

    I cannot recall when I first started noticing it, but before long I was intrigued. Stylishly dressed women my mother’s age had them on...
    Present & Prepossessing: A Conversation with Jill Andrew and Aisha Fairclough

    Present & Prepossessing: A Conversation with Jill Andrew and Aisha Fairclough

    The power couple behind Body Confidence Canada on their lives, careers, and reclamation.
    Sustainably Yours, KOTN

    Sustainably Yours, KOTN

    How a Toronto-based brand is reclaiming the world of fashion
    Cora is making periods a little less painful for everyone

    Cora is making periods a little less painful for everyone

    A Q&A with Molly Hayward, the Founder of Cora
    Reclaiming My Truth

    Reclaiming My Truth

    Kyisha Williams on motherhood, expectations and radical honesty.
    Feminist in training: An online testament

    Feminist in training: An online testament

    Artwork by: Andreya Klobucar I spent this International Women’s day online, reading acknowledgements from feminists, and appreciation...
    Photo Diary: Happy Heart Day

    Photo Diary: Happy Heart Day

    Photo Diary: Lucid Dreaming

    Photo Diary: Lucid Dreaming

    Friday Night Playlist: The Wavy Edition

    Friday Night Playlist: The Wavy Edition

    The first week of classes after the holidays has just officially come to an end, I got some wavy tunes in my Spotify, a new hairstyle and...
    A list of twelve things to say 'Yes!' to this year

    A list of twelve things to say 'Yes!' to this year

    Photo by Carmen Last year I set a real New Year’s resolution for myself. To say yes to more things. And I stuck to it. I stuck to it all...
    Feminist in Training: A Feminist Born

    Feminist in Training: A Feminist Born

    Illustration by Andreya Klobucar I went to a mostly white high school in a suburban area where feminism was only mentioned in text books....
    Ultraviolet Smoothie Bowl Recipe

    Ultraviolet Smoothie Bowl Recipe

    Photo by Brenda Godinez Ultraviolet Smoothie Bowl So you’ve done it! You’ve crafted a list of new years resolutions that you are...
    What is Success?

    What is Success?

    Photo by Ashley Kickliter Most people go into the year with success in their mind. Usually we think of the “failure” of the past year and...
    Poem: Soap petals

    Poem: Soap petals

    Photo courtesy of Laurie Shelly There are certain words that are familiar to me because I have come across them in books and know what...

    Saturday Night Watch-list: 5 female centered films you’ll love if you like Lady Bird

    Early November last year we were gifted with the gem that is the film Lady Bird. After hearing raving reviews about the movie, and...
    A New Year's Evolution

    A New Year's Evolution

    Photo by Tatiana Butts It’s the new year. A new year a new you at least that’s what you keep telling yourself before you eat that bag of...
    What to Wear: Internship

    What to Wear: Internship

    Internships can be scary -- from landing the interview, to proving that you’re the exact person this company should hire to help grow and...
    The First Chapter: How to start your reading year off right.

    The First Chapter: How to start your reading year off right.

    Photo by Amy McCan If you’re anything like me, there can a bit of self-imposed pressure to make your first book of the year something...
    Photo Diary: INGATAN

    Photo Diary: INGATAN

    Ingatan means Caution in Filipino. An idea sparked up in my mind when I was passing by a construction site. Oh, scratch that construction...
    Why Wayward Sisters is the next television movement we didn’t know we needed

    Why Wayward Sisters is the next television movement we didn’t know we needed

    Illustration by Maia Boakye Women make 51% of the U.S. population. As of 2017, only 21% of TV shows have casts with more female than...
    A Constellation

    A Constellation

    Reaching new heights with Converse One Star Platform Velvet sneakers
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