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In March, members of the Toronto ballroom community, including Tamar Miyake-Mugler and Aura Louboutin West, were in Chicago for the 19th annual Midwest Awards Ball when the news came that the Canada-United States border was closing
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The event was cut short as they rushed home to Toronto. This early period of the pandemic, with all the grief, anxiety and isolation of lockdown, was destabilizing for many. Cracks in our society—issues like systemic racism and police brutality—had widened. But under the pressures of the pandemic, these fissures, which disproportionately impact our poor, elderly, migrant and racialized populations as well as those living with disabilities or addiction, have been thrown into high relief. Though often invisible to white, middle-class, heteronormative society, their existence was not a revelation to anyone in ballroom. “Welcome to what it feels like to...
4 Late Fall Print Trends To Try That Aren’t Leopard or Cheetah
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2020 has definitely not proved to be the hallmark year for viral fashion trends, mostly thanks to the pandemic and our lackluster (albeit comfy) lock-down working-from-home wardrobe. I mean, it’s kind of hard to stay inspired by fashion when you’re literally not allowed to leave your home except for essential outings. Regardless of the less-than-stellar year, we’ve all had, we’ve become a bit more creative when it comes to making the best of it, and getting out of our cozy sweatpants and sports bras from time to time to keep us from getting rusty is getting a little easier as...