Sassoon Academy offers discounted cuts from licensed stylists that are upgrading their techniques at the Sassoon school.

Weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sassoon Academy – located within Sassoon Salon
37 Avenue Road
Toronto, Ont.
416 920 1333

*Please note: These cuts take approximately three hours to complete as it is a course setting.

For more details or to book an appointment call the salon at 416-920-1333 and request an Academy cut.

There are many many people who are going bananas over this new piece of news: Target – the giant US, low-priced department store that popularized the affordable designer collab movement bought out Zellers stores in Canada.

Of course you’ve already heard – as this is big news here in Canada. But the details are as follows: Hudson’s Bay Company sold off the lease to 220 Zellers stores for $$$1.825 billion dollars! Starting in 2013, a mere two years off, Target expects to open 100 to 150 Target stores throughout Canada. Currently however there is a court case being settled over the name, which currently belongs to the Canadian owner of Fairweather and International Clothiers stores.

Off course we should happily support Canadian business, but the opportunity for jobs with Target should be exceptional. Thousands of jobs through store renovations, expansions and new construction as well as subsequent store operations will be developed (a typical Target store in the US employs approximately 150 to 200) and since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than US$3 million a week.

Carlie Wong Fall/Holiday 2010

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What exactly is eco-friendly design and clothing?

We hear about it – and most of us think of rough hemp and bamboo in shades of beige and green.

When I read about the sustainability practices of Nicole Bridger, winner of Canada’s first eco-friendly design award, Design Forward, I was reminded of what is means and takes to create true eco-friendly clothing. Comfortable, ethical and beautifully constructed and trendy. Soft and wearable.

As winner of Design Forward she receives:

• A three-month national PR campaign, provided by Third Eye Media
• Feature in EcoSalon – the number one green fashion blog!
• Participation at Nolcha Fashion Week’s Ethical Fashion Preview in NYC in September 2010
• $1000 in eco-friendly fabric, supplied by Telio (to make a sample collection to show in NYC)
• $1,000 towards Fair trade and Organic certification, provided by Ecocert.
• and more!

Nicole Bridger, Vancouver-based designer

Fabrics/Blends:

Nicole Bridger uses mostly organic cotton, and natural fibres such as hemp, linen, bamboo and soy jersey. Wool is certified organic as well.

She has made a conscious effort to tack the orgins  of all fabrics used in her collections, including hemp jesery and modal jersey orginating from LA, organic cotton woven in Portugal, and linen grown in Belgium.

Production

All garments are made/sewn in Vancouver, Canada – supporting good working conditions and fair wages.

Design

Garments are named through design affirmations, like “heart”, “truth”, “protection”, “listening”, “courage” etc. Neutral colour palate, allows for multi-seasonal wear. Designs are cutting-edge, feminine and practical.

In the context of her maternity collection, the design integrity is not sacrificed, and it has the added bonus of being worn before, during and after pregnancy.

Special Features

Tagua nut buttons (like coconut, made in China).
Labels are cotton instead of polyester (made in India).
Hangtags, business cards etc. are made from 100% post-consumer paper in Vancouver.

Nicole was up against finalists: Laura Chenoweth and we3(twigg & hottie).

Some of the other competing designers nominated for this award include Thieves, Deux FM, and Paper People Clothing.

Rethink Breast Cancer Tee $12 at Joe Fresh Stores across Canada

Canadian actress Kim Cattrall will be donning the famous target t-shirt as the
face of the Rethink campaign. In addition, the Joe Fresh BeautyTM collection will introduce a signature colour of nail polish, from its brand new nail polish line – $4 each or 3 for @10, with proceeds benefitting the cause.

Rethink Breast Cancer is a bold charity that supports young people affected by and concerned about breast cancer through innovative education, research and support.

http://www.getfat.ca

In Canada, Joe Fresh is the cheap and chic line of clothing and accessories sold at Loblaws/SuperCentre grocery stores. However, since the man (with the money) behind the brand, Joe Mimran is also the Chairman of the FDCC – the small group that organizes Toronto’s Fashion Week – the Joe Fresh runway presentation is always top notch and packed to the rafters (and likely goes head to head in fashion week popularity with his wife Kimberly Mimran of Pink Tartan).

Each season everyone anticipates what top model will walk the Joe Fresh runway – previous beauties have been Coco Rocha, Heather Marks and Irina Lazareanu…as well as many other top Canadian gals.

For Fall 2010 – Joe Fresh has announced it will feature 39-year-old model Kirsten Owen, who although mostly worked advertisements and editorial ten years ago, continues to “wow with her striking cheekbones and piercing blue eyes”.


Also walking the runway is size 12 model (so looks normal off the runway) Crystal Renn. After a very public battle with an eating disorder in her early teens, which was documented in her 2009 book, Hungry, Renn is now a healthy size 12 and appears frequently in top fashion magazines including Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and ELLE Canada.

“The Joe Fresh StyleTM customer base is diverse and we wanted the runway show to reflect this,” says Joe Mimran, Creative Director, Apparel, Home and Entertainment, Loblaw Companies Limited. “We create clothing for everyone, and know howomen of different ages and body types.”