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Jan 26, 2015
Seinfeld Costume Ball
Seinfeld’s phenomenon about nothing defines a generation obsessed with pop nostalgia and the kind of can’t-catch-me irony that ensnares the New York Times into hailing the rise of two or three fashion movements per year that don’t actually exist. Toronto, what are you wearing to the normcore ball? While venues like KITCH and The Beaver […] Read MoreJan 18, 2015
Morbid à la Mode
What might be sad is actually quite sartorial. Rebena wishes so much she were in the big apple to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition called “Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire.” This cheekily-titled show has been a big draw for the museum as it explores what people wore to funerals in the […] Read MoreJan 17, 2015
Tilda’s Cloakroom
Tilda Swinton’s latest role: a piece of performance art in which she interacts – and chats – with coats. The actress is the star of Cloakroom, which is being staged at the Pitti Uomo menswear show in Florence, Italy. The 90-minute performance sees Swinton taking clothes that have been checked in by audience members on […] Read MoreDec 18, 2014
SCAB – 2015
Scabs are not always a bad thing, a scab is the start of something fresh. Come by 175 Dundas Street to check out Filthy Rebena’s new space on New Years Eve. Kick of 2015 with dancing, local artists, DJ JackFlash and a preview of Filthy’s beautiful new adventure. For more information, e-mail the event coordinator Natalie at startwithscab@gmail.com […] Read MoreDec 08, 2014
Madonna Exhibit
Back in 1983 a young dancer named Madonna released her debut album and was beginning to turbocharge her way to pop music domination (and, apparently, doing naughty things in men’s restrooms), legendary photographers Roger Corman and George DuBose captured the singer rocking her soon-to-be-signature look on rooftops and empty lots throughout downtown New York. The […] Read MoreDec 02, 2014