Tune in every other Tuesday to Off The Rack, a podcast touching on Canadian Fashion through the lenses of diversity, history, region, technology and more!
This podcast was created by Hillary LeBlanc and Sumaiya Kamani
Off The Rack
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Tune in every other Tuesday to Off The Rack, a podcast touching on Canadian Fashion through the lenses of diversity, history, region, technology and more! This podcast was created by Hillary LeBlanc and Sumaiya Kamani
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April 1, 2025
Off The Rack Episode 5: Fashion within Canadian Regionality
<p>On this episode of Off The Rack, we discuss how fashion differs from coast to coast and in between! Our guests include Shayne Stephens, Lolitta Dandoy and Amanda May Daly.Winnipeg born, Toronto-based Shayne Stephens is one of Canada’s leading men’s fashion authorities. Over the past decade, the award-winning journalist turned luxury marketer has held senior leadership positions at Holt Renfrew, Saks Fifth Avenue and LOUIS XIII Cognac, where he is currently the Canadian Private Client Director. The former host of ET Canada’s Style Scout, Shayne also consults for brands - Vacheron Constantin, Dior, Versace, Omega, etc, - on regional marketing strategy and has recently gone back to his roots, now writing columns and features on men’s fashion and lifestyle for the Toronto Star/The Kit.</p><p><br></p><p>Amanda May Daly is a Creative Director working in the mediums of Fashion, Film and Photography. Amanda is of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) and Western European ancestry, her family is from Mattagami First Nation on Turtle Island. Amanda currently lives in Vancouver, where she primarily works in the film industry as a costumer and as an international celebrity stylist. Amanda is passionate about celebrating Indigenous talent in the fashion industry and believes in the values of matriarchy and mentorship, collaboration and conscious growth. In 2009, her work with Canadian designer Mark Fast sparked a revolutionary worldwide conversation around body diversity after casting three plus-sized models at a key show at London Fashion Week. She spent 3 years at the label focusing on brand development, marketing, and art direction before leaving to launch NoirLuxe, a creative marketing consultancy.</p><p><br></p><p>Lolitta Dandoy is a fashion journalist and TV host that has worked in the fashion industry for 20 years. A leading fashion figure in Quebec, she collaborates with different media, hosts events and creates content on social media. She’s also an expert/advocate for second hand fashion and conscious shopping, on top of being an ambassador for many organizations. Lolitta also teaches fashion history and is regularly invited as a speaker or presenter. Her latest project: writing and co-hosting Tout le monde s’habille, a television show that reflects her vision of fashion and the importance of clothing to understand the society in which we live in.</p>
March 18, 2025
Off The Rack Episode 4: Globalization of Canadian Fashion
<p>On this episode of Off The Rack, we discuss how fashion differs from in different regions of the world and how that diversity impacts Canada with immigration, trend sharing and social media. Our guests include Shelli Oh, Farhan Haque and Catherine Addai.Born and raised in Toronto with Bangladeshi roots, Farhan Haque, a dynamic fashion designer, draws inspiration from his upbringing in dance and theater. MR.HAQUE the brand embodies a "villainess look," emphasizing the transformative power of clothing to instill confidence and strength.In 2021, amidst a global pandemic, Mr. Haque burst onto the fashion scene, driven by a hunger for the world to experience his unique perspective. His designs transcend mere fashion,serving as a medium for empowerment, telling stories that resonate beyond the runway. MR.HAQUE is a celebration of powerful women, reflecting Mr. Haque's life experiences andinfluential figures. As his career advances, his dedication to crafting narratives through clothing continues to define his evolving journey in the fashion industry.Catherine Addai is the founder and owner of Toronto based women’s clothing company KAELA KAY, a brand she started in 2013 out of the basement of her home. The premise of the brand is to offer bold, creative, and colourful clothing for today’s modern woman with a focus on using prints from her native Ghana, West Africa. Over the years, Catherine has grown her brand into a thriving business with 5 employees, a physical brick-and-mortar location, and a lucrative partnership with The Hudson’s Bay – all while raising her family. She is a wife and mother to 3 young children. Over the years Catherine’s designs have graced many runways including New York Fashion Week, African Fashion Week Toronto, Fashion Arts Toronto and many magazines including FASHION and ELLE. Catherine has appeared on TV segments as well on Cityline and Today’s Shopping Choice (TSC).Catherine has won several awards including The Woman’s Wear Designer of the Year awarded by The African Fashion Industry Awards and the Peoples Choice Award Designer of The Year awarded by By Blacks. She has also worked with many significant corporations over the years to share her entrepreneurial journey in keynotes, podcast, and conversations.Born and raised in Toronto with Bangladeshi roots, Farhan Haque, a dynamic fashion designer,draws inspiration from his upbringing in dance and theater. MR.HAQUE the brand embodies a"villainess look," emphasizing the transformative power of clothing to instill confidence andstrength. In 2021, amidst a global pandemic, Mr. Haque burst onto the fashion scene, driven by a hunger for the world to experience his unique perspective. His designs transcend mere fashion,serving as a medium for empowerment, telling stories that resonate beyond the runway.MR.HAQUE is a celebration of powerful women, reflecting Mr. Haque's life experiences andinfluential figures. As his career advances, his dedication to crafting narratives through clothingcontinues to define his evolving journey in the fashion industry.</p>
March 11, 2025
Off The Rack Episode 2: History of Canadian Fashion with Dr. Alexandra Palmer
<p>On this episode of Off The Rack, we discuss the history of Canadian fashion with an in-depth look at the fashion collection at the Royal Ontario Museum. Dr. Alexandra Palmer has retired from the Royal Ontario Museum since this recording but has left a long lasting legacy!Dr. Alexandra Palmer is a design historian specializing in the history of textiles and fashion. She has authored three award-winning publications, contributed to international museum catalogues, and is an editor for scholarly books and journals. She has curated over 20 exhibitions at the Royal Ontario Museum where she is the Nora E. Vaughan Senior Curator, Global Fashion & Textiles, responsible for the collection of 44,000 European and North American textiles, fashions and accessories. As Associate Professor (status only), Art History at the University of Toronto, she teaches about the impact of textiles and fashion on the climate crisis. In 2023 Dr. Palmer was appointed Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques, in recognition of her contribution to French culture.She is the Nora E. Vaughan Senior Curator, Global Fashion & Textiles, responsible for the collection of 44,000 European and North American textiles, fashions and accessories at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. As Associate Professor (status only), Art History at the University of Toronto, she teaches about the impact of textiles and fashion during the Anthropocene. In 2023 France named her Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques for her contribution to French culture.Palmer has written three award-winning publications: Christian Dior: History and Modernity, 1947– 1957 (2018) Millia Davenport Publication Award 2019 and ICOM Costume 60th Anniversary Award 2022; Christian Dior: A New Look, A New Enterprise 1947 – 57, (2009, revised 2019, French translation forthcoming), Millia Davenport Publication Award 2010, and Couture & Commerce: The Transatlantic Fashion Trade in the 1950s (2001), Clio Award for Ontario History.</p>
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