Gucci may be using memes to sell their latest collection but the internet’s latest reaction to the luxury label’s Sock Heel doesn’t have us sold.
Cosmopolitan featured a stream of Tweets bashing and making fun of the Gucci disaster. Interestingly, I think what partially makes the Gucci Sock Heel and other designers’ shoes ugly is the price – it’s one thing to be an ugly shoe but to have an astronomical price as well, well that makes that same shoe a joke.
Below we’ve compiled a roundup of some of the ugliest (and most expensive) shoes on the market right now.
Boots by Balenciaga (Image: REX Shutterstock)
Who: Balenciaga
What: Spring 2017 Square Toe Thigh High Boots
How Much: $1,895.00 US
I actually like these boots but when shown to a friend of mine, the friend laughed non-stop, going on to say how much she hates them and that if she ever saw someone wearing them in public she would start quacking like a duck for every step they took.
Shoes by Gucci (Image: Saks Fifth Avenue)
Who: Gucci
What: Queercore Brogue Knee Boot
How Much: $1,890.00 US or $2,140.00 CAN
I feel like these boots could have potential but the execution just isn’t there. They look like something Wednesday Adams or Matilda would wear.
Gucci Loafers (Image: Gucci)
Who: Gucci
What: Princetown Slipper
How Much: $840.00 US or $1,005.00 CAN
I think it is so sad that the Gucci Princetown fur loafers for both men and women are a thing. Without fur? They look funky and quirky, but the fur doesn’t even look real – it looks like Donald Trump’s hair! Gucci really must have saved cutting corners and feeding what looks like rat fur to trend-obsessed consumers.
Margiela Boots (Image: The Rosenrot)
Who: Margiela
What: Tabi Boots
How Much: $1,130.00 CAN
These have been around for some time, and to be frank I’ve hated them since laying eyes on them. While they take their inspiration from Japanese tabi which are socks worn with sandals that feature straps that go between your big two and your second toe, they just don’t have the same archaic and cultural charm. This boot reminds me of pig feet, goat feet, camel toes, and just any ungulate in general. They are currently available in black on SSense.com for $1,130.00CAN.
Barefoot Finger Sneakers (Image: Vibram)
Who: Vibram
What: Fivefinger Barefoot Shoes
How Much: $130.00 CAN
How absurd… GQ said it best when they wrote, “We always knew Vibram’s toe-shoes were creepy and ugly, but now we know they’re sinful in other ways, too. The shoemaker recently settled a class-action lawsuit for $3.75 million stemming from claims that their gross shoes for chimpanzees “reduce foot injuries and strengthen foot muscles.” Again, how absurd.
Christopher Kane Crocs (Image: Selfridges)
Who: Christopher Kane
What: Crocs stone-embellished rubber sandals
How Much: 385.00 CAN
So apparently Christopher Kane teamed up with Crocs and I’m just finding out about this and laughing so much. Less at the final product that is the brood of the collaboration and more at the price of the product from this collaboration. $385.00CAN for rubber Crocs?! I don’t care if Victoria Beckham and Rihanna both wore them together enjoying splashes of champagne in St Barths on a super yacht – and that’s $385.00 CAN on sale, for rubber. No, thanks.
Marni Boot (Image: SSense)
Who: Marni
What: Black Velcro Platform High-Top Sneakers
How Much: $1,190.00 CAN
I don’t know if it’s the price that’s outrageous or the shoe itself that is actually outrageous? Shockingly, when considering the price, the entire shoe is comprised of man-made fabrics, which seemingly doesn’t exemplify a state of being luxurious. Appalling.
Prada Sandals (Image: Prada)
Who: Prada
What: Satin Sandal
How Much: $990.00 US
Miuccia Prada, you’re wild for these.
Moschino Pumps (Image: LuisaviaRoma)
Who: Moschino
What: Embroidered leather pumps
How Much: $1,745.00 CAN
Unless it is a themed party and you have $1,745.00 CAN to toss on some clownish clogs, let’s stay away from these. Weird.
Dolce & Gabbana (Image: Luisaviaroma)
Who: Dolce & Gabbana
What: Pineapple Clog
How Much: $2,791.00 CAN
I like pineapple but not this much. Fun fact: When you eat pineapple, it’s eating you. Apparently, the acid of pineapple is quite strong. Who else remembers the French speaking pineapple L’ananas that helped teach us speak French in grade 4?
Balenciaga (Image: Net-a-Porter)
Who: Balenciaga
What: Thigh High Clog
How Much: $2,145.00 US
Balenciaga as a brand is very hit and miss – some collections are a total hit and others are a total miss. While some shoes from this collection were epic, this clog boot is straight clownish, and for those who don’t want the thigh high version, there’s an ankle one too available on Net-A-Porter. #SurgicalMaskEmoji
Are there any other ugly shoes that should be added to this list? Let us know in the comment section.
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In lieu of the success of their Air Max sneaker, Nike will be celebrating Air Max Day with a Sneakeasy pop-up shop at a surprise location in Toronto on March 25th. The same experience will be replicated by Nike three times over in three other cities the same day including Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.
The pop-up will consist of a multifaceted interactive exhibition by Director X and six other Toronto tastemakers uniquely reflecting on 30 years of Air Max.
SNEAKEASY – A window to what’s next.
Experience the future of Air. pic.twitter.com/OB0rDNmoKB
— Nike Toronto (@NikeToronto) March 9, 2017
So how can you go? From March 11th to 25th, fortunate passengers of the travelling Nike Air Max Bus, which will carry a collection of Air Max 1 grails and its own Air installation, will be able to win a golden ticket to unlock one of the desired silhouettes from the vault or win a ticket to the Sneakeasy pop-up shop.
The Air Max Bus has been making and will continue to make stops in various locations across the city to give sneakerheads the chance to win. You can see the schedule of where the Air Max Bus will be next here.
Will you try to visit the Nike Sneakeasy Pop-Up Shop?
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It was during the telling of my story behind how I got an Hermès Kelly Cut, that my superior mentioned I should write an article about it.
For those who do not know, Hermès is paramount when it comes to luxury leather goods, and so not to be dogmatic in saying this, it is imperative to know that the bags are actually made in France by hand. Many other houses would have you believe their bags are made in France but in reality, only about 10% (sometimes even less) of the production happens there, while the other 90% happens where labour is cheaper.
Hermès is a brand that prides themselves on excellence. It is a house founded in 1837 which began as a company dedicated to fine leather equine for European nobility. Sex & The City helped to add a mainstream allure around the house of Hermès and their most famous bag the Birkin, which not only made several appearances but had a starring role in the infamous scene with Sam Jones. Played by Kim Cattrall, Jones visits Hermès in New York to try and buy a Birkin, only to find she has to wait for years on waitlist.
Hermès is best known for two bags, these being Birkin and Kelly but a much more elusive and harder to get bag exists – I give you the Kelly Cut.
What makes the Kelly Cut so special is that it is a reinterpretation of a Fall 2008 bag called Kelly Longue, designed by former creative director of Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier. The bag is an evening clutch rendition of the bag famously named after Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco, who used the bag to cover her pregnant belly in 1956. While the handbag was known as the Kelly it was not renamed after her until 1977.
Image: FashionGoneRogue.com
Kelly Cut, the (clutch) successor to Kelly, is an elusive bag often reserved for Hermès’ most VIP customers. In 2015, the Hermès Toronto flagship was said to have only received 8 Kelly Cuts from January to year-end in December by an in-house sales associate, and in New York when I got my Kelly Cut the Hermès flagship, they were said to have only received 10 Kelly Cuts, mine being that 10th one in all of 2016 as of August, according to a sales associate that was adamant on letting me know how lucky I was to have gotten one.
Knowing that the Kelly Cut is usually reserved for top-tier clients, I still went to the Manhattan store in hopes of getting one. I met with my sales associate who I formerly bought two Collier De Chien bracelets from, one a 18kt yellow gold bangle (Hermès’ reply to the Cartier Love bracelet) and the other in sterling silver.
My sales associate sat my friend and I down on the second floor amidst the jewelry, first offering us Perrier water and then giving me a pen and a piece of paper which had “Hermès” at the top of it. I was to write down my wish list of items, plural or singular.
Writing on the paper “Kelly Cut” with a list of colours I would be willing to wear the bag in, my sales associate took it and left the floor. After returning with good news: my wish list request had been approved by the store director. My friend and I looked at each other with excitement because from that moment on we knew I would get my Kelly Cut and from this point on, it would just be a waiting game. 
And if you’re wondering, yes, the store director had to review my buying history. To be frank, the store director had to see if I was worthy of one of Hermès’ top three bags. While it may sound ridiculous to some, this is how they maintain their status and drive sales.
Two months go by and I am getting antsy, wondering if my sales associate forgot me because I don’t buy any of the top tier products like the $130,000 diamond cuffs or $200,000 crocodile diamond pavé bags. I email her to let her know I am still very interested in acquiring the Kelly Cut, to which she assures me my turn to be offered will come.
Behold Saturday August 27th, when I received an email saying that a Kelly Cut has arrived in Swift leather and a colour called “Bleu Paon”, which is French for Peacock Blue. I responded within 15 minutes of the email, purchasing my flight to New York that night as Hermès is only allowed to hold a bag for 24 hours before releasing it to next on the list. Luckily, I had 48 hours to get to Manhattan, as the boutique was closed the day after it arrived.
In an article by The Daily Mail titled, The Bag You are not Allowed to Buy, it is said that “these bags are so covetable, they are said to be a better investment than stocks and shares – for unlike a new car or piece of jewellery, they appreciate in value the moment you buy them. Just one problem: you have to get hold of one in the first place.”
And the author was not wrong. Since purchasing, the bag I bought in the same colour and hardware is currently selling for double my purchasing price. Why you ask? Because of the hoops and hurdles you have to jump through and over in order to get your hands on one of the top three bags by Hermès.
I have the hardest bag to get from Hermès, which is due to such low production of the Kelly Cut, and while deep down I do believe that all of these bags are overpriced, it’s no different than when comparing a Mercedes-Benz to a Honda or a Canada Goose jacket to an off-brand one, as no one needs a $150,000 sedan or an $800 down-filled coat.
Would you wait for an elusive Hermès bag? Let us know in the comment section below.
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Clear your schedules this Family Day weekend because from February 17-20th, Casa Loma will be transformed into Belle and the Beast’s castle in celebration of the live-action Beauty and the Beast movie.
Throughout the course of the weekend, there’ll be tons of activities to take part in. Visitors will have the opportunity to browse nine costumes worn in the film, participate in interactive exhibits, view performances, and more. Plus, the event will be the only one in Canada to showcase original props used on the film set.
Image: Instagram/@DisneyStudiosCanada
Explore the beauty of the 103-year-old castle, commissioned by Sir Henry Mill Pellatt in 1914, while immersed in the story Beauty and the Beast.
During the Beauty and the Beast event, Casa Loma will be open from 9:30 am to 9:00 pm daily. Admission is $25 for adults 18-59, $20 for youth 14-17, $15 for Children 4-13, and $20 for seniors 60+.
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Japanese-based Uniqlo has teamed up with British designer Hana Tajima to create a line of modest wear often sported by women in Saudi Arabia and practitioners of Islam worldwide like hijabs, abayas, and baju kurung.
The entire 30-piece collection, which is being released at Uniqlo’s two Canadian locations; Yorkdale Shopping Centre and CF Toronto Eaton Centre, will be available in 81 colours at moderate price points. Shoppers can expect prices to start at $7.90 for a headband, $39.90 for a hijab, and work upwards to $79.90 for a long dress.
Kat Adams, a spokesperson for Uniqlo, said of the collection, “Uniqlo really pays attention to consumer demand and there is a consumer demand for modest wear and we are happy to oblige.”
Other pieces customers can look forward to shopping in the spring-summer collection include long skirts and pants and tunics that can be put together like the baju kurung of South East Asia; a long black dress with a high neckline and long sleeves inspired by the Saudi abaya, as well as foundation pieces, like inner hijabs to wear under a hijab or while playing sports, to keep hair in place.
Uniqlo has been selling modest-wear in other countries since 2015.
Take a peek at some of the images from the collection below.
What do you think of the Uniqlo modest wear collection? Hit or miss?
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From daywear to eveningwear, Michelle Obama gave us arguably the most forward and highest fashion of any First Lady to date. A highly educated woman exemplary of excellence in multiple facets of her existence, Michelle and her style will be missed.
As we bid the First Family farewell, we take a look at some of Michelle Obama’s most memorable looks.
Michelle Obama in Naeem Khan (Image: Getty Images)
Michelle Obama wears a Naeem Khan gown to her first State Dinner in 2009. The silver metallic floral print over the cream gown is the perfect contrast to her skin. The silhouette is sleek and fluid accented with a chiffon shawl – this is a classic look.
Michelle in Azzedine Alaia (Image: Univision.com)
Michelle Obama wearing an Azzedine Alaia dress and jacket in 2013. We all know Alaia, from that iconic moment where Cher from Clueless is told to get on the ground as she’s robbed while in The Valley – “This is an Alaia”. Michelle matches her daughter here dressed in a classic knit dress with a matching jacket also by North African Parisian-based maestro, Azzedine Alaia.
Michelle in Marchesa (Image: AP Photo)
Michelle Obama wearing a Marchesa gown at the 36th annual Kennedy Center Honors in 2013. This gown draped by fabric masters Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig of Marchesa appears divine on Michelle’s frame, with tiers of chiffon flowing and undulating she’s akin to a Grecian goddess.
Michelle in Isabel Toledo (Image: Getty Images)
Michelle Obama wearing an Isabel Toledo dress and coat for the 2009 Inauguration Parade. She slayed the category of daywear in this light and airy ensemble. The dark olive gloves were a nice touch tying the colour theme altogether.
Michelle in Tracy Reese (Image: Getty Images)
Michelle Obama wearing a Tracy Reese dress to give her first speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Simply radiant, Michelle and her team understand what works for her, this being colours which make her skin tone pop and draw on her radiant complexion. The whimsical outward flair of this dress is flirtatious and alluring as it goes from fuchsia to blue.
Michelle in J. Mendel (Image: Getty Images)
Michelle Obama wears a J. Mendel gown at the 2012 BET Honors awards. This one shoulder ruffle strap gown with an angular cross-body frill works to elongate her physique, too, complimenting the red undertones of her skin.
Michelle in Atelier Versace (Image: Shutterstock)
Michelle Obama wears a custom Atelier Versace gown to the final State Dinner in 2016. This gown plays on and compliments the hues of her skin tone. Executed tastefully, an accenting lip complements the metallic theme. Michelle appears statuesque, comprised of precious metal.
Which look is your favourite? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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The report speculates why Canadian malls are doing better, going on to say: “One reason is that there is less shopping centre space in Canada. There are 23.6 square feet of mall space per person in the U.S., compared to 16.5 square feet per person in Canada.” This lack of mall space naturally drives the aforementioned findings, in that, since we do have less mall space more people are driven to less square footage in contrast to the U.S. Further on, the report asks: “why are Canada’s centres more productive? Is it because we have less space and are more efficient, or because we pay more for products than in the United States? In an attempt to answer this, I would reference a somewhat known fact that Canada is generally expensive due to a higher cost of living. Approximately 90% of Canadians live within 100 miles of the Canadian-U.S. border so as to why the same item in both countries cost double sometimes triple in Canada is egregious.
Even if you factor in the exchange rate and taxes of many of the items that come into our country they should not cost what they do. Rather than this particular graph just being a reflection of Canadian malls doing better than U.S. ones, I would say it is more a reflection of the high cost of living.
The report also illustrates with a graph that the Eaton Centre has the most visitors between all Canadian and U.S. malls with an annual number of pedestrians at 48,969, 858, in second place is Ala Moana in Hawaii with 42,000,000 visitors. While this information is interesting perhaps, it is trivial, as cash is king. What matters most is not money spent per visitor or revenue per square foot, but simply who made more money. Canadian malls made $744 per square foot in 2015, or $562 in U.S. dollars, which beats US$466 for American malls. The Huffington Post’s reading of the report ends with: “Although Canadian malls make considerably more on average than U.S. ones, the U.S.’s malls for the wealthy and tourist-oriented shopping centres still beat Canadian malls by a long shot. The U.S.’s highest-earning mall is the Bal Harbour Shops complex in the Miami area, with earnings of US$3,185 per square foot in 2015. Canada’s highest earning mall, the Yorkdale Centre in Toronto, earned C$1,650.85 the same year.” This has to do with the lack of wealth in Canada which is impart to our small population. Seemingly in contrast to much of the success of Canadian malls as noted by Retail Council of Canada, Huffington Post features a video at the beginning of the article which notes that Canada’s newest endangered species are shopping malls, that online shopping is eliminating the need for some malls as millions of square feet become redundant every year, and that 76.7 million square feet of retail space is now unnecessary which is equal to all of the malls in Vancouver, Victoria, Halifax, and Ottawa, and that as Canada lags behind the U.S. for online sales it may get worse for retailers.
All images via HuffPost Canada
Toronto’s very own Yorkdale Shopping Centre comes in at number one, much of its success may be attributed to its $331 Million expansion bringing new stores like Nordstrom, Canada Goose, and UNIQLO to its roster of stores. This list comes from the Retail Council of Canada who released their list of Top Malls In Canada And The United States By Sales Per Square Foot in a December 2016 study. The list provides the latest information on mall productivity, size, and traffic as well as a juxtaposition between top Canadian and US shopping centres.
Here are the top 10 most productive malls in Canada by sales per square foot for 12 months ending August 31st, 2016:
Are you surprised by who made the list of the top malls in Canada and the United States?
Toronto is getting a Japanese hot spring by the lake, and while no it is not a natural volcanic occurrence, it is actually part of an art installation. The hot spring inspired installation called “I See You Asjiyu” is by Asuka Kono and Rachel Salmela, which is part of the Winter Stations Design Competition.
In its third year, Winter Stations is an international design competition which brings temporary public art installations to The Beaches, celebrating Toronto’s winter waterfront landscape. The competition is open internationally, welcoming artists, designers, architects and landscape architects to submit concept proposals for Winter Stations’ temporary artwork installations which will include up to six lifeguard stands. The exhibition is to run from February 20 until March 27, 2017.
Some eye-popping installations to look out for are “Beacon” by Joao Araujo Sousa and Joanna Correia Silva of Portugal, which features a giant cone shooting light into the sky, as well as North by studio PERCH of Montreal which features a small plot of evergreens upside down.
Who is planning to visit the Japanese hot spring at Winter Stations?
Images via winterstations.com
We summed up some of the worst retail employers to work for in Canada according to employees reviewing their own current and former place(s) of work online, and here’s what we found – some of the reviews are hilarious. LOL.
Guess
With a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.9 stars out of 5 stars Guess fits right in with our list of worst retail employers in Canada. An employee review reads:
“Pressure to sell without commission. Again, no incentives even though there is a high expectation to sell. (You can easily sell over $100,000 worth of merchandise a year for the company and they won’t even buy you lunch- happened to me) Low opportunity for advancement.”
Holt Renfrew
This Canadian luxury giant shockingly makes the list of worst retail employers with a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.9 stars out of 5 stars. An employee review reads:
“Terrible base pay Terrible upper management Unrealistic sale goals Unfair distribution of employees – some are put in high sale areas while others are in very slow and low sale areas making your commission terrible”
American Apparel
Since going bankrupt, American Apparel stores have been looking pretty barren. With a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.9 stars out of 5 stars, it is no wonder this retailer is on its way out. An employee review reads:
“Really strict dress code policies, emails come from head office in LA and apply to all stores (ie. requiring us to leave the door open in -30-degree weather in Montreal), over-hiring and then firing 5 people at the same time.”
Pandora Jewelry
With a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.9 stars out of 5 stars Pandora Jewelry is one of the worst retail employers. Glassdoor.com highlights that the following phrases were each mentioned in 11 different reviews by current/former employees:
“Not a lot of room for growth except to assistant manager or manager” (in 11 reviews) Long hours, unpaid lunches, it would be nice to have a mixed work environment rather than a full team of girls” (in 12 reviews)
“Upper management is all over the place there is a huge disconnect between Headquarters and retails stores” (in 11 reviews)
Forever 21
With a Glassdoor rating of 2.6 stars out of 5 Forever 21 makes our list of one of the worst retail employers. A review by an employee writes:
“Dirt cheap pennies for pay Little hours Favouritism can be ramped so hard work can go unnoticed HR allows a lot of retaliation favouritism The place is constantly an unmanaged unorganized mess that just gives you anxiety as a employee or customer Place is nasty no matter how much u clean Hours are nutts ex-close at nine clean up until midnight Tons and tons of shoplifters that aren’t prosecuted so they run ramped Start out picking clothes up off the floor maintaining a section then maybe cashier- then maybe visual merchandising and you can actually pay bills on your own”
Urban Planet
With a rating of 2.6 stars out of 5 stars on Glassdoor.com men’s and women’s apparel staple, Urban Planet makes our list. One employee review reads:
“Poor management, power hungry, extremely low pay. I worked in the higher volume store and it was just a constant mess. Management never bothered to listen to concerns of the employees nor did they find a solution. It was either leave or be fired.”
Payless
With a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.6 stars out of 5 stars Payless is also one of the worst retail employers. An employee review reads:
“A lot of pressure to meet and exceed UPTs Conversion, and Sales Goals Same work every week – running shipment, promo tagging Work is not evenly distributed, there are some associates who are termed as SMILES leaders that do nothing except serve customers while the other associates do all the work UNFAIR DISTRIBUTION OF WORK – Management does not care about any concerns you have”
Addition Elle
Addition Elle is a Canadian clothing store chain that sells plus-size clothing with a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars they make the cut. A review by an employee reads:
“The clothes are becoming so expensive even with the 50% staff discount they are barely affordable on minimum wage. You need to wear Reitman’s banner store clothing (ie Penningtons, Reitmans). I don’t recommend it long term. Other than the discount there are zero perks for non-management employees. I never got the sense the company actually cared about me, and I was a top performer.”
Nygard
Nygård International is a Canadian clothing brand based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is one of the largest women’s clothing manufacturers and suppliers in the world, with annual sales of over $500 million. Glassdoor.com displays a rating of 1.8 stars out of 5 stars for Nygard, thus making them the worst of the worst on our list. A review by an employee reads:
“Zero work life balance! Chairman is known as a psychotic monster and proves it daily! Company & culture is rampant with verbal abuse, liberal and constant use of profanity, and personal belittlement.
Owner is losing his memory and conflicting directives are a daily norm. Only way to survive in this “culture” is if you don’t come into the owner’s circle of interaction.
People slink away when they see him coming and most won’t even make eye contact with senior managers for fear of being assigned to do something with the owner. Stay away!”
Did we miss any of the worst retail employers? Let us know in the comment section below.
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