Ali's Archive

Did you know that the Canadian Goverment does not consider fashion design to be a cultural industry in Canada? This means our designers are not eligible for tax credits and government grants, readily available for other industries like film.

I did a short video piece on this - which I'm not linking to because of it's sheer badness (student quality, old equipment), but it is an imporant...

We realize "Product Review Club" is a totally unoriginal name for what is in fact a very cool thing, but hey, we came up with the idea during one of the gloomier days in April when the weather was so bad it stunted our creativity. So there.

Anyhoo, we've been bombarded lately with fabulous products from companies who'd like to get them reviewed and as much as we'd love to hoard it all...

We came across an interesting article on Yahoo about what a few of the world's billionaires are doing to conserve energy. Microsoft Co-Founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen are thinking...

The schtik on their website says these aren't your typical knock-off bags you'd find on the street. They are quality well-made handbags that just happen to look like your favourite designer bags - and they do look mighty similar.

You can...

Pink Tartan is a sporty chic line beloved by A-listers around the world including Kate Hudson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Nelly Furtado. It is the brain child of husband and wife team, Kimberly Newport-Mimram and Joseph Mimran, the "branding mastermind" behind such concept stores as Club Monaco, Alfred Sung and Joe Fresh. It is also one of the most coveted By Invitation Only shows at L'Oreal...