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The Brand Behind ‘Simijah’—the It Girl Heel of Summer

“I wanted to pursue a creative adventure, and my love for shoes was so strong. I couldn’t ignore it. There was no way that I could do anything else,” says Burnett. “I didn’t want to make T-shirts. I didn’t want to create clothing. I wanted to tackle what I thought was the one thing I couldn’t get out of my mind, and I have no regrets about it.”

VQ Digital Cover: Just For Phills

His plight of entrepreneurial woes led him down an introspective dialogue on support, community, and still being able to switch between a 59Fifty and 39Thirty. It's that inner dialogue many trailblazers contemplate — how to be the change they want to see in the world. For Hassan, that starts with community, and it was first defined in the back seat of his mother’s two-door Honda Civic. 

There’s a New Rahsthetic in Beauty

The mishap didn’t stop Branton from making lemonade from lemons. It pushed her to develop a steady hand and perfect the finely detailed strokes required to mask her mistake. Soon, her cover-up turned into remixing eyeshadow from her mother’s purse to create brows that match her daily outfits.

Driven by Design, Work and Play: A Look Into Toronto’s East Room

It’s difficult to pigeonhole the three-storied building as just a co-working space when it feels like a lived-in showroom for vintage designer furniture. The location has been used for photoshoots, wedding receptions, YouTube interviews, concerts and live sessions for DJs to play chill, lo-fi mixes for members at work.