Reading Time: 5 minutes“Clothing has taught me love for other women, for myself and the care I get to adorn myself with everyday, and fill me with gratitude for generations of women who dedicated themselves to this craft with little to no recognition.”
Reading Time: 5 minutesStaying fashionable on campus is not as hard or novel as you think.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow to keep your choice of clothes up to date with the weather changes this season.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTake a look out the best and worst looks from the 2022 Academy Awards
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter over a year of sweatpants, messy buns and economic austerity, I am totally here for opulence and glam.
Reading Time: 4 minutesBecause of the pared-down list, one would expect that invites would only be sent out to the crème-de-la-crème of American celebrity. But you’d be wrong.
Reading Time: 3 minutesMasks, fanny packs, and mom jeans: the fashion trends we found on campus during the 2020 first-year move-in
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Fulcrum took to the streets this week to ask students how they’re balancing their stylistic concerns with a renewed heatwave blasting through Ottawa.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLooking good and feeling your best everyday while balancing school and work can be a challenge, and the first week of classes can be especially daunting. But many students have fashion down to a science! The Fulcrum went out to discover the secrets that students around the University of Ottawa can teach the rest of …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFinalists of our 2016 Ugly Christmas Sweater contest.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThinking back, my Frosh week was a total blur of activities and meeting people, so much so that presenting it in a long form simply wouldn’t do it any justice.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlthough many students were at their Easter Sunday dinners on March 27, or enjoying their long weekend catching up on sleep and hanging out with their families, former University of Ottawa student Amir Zargara was launching his latest streetwear collection from his brand Zargara.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe event featured a diverse mix of designers, all who were Ottawa-based, giving the audience a good overview of the local talent stemming from the city.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnd with winter weather comes winter… well, I’d hesitate to call it fashion. Style seems to grind to a halt throughout the winter months, which is unfortunate in a city that’s cold for almost half the year. Fortunately, the Fulcrum has a few tips for you to stay warm without sacrificing style during these next few chilly months.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe video sparked the idea in Kirton, co-founder of The Balance Project, to create her own clothing line that would be socially responsible and environmentally friendly, while also informing people about ethical problems in the current fashion world. Kirton approached and worked with a group of friends to come up with a plan, and their first line was launched only a few months later.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe semi-annual event will be taking place on Nov. 8 at the Shaw Centre from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show will feature a variety of different vintage vendors from Hamilton’s Vintage Soul Geek to Ottawa’s REBEL/RECLUSE Vintage Clothing, owned by University of Ottawa alumnus Marley McRae.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere are four costumes that are easy to assemble from your own wardrobe or a thrift store, without requiring any hardcore sewing or DIY skills.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe fashion show celebrates African print and style, with outfits created by a team of fashion lovers who are all of African descent. One of the show’s creators, and one of this year’s co-hosts, was Gwen Madiba, a University of Ottawa alumna who majored in communications and sociology.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteU of O students show off their new threads during their first week back on campus
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new organization and clothing line brings style and ethical practices together for a great cause.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA stylist visits U of O to offer her advice on how to look and buy work appropriate clothing on a student budget.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite their tendency for political repression and human rights violations, dictators have always taken the fashion world by storm.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBreaking out the threads for Ugly Sweater Day at the University of Ottawa made for a hot fashion show about climate change.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne U of O student and fashion designer shares his inspiration for his first new collection.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow a student-run online magazine community outlasts the capital’s own fashion week.
