Birthdays and fashion have always felt intertwined to me. It's not just about wanting to look cute; it’s the quiet, strange pressure to look better than ever, to show up as some elevated version of yourself. Ironically, that pressure makes people do the most chaotic things, like procrastinating the outfit hunt until it becomes a mini crisis, panic-buy something overpriced, and then put on a dress that lives exactly one night before disappearing into a closet. I say this all v

Imagine this:  it’s 7:42 a.m., and Kingston’s wind feels like it has a personal vendetta. You’re already running late for class, your laptop half-charged, your favourite crewneck still in the dryer. There’s a pile of clothes on the chair– hoodies, cargos, shirts you swear you’ll fold later, and a pair of shoes waiting by the door. A notification pops up: “New Arrivals” from a brand you keep telling yourself you’re done with. You stare at your closet and think, I have nothing

At risk of sounding like Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada, are you aware that today's most innovative sustainable fashions are directly influenced by The Ballroom Scene? Assuming your answer to my rhetorical question was no, let me divulge into what the ‘Ballroom Scene’ is, and how it was pivotal for fashion sustainability. In the mid-nineteenth century, drag balls were hosted by African-American and Latino LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to find a safe space for expr