Myth Restaurant on King was converted into a fashion oasis showcasing the beautiful collaboration between GEOX and sisters Penélope and Mónica Cruz. The launch and fashion show, hosted by two of The Social’s incomparable hosts Melissa Grelo and Jess Allen was informative, hilarious and beyond stylish! Each shoe, jacket and bag encapsulated the GEOX mantra to ‘look good, feel good’ while in their garments. The collection featured a variety of nude shades and bold pops of colour like fuschia and coral. Some innovation in the garments include the Diamond Reversible Jacket, made of sustainable materials; the Spherica EC4.1 sneakers, made…
Author: Hillary LeBlanc
Recently, JML Entertainment hosted some young creatives, musicians, media and legends in the music industry for The Power of Networking. This networking event, hosted at Hotel X was part of visionaries (and founders of JML Entertainment) Jorge, Trizz and Astral’s mission to “redefine the music industry and effect meaningful change”. Through a serious of panels, hosted by Alex Narvaez, industry leaders and talented performers shared insight into how they achieved the success that allowed them to speak at such a platform. Guests heard from Robert Lanni (Coalition Music), Cheryl Link (a publisher), Jordan Powley (The Feldman Agency), Houtan (Socan), Joelle…
When I meet Cassandra Campbell, founder and Chief Beauty Architect of Cassandra Campbell Beauty + SKYN FACTORY she is all smiles despite me being late. She takes me to her intimate studio space where she has set up to do my makeup. Cassandra starts to tell me about her journey through makeup, how she’s moved from mobile services to her permanent space and how she wants to reframe waxing and intimate care by offering Coochie Care services. “My journey into makeup started in high school. I had a careers project that I had to work on. ‘What do I want…
March 9th marks the 24th annual When Sisters Speak Spoken Word Concert as part of Black Mental Health Week. We spoke with the founder of When Sisters Speak, Dwayne Morgan, a 2023 Order of Ontario appointee and two-time Canadian National Poetry Slam Champion who is an integral part of Canada’s spoken word and live arts scene. Affectionately nicknamed ‘The Godfather’ of Canadian spoken word poetry, Morgan has been providing women of color a platform to share their stories and experiences through spoken word poetry for the past 24 years. When Sisters Speak is the largest and longest running spoken word…
The 53rd annual JUNO awards are returning to Halifax for the first time in 16 years on March 24th. Addicted Magazine got to be up close and personal with the nominees on the carpet as they celebrated being recognized by the JUNOs and the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). (all images by Lindsay Anne Delaney) We spoke to Allan Reid who shared, that there are 90 first time JUNO nominees this year. He adds “we’re here to help elevate and share the work of Canadian artists.” Speaking to the importance of diversity, Reid noted that there were…
On February 1st, for Black History Month, the KUUMBA Festival will launch for it’s 29th year. This longstanding festival presented by TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment, is Toronto’s largest and longest-running Black Futures Month festival, embracing the rich tapestry of culture, diversity and creativity through a month-long celebration of Black cultural programming. Arinola Olowoporoku who has been working on KUUMBA this year shares with us how special KUUMBA is. “It has always been about the focused integration of multidisciplinary public programming by Black creatives or based on subject matter emanating from the Black community or the Black…