Written By: Noel Ransome, Courtesy of BLK 2.0. The story of George Sully’s ascent to the upper echelons of Canadian fashion ought to be told alongside the tale of an industry in need of systematic change. With a career that began with his own brand, Limb Apparel in 2004, the Ottawa-born, Toronto-based designer has persistently chipped away at the thick wall of bias standing between the ill-judged stereotype of Black “urban” designers, and the rightful place he has earned within the space of fashion. In addition to his outstanding record as a designer and entrepreneur, Sully is the architect of…
Author: Lindsay Anne Delaney
Meet our January Cover stars, Canadian music power couple Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida. Chantal and Raine are nothing short of Canadian rockstar legends. I remember the first time I saw an Our Lady of Peace poster in Downtown St.John’s, Newfoundland. I just loved the energy that the image gave to me. Growing up in Newfoundland you never missed an Our Lady Peace concert. Raine Maida is nothing but spectacular on stage. There is nothing like an OLP concert at a festival in St.John’s and it was no surprise when they took the stage back in August 2022 that fans…
Meet December’s cover star, Scarlett BoBo! As always, our cover feature was shot by celebrity and fashion photographer Lindsay Anne Delaney, ADDICTED’s own Fashion Editor. For the companion interview, we enlisted the talents of ADDICTED’s resident drag expert, Marie Nicola. Marie is Canada’s premiere pop culture historian, the culturally curious co-host of the Canadian edu-tainment podcast Alt.Pop.Repeat and the personality behind @karmacake. Listen here: As Scarlett BoBo, Matty Cameron transforms into a vivacious pop vixen fused with the energy of a Hollywood golden era starlet. Here, in an irreverent conversation with pop-culture historian, podcaster and ADDICTED writer, Marie Nicola, BoBo…
Anyone who works in (or loves) Fashion knows the name Jay Manuel and if you don’t you’ve been living under a rock. I COME from the rock (Newfoundland that is) and I never missed an episode of America’s Next Top Model, the show that made Jay a household name. The fashion legend himself was this year’s Cashmere Collection Curator, bringing it right home to the Greater Toronto Area, where Jay is from (Scarborough specifically), though he now resides in New York City. But, onto the event: the finest in the Canadian fashion industry gathered in Toronto to celebrate the 19th…
Meet Jamie Starr. It’s been a long journey to get to him to where he is today, facing tough decisions and more than his fare share of adversity, but from I can tell, it’s all been worth it. Jamie Starr started out as a child actor, and his resume has expanded impressively since that very early start. Starr has a variety of credits to his name, including household name level shows Martin (1991-97) ER” (NBC, 1994-2009) and Black Lightning (2017), and films like Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion (2006), Stomp the Yard (2007) and Beyond the Lights (2014), Straight Outta…