Did Digital Kill Fashion Television?

Yesterday, it was reported that after 27 years, Canadian-produced Fashion Television (aka FT) was being cancelled with a rumour due to low ratings.  The purpose of the show when it premiered in the 80s was to bring fashion to “the rest of us” in a medium outside of print magazines.  However, over the past few […]

MESH Conference 2011 Review

Once a year, Canada’s IT and Web insiders get together annually in Toronto to listen to cutting edge speakers and network. MESH was founded in 2006 by five enthusiasts for the “Web and all the next-generation things happening.”  These five founders are Mark Evans (Principal, ME Consulting), Mathew Ingram (Senior Writer, GigaOm.com), Mike McDerment (CEO, […]

NYFW: BCBG is Goes Drapey and Layered for Fall 2011

Cynthia Cheng Mintz The first runway show of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was BCBGMaxAzria, who streamed their Fall/Winter 2011 collection online (Other shows streaming live include Marc Jacobs, Herve Leger as well as Michael Kors).  There were some technical glitches just before the start, with the stream freezing for a few minutes, but after a refresh of […]