This month’s Style Watch — which brought together YAM’s fashion editor Janine Metcalfe and Director of Photography Jeffrey Bosdet with contemporary Northwest Coast artist Rande Cook — explores fashion in nature to bring myth alive. Read more…
VICTORIA’S AMBASSADORS OF STYLE
From the coastal cool of the shopkeepers of Beachology to the urbanism of the salon owners of DesignHouse, these four dynamic duos make Victoria a little more hip — and by sharing their passions, allow us all to bring some flair into our own lives. Read more…
HOME TOUR: GULF ISLAND CLIFFHANGER
This Quadra Island home is drawing worldwide attention and the kind of architectural acclaim usually reserved for art galleries, libraries and other buildings of public significance. But first, it’s a home. Read more…
In Person With Elate Cosmetics founder Melodie Reynolds
The creator of Elate Cosmetics, Melodie Reynolds has rejected beauty marketing that plays on fear and inadequacy. Her message: show yourself some love. Read more…
Apple Recipes: Pork Loin Chops
Looking for the perfect fall meal? With this main course, red cabbage and apples make a colourful and healthful backdrop for tender pork loin chops. Read more…
INSIDE FASHION INFERNO, THE PARTY OF THE SUMMER
Temperatures may have been soaring on August 18, but it was Fashion Inferno that made it the hottest night of the summer. A fashion party like no other, the evening saw models — and firefighters —strutting the runway in the latest looks from some of Victoria’s favourite local boutiques. Read more…
DIY CHEESE: A RAW-MILK REVOLUTION
Cheesemaking celebrity and food activist David Asher is teaching students how to make cheeses from raw — and yes, illegal — unpasteurized milk. It’s all deliciously underground. Read more…
HOME TOUR: DESIGNED TO LAST
Constructed of steel and tempered skyscraper windows, this unique eco-friendly home is designed to last for at least a millennium. Some might call it a prototype for the ideal home for the 21st century and beyond. Read more…
THE EVOLUTION OF THE GIN & TONIC
Enjoyed on any sunny patio, a gin and tonic is the best cure for the summertime blues — two simple ingredients poured over ice and given a gentle stir. Use these B.C.-made gins for a local terroir of cedar, fir, lavender, bay laurel and, of course, juniper. Read more…
STYLE WATCH: TRUE WEST
Take your fashion cue from country life this summer in textures, colours and patterns inspired by everything from weathered red barns to bales of blonde hay. Whether you choose denim, summer cashmere or gaucho-style culottes, it’s the perfect time to revel in rural chic. Read more…