HAYLEY'S WORLD

This shoot was a match made in heaven! Leandra Earl is a multi-instrumentalist for indie-rock band The Beaches, while Ralph is solo pop musician fresh off her tour with Carly Rae Jepsen. I was initially planning individual shoots with both around the same time but then had the idea to pitch shooting them together. By coincidence, Ralph and Leandra are good friends-- we had no idea. Watch these friends catch up and talk fashion inspiration, touring, and their career beginnings.

Check out Hayley giving her mom a makeover based on her favourite celeb!

iThis week the staff styles Clam Dunk Surf Club for chilly Toronto fall.

It's been a while since we've posted a "Staff Styles" but what a better occasion to end the hiatus with than Halloween! The HE team loves to dress up so we challenged ourselves to style a Clam Dunk look as a Halloween costume, results varying from cute to creepy. Enjoy!

It can often feel like we live in a very divisive world; one where there are only two answers to every question. From a young age we are bombarded with information presenting our surroundings in finite, binary terms. Our parents teach us right and wrong, fairy tales tell us stories of good triumphing over evil, and competition instills in us an ‘us versus them’ mentality from a young age. Regardless of whether these ideals are expressed to us explicitly, we can easily understand simply by existing in the world that we are categorized by everyone we meet. This can be as simple as the toys children are ‘allowed’ to play with or as overarching as the false dichotomy that there can only be real freedom in the form of deregulated free market economics where only the strong survive, or complete control in the form of totalitarian Communism, where personal freedoms are nonexistent. Of course, there are biological impulses that lead human beings to judge those they meet. We evolved in small, tribal communities and had to be constantly aware of our surroundings in order to survive. This is why it is easy to get caught up in thinking that if someone doesn’t agree with our viewpoint they are inherently against us. This is why entire societies can be taught to hate that which they do not understand; that which is different.

Fashion loves Fall. Free from the uncomfortable humidity of the summer and the drawn out, bone-chilling winter that feels longer and longer every year, especially for us Torontonians. It's a brief but revered season. By Halloween you have to wear a puffer out over your costume, always heartbreaking. Plus years of back-to-school marketing has conditioned us to seek new clothes at this time-- what else am I going to layer with? A pumpkin spice latte is merely an accessory after all, the true star of Fall is FASHUN.

Most tend to dress in more muted and darker tones as the temperature drops, when really Fall is THE time to play with colour. Layering affords the opportunity to mix and match more pieces, allowing you more freedom to pair interesting textures and colours. Why show off just one top when you can wear two or three? Here's some vibrant outfit ideas that will ensure you're the rockstar on your morning commute. 

Model is the sweetest Dylan.