Megan Fox: Foxtrotting to Fame

Like most aspiring Hollywooders, a young Megan Fox immersed herself in the world of dancing and competitive modelling try outs at five-years of age, winning a bevy of awards by age 13 from the American Modeling and Talent Convention at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Hoping that her luck would continue, she headed to Los Angeles. With baby blues and ravenous dark hair, she successful strutted from the catwalk to the silver screen, with her first appearance opposite Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in 2001’s Holiday in the Sun. “I found the Olsens fascinating in that they were living proof that age, that being young, really doesn’t mean you can’t be in charge of your own career and take it in the direction that you want to take it,” says Fox. In 2004, Fox appeared alongside Lindsay Lohan, another rising star but from another end of the behavioural spectrum, in Confessions of a Teenaged Drama Queen. Read more

Fall for Montreal’s Own Nadya Toto

An established designer taking the fashion-forward cities of Toronto, Vancouver and New York by storm, Nadya Toto is a cool breath of fresh air for fall fashion.

Describing her line as “ultra feminine with an edge,” Toto puts a little piece of her personality into every one of her designs. “It’s like me as a woman,” she explains. “I’m very strong, and at the same time, I can be like a little girl sometimes.” This contrast in her personality is reflected in her clothing. Harmoniously combining her signature lace embroidery with deep, mysterious colours, this designer ensures that every piece hailing from her collection makes a bold statement. Read more