Category: People & Events
People & Events

Sarah Cownley

A tour through the couturier House of Lesage that aired on an episode of the maven of all things homespun, Martha Stewart's show last year, sent Sarah Cownley to Paris, with no more than high school French to communicate with, no place to live, nor any familiar face to help her get settled.
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GOODWILL: The Shoebox Project

Women love to feel pampered. Be it the latest shade in lipstick, a pretty fleece scarf or opulent bath lotion, it's the little things that make us feel good about ourselves. But there are women ““ countless women ““ that for reasons beyond their control have no access to life's simple pleasures. They are our neighbours, our friends, our family, and they are homeless, living in a myriad of controlled shelters.
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ARTIST PROFILE: Amanda Paterson

When an arts supporter approached artistic director Amanda Paterson about sponsoring a new production, she created Oakville Ballet, a youth company for classical ballet dancers. “We worked together on the production to figure out how we could start to bring in a new audience and educate them about classical ballet,” Paterson explains.
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DESIGN STUDIO: Angela DeMontigny

It's slow fashion,” designer Angela DeMontigny says as she discusses her edgy eclectic custom couture collection worn by celebrities across North America, many musicians and many First Nations customers.

“I'm old school,” she says. It takes time to craft, individualize and tailor each DeMontigny piece, just as it takes time to develop a 21-year fashion career that took her from Vancouver to a fashion design internship with CCAB (Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) in Toronto, and finally to a storefront in Hamilton and a residence near Ancaster.