Home-based business owners always face a challenge when it comes to finding their business space. Local clothing designer Shauna Jones works from an unusual location – under her bed ! Jones made the choice when she moved into a place that had only her own bedroom for an office. She had a loft bed made, …
Fashion is definitely not only for the ladies. Yet the unfortunate thing is that most men think it is. Taking care of your appearance or getting spiffed up can be appreciated by either sex. Current pop culture is headed in the right direction by showing men in more tailored clothing and bright colors. But men’s …
Coachella, Shambhala, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo! What language am I speaking? I’m speaking music festivals, maaan. We’ve all been to one, and we’ve all earned that piece of clothing we wear proudly like a badge. A band T-shirt is something that will forever be in style. I’ve saved all of mine so my kids can one day …
You don’t need to be creative to be fashionable. You just need to get inspired. The inspiration can come from anywhere, anyone, or anything. For myself, one of my prominent fashion inspirations was time spent in a second-hand shop in the Okanagan (actual location is classified). The clothing I found there was genuinely one-of-a-kind. Even …
Abest- and worst-dressed article from the Yukon is all readers ever wanted anyway, right? Maybe I’m looking to make the What’s Up magazine a little more like Star magazine. I promise you won’t see me trying to snap a photo of your cellulite for a cover shot. But! Since we are in the season, let’s …
Unfortunately, this fashion horse is leaving the stable. That’s right, I am moving on to different pastures (not necessarily greener). So for my final article I thought I would showcase someone in Whitehorse who clued me into fashion the most and showed me the way to fashion glory. Moving to the Yukon was only meant …
The Bohemian look will always be a classic. It may seem effortless but it really is anything but. It’s a style that comes together by matching up items in your closet that you definitely did not purchase all in the same shopping trip. It will almost always consist of at least one item obtained from …
Living in the North can threaten your style. Most of us dress weather-appropriate and forget about whether a blue North Face jacket will go well with a green pair of Sorels. But hear me, Yukoners – we can turn this around! We can make the winter season a positive one. Layers are in. Footwear is …
