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Ask any fashionable Canadian for a Top 3 of her favourite homegrown designers and she’ll inevitably answer "Sunny Fong." The Toronto-born designer’s edgy aesthetic, signature exquisite detail and pretty-yet-bad-ass designs have fired up red carpets, the small screen (Fong won Season 2 of Project Runway Canada) and Canadian streets since the launch of his label, VAWK, in 2004.

We caught up with VAWK designer, Sunny Fong and true to rumour he’s not only nice, but smart, funny and disarmingly down-to-earth (read: Sunny, can we please be friends?).

The name "Sunny Fong" is inevitably followed by the description "nice," yet your designs are pretty bad-ass. Does that describe you?
In the end I think about the woman I'm dressing and who my customer is. My woman’s a little bit darker than that really pretty girl -- sort of like, "Pretty meets bad-ass." My aesthetic is always very feminine, but has a slight edge to it. I'm not the one wearing the garments so it's all about creating that look for my woman.

So who exactly is that woman? Do you have a specific muse or does she change from season to season?
I’d say my woman follows fashion and loves fashion. So every season I try to create a story with each collection and in the end whoever buys my clothing is someone who wants to be part of that story from season to season. So for me, I want to create a woman with the same attitude, but with a different look each season. I mean, I don't try to do anything too shocking -- that woman is still the same woman, but maybe she wants to spice it up. Hmm, maybe it's me? (Laughs.)

We loved your sultry black and metallic collection for fall/winter '14 yet we've seen you use bright colour before. At what end of the colour spectrum do you feel most comfortable?
I usually tend to stick with neutrals, blacks, greys and earth tones and usually I'll throw in a punch of colour. It all depends on my mood -- this season I didn't feel any colour that I really wanted to use. In the end, I looked for materials that had a textural element so it wasn't just black. There was some shine, we did some lace, leather, wool, fur, black sequins -- how can we layer all these textural elements to create it so it's not just a basic black dress? For me, it was more about texture and I don't know, I just really wanted to do a lot of black. Next season, I'm exploring a lot of colour, so...

Ooh, can you give us a hint of what colours we can expect?
All I'm going to say is that I'm referencing a lot of animation and animation's a whole lot of colour so it's pretty much the whole spectrum.

What kind of animation are we talking about here? I’m guessing this isn’t your average Disney flick.
I can’t say... Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, the works. (Laughs.)

You're known for embracing diversity with ethnicity, body types and people with different abilities. Do you think the Canadian fashion community is doing enough in that respect?
I do it because it just works for my collections. When I do my presentations I do want to relate to my customer so I'll show different body types. In terms of ethnicity, I grew up in the supermodel days where there were all these different cultures on the runway -- for me, that was always normal. I think it's more exciting to show a variety of races and body types and I learn more about using different body types when I'm creating those samples so I just get to know the woman's body a lot better.

Our amputee model (who walked the VAWK Fall ‘14 runway) -- she's a regular woman who just happened to lose her leg in a motorcycle accident. The reason I did that is I wanted to help the guys from Alberta -- they're a new design group (the ALLELES Design Studio) who creates these beautiful pieces for amputees. For them to create such a beautiful piece [see some of their designs here] I thought it was a great opportunity; it turned out to be a perfect platform for their work and it helped their business.

It's a team effort in fashion and it's such a small industry in Canada that we need to help each other to build the industry. That was my main reason and then, in the end, it works for us because we've always shown diversity; it's not a shocking thing for VAWK.

Do you find it tough in a country like Canada to produce high level workmanship and keep that keen attention to detail that's become your signature?
I think so. In Canada, it ends up being pared down to basics. There's no risk. It's that safe factor for commercialism just because our industry is so small. Who do we want to target? We target the masses and don't take any risks. In fashion capitals like New YOrk, Paris, London and Milan, the industry's there. It's like Hollywood for actors; everyone goes there for the talent and the ideas.

In Canada, agriculture is probably our biggest industry. If fashion was supported in the same way as agriculture, I think we would take more risks and nurture the talent and the pie would be bigger and everyone could share it. We're all fighting for that same piece of pie in this industry.

So is it tempting for you to leave Canada and go to a bigger fashion capital?
I think it's more logical to leave. (Laughs.) I mean, if you want to be on a Broadway show, you go to Broadway. But I was born and raised in Toronto and I try to find every reason to stay here. It's my home. If anything, I would keep the business in Toronto, but maybe take business abroad -- you know, find a representative overseas who can represent me, because Toronto is home.

We heard about your recent crowdfunding campaign to take VAWK to another level. What would that next level look like for you? Which milestones would you like to achieve over the next few years with VAWK?
Fashion is such a struggle. It’s not a struggle to design, but there's a struggle to stay in business. With the market being so small, I really want to grow the business so I can sustain it. Instead of having two jobs I want to do fashion full-time and have my designs support the business instead of me supporting the designs.

Especially for small designers like me -- we need things like Indiegogo to get a realistic response of how active our fans are and to gauge how big our appeal is. Everyone gets excited to come to the show, but how many of those people will actually do something for the line?

So, would you do a crowdfunding campaign again?
If I had more time to develop a strategy, I would take it in more of a business direction instead of trying to sell tickets to a show. Maybe it could be a way of testing new products online -- let's try this concept and see how well it's received. Now I have a different perspective on what an Indiegogo campaign can do.

What about collaborating with brands?
As a designer I have an aesthetic with my line and there's a lot of integrity with the end product. With (designing the uniforms for the) Shangri-La Hotel, that was a great relationship to build and establishes your business to help it sustain itself in a way that you don't have to rely solely on your collections. They really trusted me with the design -- many people thought it may not work, but we just went with it and it really worked. It's a lot of trust-building and I delivered, which was good.

You've dressed stars like Elisha Cuthbert and Katy Perry and your designs have appeared on the red carpets at Cannes and the Grammys -- pretty impressive fashion coups. Which A-lister would you love to dress if you could?
I always go back to Cate Blanchett. I've followed her career since her Elizabeth days. I'm always curious to know what she's wearing and would love to dress her. She’s classic, but she totally has the edge -- she can do anything. She could make something cheap look expensive -- not that she's ever worn anything cheap. (Laughs.)

Regular people like us always want to know what inspires cool designers like you. What's on your playlist right now?
Right now we've shut down our playlist because we're over it. (Laughs.) Last season we were listening to a lot of hip-hop, stuff from Major Lazer to Brooke Candy to Lana Del Rey -- it's a huge spectrum. Sometimes we'll hit a pocket where it's this real urban vibe -- that's what the last collection was inspired by. Now we're on this electronic vibe depending on what time of day it is: chillstep to a little bit of trap to electronic techno. We're feeling that vibe right now.

OK, name three Instagram accounts we should follow right now. Go.
That's so much pressure! I'll tell you the ones that impact me the most, design-wise. There's this guy, david_m_watts. He uses his account as a scrapbook and collects all of these visual elements from fashion to lifestyle to colours; it's a great reference. I found somebody who liked one of his photos once and I find his account really interesting. There's this interior design studio, studiotwentyseven out of Miami which is also a great reference. Oh, and my friend's girlfriend, lisaluvsit, always posts really amazing stuff. She has a different aesthetic than I do but it's really nice to see what she's looking at. She loves everything white and I love everything white sometimes...I mean, I ‘luvsit.’ (Laughs.)

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Shania Twain plays an undeniable role in our collective pop culture memory of the '90s and '00s. She put Timmins, Ontario on the map with the story of her triumph through adversity and made country music cool. However, she was not triumphant over the turbulent fashion eras in which she rose to fame. I can only assume that Shania subscribes to Miny Kaling's philosophy that she'd rather embrace trends and look back cringing than play it safe and say, “Oh superb, I always looked perfectly acceptable my whole life. Time to die now.”

This #ThrowbackThursday pull up a seat, take a load off your feet and enjoy a few of Shania's most ridiculous and memorable looks.

1) The Woman in Me Album Cover/All Denim All The Time
The album that launched her career and sold over 20 million copies worldwide brought us Shania in so much denim - to the point of frequently sporting double denim. Embracing both the farm girl image and the midriff-baring of the early 90's had interesting results on Shania's wardrobe choices. See the 'Any Man of Mine' video for more from this era and her taking a bath with a horse. The 90's were weird.

2) 'Honey I'm Home' Video
Ah, one of those classic live show montages and another ridiculous outfit by Shania. By this point, she was definitely developing a 'look': tight, matching two-piece of pants and a crop top with a high ponytail. Shania was really into the matching pairs -- this top is actually almost trendy again, but those pants need to be buried forever.

3)' That Don't Impress Me Much' Video
Perhaps the most iconic and memorable of all of the Shania looks: the head-to-toe leopard print, orange-blonde hair, and red lipstick she sported in the video for this 1998 bored-of-men gem. She takes the 'matching set' to a new level with the hooded, floor-length coat with pants, gloves, and -- of course -- a crop top. She now wears a toned-down version of this outfit in her Vegas show -- which isn't saying much

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4) 'Man, I Feel Like A Woman' Video
The video for the anthem of many a girls night in 1999, and still a karaoke classic, actually stands up as being a great parody of the way men treat women in music videos. Okay, well maybe just how Robert Palmer treated women in his 'Addicted to Love' video. This one goes more into the category of memorable rather than regrettable -- it's a perfect feminine version of the outfit it parodies, but it does still serves as a reminder of the dark period where we all wore chokers. Never forget.

5) Sparkly Hockey Jerseys
There are at least three separate occasions I was able to find Shania photographed in a modified, embellished hockey jersey, including a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey and an Ottawa Senators DRESS. Apparently this was a thing for her for a while. If this wasn't a sign she was going to be getting a Vegas show one day, what was?

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A new viral video takes the saying #SorryNotSorry to a new level and we unapologetically love it.

Last week, Pantene Pro-V released a video called “Not Sorry” that makes the point that women apologize too often and in situations that don’t warrant an apology.

It shows women saying sorry for taking back the blanket from her husband, for taking the coveted armrest space and for passing along her child to her hubby.

The video later shows vignettes of women proudly saying “sorry not sorry” for doing the same things.

The point Pantene makes: “don’t be sorry;” instead, “be strong and shine.”

The video is part of Pantene’s #ShineStrong series and has nearly 2.5 million views online.

One commenter on the video’s YouTube page says this video is a “bunch of mumbo jumbo” while making the point that this ad is simply a marketing ploy.

“Marketing and advertising is nothing more than an attempt to influence, persuade, and manipulate the public to buy their products. It is a form of propaganda,” user Hugh Slavitt says.

A columnist from Metro News agrees and likens this ad to Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty.“Dove and Pantene tell us to be confident in our own skin but they’re also trying to cash in on our insecurities,” Jessica Napier writes.

While valid points are made online, the feeling we get when we watch this video is undeniable and is simply the reason we love it.

It’s moving, powerful and eye opening and we’re not sorry that we feel this way. It has something that I like to call the “rah-rah” effect—collective “pumping up.”

This video does more than sell shampoo and conditioner; it attempts to strike at the core and undeniably sparks debate about confidence.

“As women, we weaken our own strength (in ways men never do) at work, at home, during moments in between,” the video’s description notes. “Sorry is more than just one, little, reflex word.”

Canadians are known to be notorious apologizers. Our reputation as a nation is built on our politeness (and that’s not necessarily a bad thing) but when this gets in the way of our ability proudly state an opinion, to feel worthy of an opinion, or when strength is diminished -- that’s a problem. Perhaps Canadians as a whole can take something from this campaign.

When was the last time you said sorry after someone bumped into you? When was the last time you said sorry as synonyms for “excuse me” or “hello”? What to do you think of this viral video? Chime in below.

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“HA. Kiss my smart ass, GQ.”

Actress Olivia Wilde tweeted these six words Tuesday in response to a GQ film critic who wrote that her “tush” is simply too beautiful to make her character in the new film Third Person believable, the Huffington Post reported. 

“She's supposed to be a writer…but your belief in that won't outlast Wilde scampering naked through hotel corridors once Neeson playfully locks her out of his room,” Carson writes.

“With that tush, who'd need to be literate? Who'd want to?” Wilde (along with the rest of the internet community) fired back with this tweet yesterday.

HA. Kiss my smart ass, GQ. “@Jezebel: Olivia Wilde's ass too nice for her to play a writer, says GQ review http://t.co/WJx8BbjWgJ”

— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) June 25, 2014

One commenter on GQ’s website argued that Carson’s statement was simply absurd saying, “I'm sure your wife/mother/daughter/sister(s) would take issue of your opinion that wom(e)n cannot be both attractive and a journalist.”

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves “thedaniel,” thank you. Another person on Twitter added this statement:

@TomCarsonWriter@GQMagazine"With that tush, who'd need to be literate?" Charming. Thanks for letting us know how you feel about women.

— Wendy Whipple (@cameragrrl) June 25, 2014

To which Carson replied:

@cameragrrl Please tell me where I specified a gender, because I didn't.

— Tom Carson (@TomCarsonWriter) June 25, 2014

You did not specify gender Carson -- this we accept. The inference though is that women (good-looking women at that) can’t do a job that requires some level of literacy -- that smarts and looks can’t mix. This we won’t accept.

After a firestorm of angry tweets, Carson took to Twitter again late last night -- this time to apoligize directly to Wilde about his remarks. 

"I screwed up and that's all there is to it," he says. "My apologies to you and everyone else." 

On Thursday morning GQ composed this tweet: 

We blew it, @oliviawilde. We regret that boneheaded joke in Tom Carson's "Third Person" review. So does he.

— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) June 26, 2014

This isn’t the first time a celebrity has spoken out against an attack on body image.

Tyra Banks famously spoke the words “kiss my fat ass” on her talk show after being photographed and then ridiculed about her figure. 

We’re adding Wilde’s soon-to-be iconic words to the list of great comebacks.

No ifs ands or butts.

What do you think of Carson’s comments and Wilde’s reaction? Chime in below.

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If there's one thing you should know about me it's that I'm a little bit obsessed with Beyonce. So you can just imagine how great I think this video is. And if you don't trust my word, trust the other 12 million viewers who watched the video on YouTube and the 50 thousand more that pressed like.

Sean Rajaee and his groomsmen surprised his bride with a polished dance routine -- a routine that would make the "Queen Bee" proud. Booty-popping to "Crazy In Love," twerking to "Bootylicious" and a Backstreet Boy breakdown makes this video number one our list of viral wedding videos (for now).

Thrown into the mix is a Persian dance number and of course a big Bruno Mars finale.

A Wednesday back to work after a holiday is tough, but this video will make everything better.

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