FASHION October 2025

Style and sports have always had a synergistic relationship, but in recent years we’ve seen the two worlds creatively collide—serving as both a point of interest and an inspiration for each other. The fashion-forward spin on activewear and sporty styles evolved into elevated athleisure more than a decade ago. Designers have brilliantly embraced this trend, which, in my books, will forever be ultracool. We are back with our sports issue, and the main character is a rising NBA sensation serving the season’s best looks. The FASHION team jetted to Las Vegas to shoot 22-year-old Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, who was named Rookie of the Year in 2023. Banchero is at the forefront of the next gen of basketball icons who are redefining what it means to be a modern…

IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO TALK ABOUT A PRO ATHLETE without bringing up their stats: distilling their talents and boundless discipline down to percentages, records and figures in order to compare them to the greats. I’m no athlete, but as I celebrate my one-year anniversary of becoming EIC of this magazine, I’m reflecting on some stats of my own. Issues gone to press under my watch: seven. Kilometres flown for work: 71,000. Hours of meetings: 343. Industry flings: Let’s save it for the memoir. If we consider fashion magazines as being in a league of their own, then we have our own greats—both real and fictional. There’s Diana Vreeland, immortalized in the excellent documentary The Eye Has to Travel, who gave the world the term “youthquake.” Then there’s Miranda Priestly, immortalized by…

It’s undeniable that sports jerseys—whether they’re being worn in the bleachers or out to brunch—are having a serious sartorial moment. But behind the style points lies a less-than-glamorous reality: Textile waste is taking over the sports world. Take soccer, for example. According to Joanna Czutkowna, CEO of sports and sustainability consulting firm 5thread, “60 percent of professional football kits are either incinerated or sent to landfill at the end of the season.” And in the United States, it’s been reported that an average NFL game can generate 35 tonnes of garbage—including plastic, food packaging, merchandise and clothing. The Super Bowl increases that by nearly 50 percent. That’s where upcycling steps up to the plate. Fuelled by a mix of eco-consciousness and team spirit, these five Canadian brands are giving worn-out…

SASHA EXETER, CONTENT CREATOR FAVOURITE TYPES OF FITNESS? “I truly love to move my body in different ways! I’m a gym girlie and a Pilates princess, I enjoy running and I have a new-found love of boxing.”  THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOUR WORKOUT STYLE? “Functional, chic, fashion-forward.”  THE ONE PIECE YOU CAN’T DO WITHOUT? “That’s an easy one—my Apple Watch. I’ve had every single version since the first one came out, and I love tracking all my daily movements on it.” CAILLI BECKERMAN AND SAM BECKERMAN, CONTENT CREATORS FAVOURITE TYPE OF FITNESS? Cailli Beckerman (CB): “Power walking. I walk an hour and a half a day!” Sam Beckerman (SB): “Peloton. I’ve done over 6,000 workouts on it, and Alex T is my fave!”  THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOUR WORKOUT STYLE?…

So that’s what y’all wanted to see, huh?” Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts asked back in 2024, after winning a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. And while, yes, fans would undoubtedly agree that a major win was what they wanted to see, it was Hurts’s “Breed of One” diamond necklace that kept the conversation going long after the final touchdown. Big and certainly bold, the sparkly chain was custom-made for the athlete by Gabriel the Jeweler. Worth a shocking $200,000 and encrusted with a dazzling array of diamonds, the necklace honours Hurts’s personal motto, Breed of One. It went viral almost instantly, becoming an unexpected symbol of the growing connection between athletic culture and luxury accessories. And while the attention marked a new level of mainstream visibility, the bond between…

Watching cars whip around a track at terrifying speeds is, admittedly, a thrill. But if you’re truly immersed in the world of Formula 1, you know that that’s only the beginning. At its core, F1 is about luxury. It’s a sport where absurdly-good-looking men and women (see the F1 Academy) wear designer leathers and six-figure watches and risk their lives driving at blistering speeds for millions of dollars. For 24 weekends a year, drivers travel the world in expensive cars, private jets and yachts, with each stop more cinematic than the last. Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Las Vegas, Monaco, Montreal… It’s less sports calendar, more Bond-film itinerary—and dedicated fans are eager to get in on the action. According to American Express’s 2025 Global Travel Trends, half of Canadians are open to…