“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.” - Thurgood Marshall
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Spring has sprung, and so, it's time to say “See you next winter!” to all of the nude lipsticks and neutral toned palettes! With summer just around the corner, I'm encouraging you all to start playing with softer, colourful yet subtle makeup and have fun with makeup this spring and summer! - Adam Oakine // VCFS Head of Makeup
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The past 23 VCFS themes have come from the visions of a number of hardworking and passionate students who have held positions on our creative team. This year, we welcome Anika, Erin and Lyba to that legacy!
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Get glowing with some recommendations from the VCFS Executive Team on their skincare favs that will give you that gorgeous natural glow!
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A few members of the VCFS 2020/2021 Executive Team have provided a list of the many things they’ve been doing to keep busy during quarantine! We hope that this list can help inspire some at-home creativity and healthy distractions during this strange time.
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'As We Are' was a theme intended to celebrate the multiplicity of humanity and the power of unity! Thank you for supporting our vision and proving that when we all come together, anything is possible.
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Posing for the camera and stage can be tough. We’ve put together some inspiration images to help guide your future posing!
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Vogue Charity Fashion Show 2020 is excited to introduce this year’s charity!
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We all struggle, or know someone who has struggled, with mental health. It is relevant and personal to us in different ways – making it that much harder to talk about. Those who struggle are often hesitant to reach out due to fear of judgement. Days like today serve to show us that mental illness is more common than not, there are resources out there, and we all can make a positive difference in someone else’s life.
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Gillette is traditionally known as the “The Best A Man Can Get” brand but in a new advertisement focused on the effects of toxic masculinity they are highlighting their new campaign titled “The Best A Man Can Be”. According to the brand’s website, this campaign is aimed at “promoting positive, attainable, inclusive and healthy versions of what it means to be a man”. This promise is accompanied by a US$3 million donation to American non-profit agencies with the mission to “inspire, educate and help men of all ages achieve their personal ‘best’ and become role models for the next generation.”
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Today, like many Smith School of Business and Queen’s University students, we are deeply disappointed to learn that our University will be welcoming Chance (Andrew) MacDonald as a guest lecturer on cryptocurrency. We cannot fathom the reason that our University would give someone convicted of assault the opportunity to converse and interact with our fellow students. Events such as these make us realize how important our decision to support the Sexual Assault Centre Kingston is in helping survivors. SACK not only gives survivors a voice, but gives them the ability to be heard.
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Providing support for a survivor of sexual assault is one of the most important things that you can do, all while being mindful of your own feelings too. Jillian Vieria from The Kit provides us with essential advice for being an ally to sexual assault survivors in her article titled “3 Ways You Can Be an Ally Today to a Sexual Assault Survivor”.
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On September 20, we marched to protest sexual and domestic violence in the annual Take Back the Night rally. Check out the Queen’s Journal coverage of the event to learn what it’s all about.
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The first of many installments of the new VCFS Alumni Series, highlighting the current pursuits of our alumni!.
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This article articulates the important of making support available for ALL survivors regardless of age and gender. We are so grateful to be partnering with such an important charity, thank you SACK for sharing this insightful article.
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We are incredibly saddened to learn about the experiences of a former Queen’s student, who has recently come forward to share her account of a 2014 “series of alleged sexual assaults in Victoria Hall residence rooms” by two Queen’s employees, for which one of the alleged perpetrators has yet to experience any legal repercussions.
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A big thank you to the Queen's Journal for this wonderful and detailed article that perfectly captured our 2017/18 show: Visionaries. We are so grateful to all of the members of the Queen's and Kingston communities (and beyond!) who have and continue to support us. We truly could not have raise $61,500 for the Canadian Mental Health Association's Kingston Branch without all of your overwhelming support!
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Our Head of Design, Julianna Nemeth, and Mcqueen designer, Brie Miklaucic (pictured), sat down with the Queen's Journal to discuss their collections, the inspirations behind them, and what it really takes to be a designer for the Vogue Charity Fashion Show. Both designers were heavily involved with the 2017/18 show: Visionaries, and are returning for the 2018/19 year as Co-president and Head of Design, respectively.
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We would like to thank our friends at Her Campus for their wonderful review of our 2016/17 show - Revival: Art Through the Ages. We are so grateful for the Queen's and Kingston communities for the overwhelming amount of support that they give us. We truly could not produce the show that we do (or the donation goals that we manage to meet) without your support!
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The Journal sat down with our incredibly talented design team to gain some insight into their collections, personal lives, and design journeys thus far. We would like to thank the Journal for their hard work and dedication in bringing this article to life - we truly could not put on the show that we do without our designers!
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