Fashion is My Muse

I cannot recall another time when there have been so many fashion related events in Toronto, which means that, for once, I don't have to...

Punk:Chaos to Couture at the Met Costume Institute Photo by Ingrid Mida 2013 Museums are my happy place and May is museum month! ...

June seems relatively quiet compared to this past month! Some of the ongoing shows and events that I would recommend include: Cristobal ...

May will be a hectic month, with the opening of several must-see exhibitions: Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations op...

The Bata Shoe Museum hosted a preview of God Save My Shoes , a documentary film about women's passionate and often obsessive relati...

Costume history is a subject that I find utterly enchanting and the shelves in my office groan with stacks and stacks of books on the topic....

Roger Vivier at the Bata Shoe Museum, photo by Ron Wood, copyright of the Bata Shoe Museum The explosion of fashion exhibitions in museu...

Insect Necklace by Schiaparelli Sometimes inspiration comes from the least likely of places. Earlier this week, Harold Koda , chief cu...

Harold Koda (Photo by Karin Willis) Last night, Sonja Bata introduced The Founder's Lecture series at the Bata Shoe Museum in To...

Queen Alexandra in Court Dress Courtesy of the ROM and subject to copyright November is another hectic month!!! Here is what's on t...

Yves Saint Laurent Pant Suits Laurent Cotta , the fashion historian, curator and genius behind this summer's Madame Gres exhibition ...

Harold Koda  On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, Harold Koda will be speaking on the subject of Fashion and the Art Museum as part of the Bat...

Between sips of cocktails and entertainment by jazz legend Liberty Silver, everyone was talking about heels, hemlines and high spirits last ...

I've so enjoyed hearing from all of you about your favourite posts. As the writer, I've taken great pleasure in trying to present a ...

There was a time in history, not so long ago, when the sight of a woman's ankle or leg was enough to send a man into a tizzy. Skirts wer...

Since my recent foray into the storage facilities of the Bata Shoe Museum ( talk about stepping into a treasure trove ), I cannot stop draw...

Installation shot of Art in Shoes in Art, Photo by Ingrid Mida 2010 This enchanting piece is the first thing you see when you step throu...

Culture is on this weekend's agenda. There are so many fun and fabulous cultural activities to chose from that it is hard to pick just o...

The shift from chopines to high heels that occurred in the 16th century is also an important part of the exhibition On a Pedestal at the Ba...

To step inside the On a Pedesta l exhibit at the Bata Shoe Museum is like stepping back in time. The dim lighting,  the Renaissance inspire...