WHO WE ARE
StyleCircle began as a student-led digital and print publication under the Fashion Student Union in 2011, and has continued its legacy with support from the Society of the Creative School. We strive to inspire critical dialogue about the fashion and arts industry. The Book by StyleCircle is our annual professional-grade print magazine that features exclusive editorial content created by students, for students.
MASTHEAD 2023/2024
PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF Tomi Segun-Adebowale
OPERATIONS TEAM
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE Tiara Miller
FINANCE COORDINATOR Dylaney Sugarman
BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE Siya Bakshi
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Elektra Nadalin
IT/ WEB DESIGNER Janique Douen
WEB DESIGN ASSOCIATE Olivia Wei
EDITORIAL TEAM
CO-MANAGING EDITOR WEB Jennah Faruqui
CO-MANAGING EDITOR WEB Swetha Sutharsan
MANAGING EDITOR PRINT Jacob Marion
LEAD COPY EDITOR Cris Nippard
COPY EDITOR Nicole Galesanu
COPY EDITOR Saadiya Patel
COPY EDITOR Janne Boecker
COPY EDITOR Shaye-Love Salcedo
COPY EDITOR Eishvinder Gill
COPY EDITOR Olivia Stone
FASHION EDITOR Michael Karant
BEAUTY EDITOR Rebecca Draper
CULTURE EDITOR Erika Haxton
WRITER Christina Hong
WRITER Aliya Karimjee
WRITER Aliyah Keshavjee
WRITER Lama Alshami
WRITER Amulyaa Dwivedi
WRITER Sarah Xu
WRITER Gabrielle Rogozysnki
WRITER Emmanuel Naranjo Carmona
WRITER Kat Gurevich
EVENTS TEAM
CO-DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Rebecca Grabinsky
CO-DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Sophia Zielinski
SENIOR EVENTS COORDINATOR Atusa Farahani
PR & EVENTS COORDINATOR Leah Mascarenhas
SPONSORSHIP & EVENTS COORDINATOR Rachel Cheng
SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR Avani Kalicharran
OUTREACH COORDINATOR Maryam Shah
OUTREACH COORDINATOR Teresa Valenton
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Haley Sengsavanh
VISUAL TEAM
ART DIRECTOR WEB Daniele Ruddock
CO-ART DIRECTOR PRINT Maddison Hoyt
CO-ART DIRECTOR PRINT Tysa Laidlow
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER (PRINT) Kristi Low
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER (WEB) Sanya Sharma
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Duaa Shahzad
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Nikki Pangbourne Jara
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Emily Wynn
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Daria May Mamontova
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Victoria Cha
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Lisa Tran
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Luca Huising-Torrese
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Ria Bailey
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jasmine Natan
PHOTOGRAPHER Evva Sofia Pereira Liapis
PHOTOGRAPHER Chanel Khuu
PHOTOGRAPHER Stecy Helena Franck
LEAD STYLIST Maryam Shah
STYLIST Lilly Turmel
STYLIST Hannah Clifton
MARKETING TEAM
CO-DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Isabela Gorgonio
CO-DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Zoe Chute-Johnston
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Nishikaa Ramsay
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Urja Varyani
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Emma Reuben
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Sophia Tamburro
MARKETING COORDINATOR Alicia Stochla
MARKETING COORDINATOR Ola Omar
THE PODCAST
PODCAST DIRECTOR & CO-HOST Isabella Deiulis
PODCAST DIRECTOR & CO-HOST Neda Madany
MEDIA EDITOR Michala Todd
INTERIOR DESIGN & SET ACTIVATIONS
ID&SA SPECIALIST Rawan El Tawil
ID&SA SPECIALIST Cathy Yan
OUR COMMITMENTS
FUTURE STEPS FOR ACTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
POSTED DURING THE 2020-2021 TERM:
As we relaunch our digital platform and commence content production for the 2020-2021 term, we recognize our position within an industry that actively profits from Black bodies under the guise of diversity and inclusion, while jeopardizing and silencing Black creatives through lack of representation and mistreatment. We acknowledge that, in participating in the fashion industry, we have profited from this as well. It is now our responsibility to take affirmative action towards dismantling the systemic racism that is present in Toronto, the grounds upon which we operate, and elsewhere.
In effort to erase performative activism, our actions are structure to be long term goals which we will continue to commit ourselves to meeting. The following is a part of a collective agreement that StyleCircle and its contributors must all take initiative to acknowledge. This is an evolving list as we continue to recommit ourselves to amplifying Black and marginalized voices and supporting Black creatives.
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QBIPOC+ creatives will be prioritized when seeking opportunities through all assets of the publication and freelance contributors for submissions.
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We will hold accountability for all contributors to be responsive to initiatives upheld by the StyleCircle platform.
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We will develop safe spaces that encourage conversations which includes, but is not limited to, racism, decolonization, inclusion, as well as promoting transparency.
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We will utilize this platform to highlight Black-owned businesses, brands, artists as well as sharing donation resources and petitions to actively participate
We recognize the Black Lives Matter movement as one whose significance cannot go unnoticed. What needs to be done is tangible action that supports the community. The most effective forms of redistributing wealth and taking stance in solidarity is to support local Black-owned businesses, brands and artists. Help us in giving them opportunity and a platform to let their voices be heard.
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
THE BOOK
ISSUE 8
Exclusive editorials from Give Them Their Flowers, The Book by StyleCircle Issue 08, now available for viewing right here.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The land where StyleCircle operates has an important history, present and future that we need to understand and acknowledge. This land is called Turtle Island, and it is originally the home of many Indigenous peoples. It is the unceded traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat and the Mississaugas of the New Credit. We acknowledge and respect these nations as the past, present, and future true inhabitant people of this land. What is today known as Toronto is located in the Dish With One Spoon Territory. The Dish with One Spoon is a treaty between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee that bound them to share the territory and protect the land. We want to recognize that we are sharing this land on which Toronto sits with each other.
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