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Say Yes. Figure It Out Later — The Otter

Sep 30, 2024 | theotter.ca | Bridget Stringer-Holden |Hannah Mercanti |Gillian McGregor

After a fifty-year nursing career, Joanne Wilkinson left friends and family behind to pursue her acting dreams———————————————————–In 1985, thirty-nine year old Joanne Wilkinson stood in the wings instead of centre stage. As a nurse in the Kootenay mountain town of Kimberley, B.C., she had gotten involved with the local community theatre a few months earlier, creating costumes for her teenage son, Miles. At six-foot-three, he was too tall for most costumes, so she learned to adjust them for him.
How I Remain Fashionably Informed

May 10, 2024 | hercampus.com | Gillian McGregor

I’m standing at the end of my fashion undergrad and looking into the world of fashion, thinking about whether everything I’ve learned is enough to jump into such a dynamic industry. While my own career in the industry is merely taking shape, I’ve spent the past year navigating through endless fashion resources, events, and discussions in order to find my fashion “groove” that keeps me informed.
We Pray in Stairwells — The Otter

Apr 23, 2024 | theotter.ca | Gillian McGregor |Jennah Lay |Hajir Butt

Across campuses and, well, everywhere, Muslims are pinched for space to do their five daily prayers—it’s time to get creative———————————————————–There is an inescapable thrill that comes with sprinting to the closest prayer room during the five-minute break in an hours-long journalism lab, hoping to return before the professor switches to the next slide. Sitting in class the other day, the build-up of this thrill was imminent. My phone buzzed during the lecture, announcing it was time to pray.
10 Things I Hate About You is Perfectly Unserious 25 Years Later

Mar 29, 2024 | hercampus.com | Gillian McGregor

Heath Ledger singing Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes off You” might be reason enough for 10 Things I Hate About You to be deemed my favourite movie. Released in 1999, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) can only start dating if her ultra-feminist, school-reject older sister Kat (Julia Stiles) starts dating first. New kid at school, Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), falls for Bianca and formulates a plan for school bad-boy Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) to take her out.
Sitting Down with 'The Slumber Party' Crew

Mar 21, 2024 | hercampus.com | Gillian McGregor

Deliriously giggling, dancing around in your pyjamas, profound conversations that will live and die among the pizza boxes, chip bags, and newly added wine bottles — some of my favourite life moments have been from the sleepovers I’ve had with my girlfriends. I’m in my 20s, and I’m still making sure my childhood besties and I get together whenever possible to have our ever-sacred slumber parties.
Wise Words on Personal Style — The Otter

Mar 11, 2024 | theotter.ca | Gillian McGregor |Lidia Rajcan

———————————————————–In the summer of 2023, I found myself sitting at a coffee shop right below my apartment in De Pijp, a trendy neighbourhood in south Amsterdam. I wore silver knee-high boots and a patterned ruffle skirt. I was in Amsterdam for my dream fashion internship and I was practically being paid in clothes. I didn’t mind of course. That morning, I was admiring the difference between Dutch and Canadian fashions.
Bratz: The Girls With a Passion For Fashion (and Feminism)

Feb 20, 2024 | hercampus.com | Gillian McGregor

At a time when Barbie has taken over, and girlhood is being celebrated, I wanted to look into a childhood toy that kindled my outspoken, clothing-loving, and feminist self. In the early 2000s, between the ongoing loop of Spice Girls music videos and constant re-watches of Elle Woods getting into Harvard, I sat in a beige carpeted basement in the suburbs of Ontario hosting fashion shows with a housewives-worthy drama starring Yasmine, Cloe, Sasha, and Jade.