Best Mode De Vie Podcasts (2025)

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EPISODE #42: Fashion Stories & The origins of gender identification through clothes (English version) 28:05

7M ago28:05

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Send us a text Have men always wear pants and women skirts? Has rose always been the color for girls and blue the color for boys? How did people do to know if the person in front of them was a man or a woman? And has gender identification through clothing been always there and important? These are some of the main questions we will try to find answ…

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EPISODE #41: Les histoires de mode & L'origine de l'identification des genres à travers les vêtements (Version française) 29:34

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Send us a text Les hommes ont-ils toujours porté des pantalons et les femmes des jupes ? Le rose a-t-il toujours été la couleur des filles et le bleu celle des garçons ? Comment faisaient les gens pour savoir si la personne en face d’eux était un homme ou une femme ? Et l’identification du genre à travers les vêtements a-t-elle toujours été présent…

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EPISODE #40: Fashion Stories & Christian Dior, the man who drew women-flowers (English version) 23:51

8M ago23:51

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Send us a text There is no need to introduce Christian Dior and the House he created anymore. And this episode is not another biography of the French designer and his legacy. I wanted to focus on one particular aspect of Christian Dior’s inspirations: the flowers and how they influenced his perception of fashion, femininity and silhouettes followin…

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EPISODE #39: Les histoires de mode & Christian Dior, l’homme qui dessinait des femmes-fleurs (Version française) 25:06

8M ago25:06

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Send us a text Il n’est plus nécessaire de présenter Christian Dior et la maison qu'il a créée. Et cet épisode n’est pas une autre biographie du couturier français et de son héritage. Je voulais me concentrer sur un aspect particulier des inspirations de Christian Dior : les fleurs et la manière dont elles ont influencé sa perception de la mode, de…

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EPISODE #38: Fashion Stories at the MET Gala 2024 – In the look for historical inspiration (English version) 40:27

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Send us a text It is now an institution, not only in the fashion industry, but in the cultural scene: the first Monday in May takes places the MET Gala. And it is time for My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to put its 50 cents in the analysis and interpretation of this unavoidable event. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast : We will g…

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EPISODE #37: Les histoires de mode au MET Gala 2024 - A la recherche d'inspirations historiques (Version française) 39:46

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Send us a text C'est désormais une institution, non seulement dans l'industrie de la mode, mais aussi sur la scène culturelle : le premier lundi de mai a lieu le MET Gala. Et il est temps pour My Fashion Stories Box Podcast de mettre sa pierre à l’édifice dans l’analyse et l’interprétation de cet événement incontournable! Dans ce nouvel épisode du …

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EPISODE #36: Fashion Stories and the regulation of fashion throughout the ages (English version) 36:28

9M ago36:28

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Send us a text These past months news have been filled with articles on projects of laws, regulations aiming at limiting the consumption of fast fashion items, in the objective to counterbalance their negative impacts on the environment and the acceleration of the climate change crisis. This tendency gave me the will to investigate the past to see …

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EPISODE #35: Les histoires de mode et la régulation de l’accès à la mode au fils des siècles (version française) 34:40

9M ago34:40

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Send us a text Ces derniers mois, l’actualité regorge d’articles sur des projets de lois, des réglementations visant à limiter la consommation de produits issus de l’industrie de la fast fashion afin de contrecarrer leurs impacts négatifs sur l’environnement et l’accélération de la crise climatique. Cette tendance m’a donné envie de regarder dans l…

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EPISODE #34: Fashion Stories and Jeanne Toussaint, a life under the Sign of the Panther (English version) 27:59

10M ago27:59

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Send us a text I decided to dedicate this new episode to a personality from the jewelry world whose life could have inspired a novel: Jeanne Toussaint, also known as the Panther of Cartier. Who is Jeanne Toussaint ? Where does she come from ? And her unhappy love stories… How did she start working for Cartier ? What are her main contributions ? The…

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EPISODE #33: Les histoires de mode et Jeanne Toussaint, une vie sous le signe de la Panthère (version française) 27:34

10M ago27:34

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Send us a text Pour ce nouvel épisode de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, j’ai choisi une personnalité du monde de la joaillerie à la vie digne d’un roman : Jeanne Toussaint, surnommée la Panthère de Cartier. Qui est Jeanne Toussaint ? D’où vient-elle ? Ses histoires d’amour malheureuses. Comment a-t-elle commencé à travailler pour Cartier ? Quelles…

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Episode 37: Supreme court briefing 46:25

10M ago46:25

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Nadia Effendi joins us again to review the output of the Supreme Court last year, shares her thoughts regarding Chief Justice Richard Wagner’s recent comments about the high number of judicial vacancies as well as comments about restricting interveners to virtual appearance. We discuss some recent judgments rendered (Commission scolaire francophone…

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Episode 36: Dr. Anton Korynevych on the effort to create a Special Tribunal on Crimes of Aggression Against Ukraine. 51:14

11M ago51:14

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As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine hits the two-year mark – 10 years since the invasion of the Crimean Peninsula – the situation is dire. The ground battle had become mostly deadlocked until Ukrainians retreated earlier this month from the town of Avdiivka. Support from Western democracies has been skittish of late. Republicans in the U.S. …

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Episode 35: Justice Minister Arif Virani on criminal law reform, expanding MAiD and the state of our courts 34:47

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Our guest today is Arif Virani, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada who has kindly agreed to share with our listeners the status of several pressing issues. We discuss criminal justice reform, the recent pause on the expansion of medical assistance in dying and plans to introduce online harms legislation. He also addresses judici…

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Episode 34: Amanda Chaboryk and Alex Hawley on how to use AI in a legal practice 47:26

12M ago47:26

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In the field of law, there are several crucial areas where generative AI demonstrates considerable promise – namely in the efficiencies it can create in contract generation, document review, legal research, and predictive analytics. So it’s expected to become an indispensable productivity tool across the legal profession The question then arises: h…

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EPISODE #32: Fashion Stories and the Touraine headdress (English version) 36:12

1y ago36:12

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Send us a text Welcome to My Fashion Stories Box Podcast’s Season 4! Starting from now on, the episodes will be available in English and in French. To start this new cycle, we will talk about the local Touraine headdress. I, myself, was born in the city of Tours and my family has been living in the Touraine region for some generations, and it becam…

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EPISODE #31: Les histoires de mode et la coiffe tourangelle (version française) 33:16

1y ago33:16

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Send us a text Bienvenus dans le premier épisode en français de My Fashion Stories Box Podcast! Dorénavant, les épisodes seront disponibles en français et en anglaise. Pour inaugurer ce nouveau cycle, les histoires de mode parleront de la coiffe tourangelle. Originaire de la Touraine, j’ai organisé le 24 novembre 2023 une conférence-exposition inti…

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Episode 33: Woodrow Hartzog on the dangers of regulating AI with half measures 56:48

1y ago56:48

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We've been talking a lot about AI on the podcast and on CBA National, and one of the issues that keeps coming up is the challenge for a country like Canada in selecting the right approach to regulating AI risk. It's not as if there's a single model out there. The EU is trying to set the gold standard for the world, much as it did with its GDPR priv…

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Episode 32: Dr. Carys Craig on generative AI and the dangers of the copyright trap 1:11:15

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One of the significant controversies about AI is the impact of generative software on the use and production of cultural works. The fast-growing popularity of these tools raises big questions about the ethics of AI-generated works and whether they amount to a technologically advanced form of plagiarism. Lawsuits have been popping up around the worl…

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Episode 31: Supreme court briefing 33:18

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Mary Moreau of Alberta has been tapped to fill the vacancy left by Russel Brown on the Supreme Court. Nadia Effendi gives us some background on Justice Moreau and what her nomination means. Effendi also discusses the Supreme Court’s latest rulings in the IAA reference, Mason v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), La Presse inc. v. Quebec, as well…

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Episode 30: Benjamin Perrin puts Canada’s criminal justice system on trial 1:13:26

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If you think that description of our criminal justice system is a bit harsh, well, you should read the latest book by our guest today. Benjamin Perrin is a law professor at the UBC's Allard School of Law. He has served in the Prime Minister of Canada's Office as in-house legal counsel and lead policy advisor on criminal justice and public safety. H…

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Episode 29: Kristen van de Biezenbos on Canada’s complicated path to decarbonization 53:44

1+ y ago53:44

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Kristen van de Biezenbos, a law professor at California Western, teaches environmental, energy and climate change law and has written extensively about energy justice and electricity regulation. Her research has also brought her to Canada – she taught for several years at the University of Calgary, where she focused on Canada’s energy transmission …

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Episode 28: Jordan Furlong discusses what generative AI means for the profession 49:33

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Jordan Furlong is an analyst and forecaster for the legal sector, focused on the most important trends shaping the provision of legal services and the formation and regulation of lawyers. He’s the author of a weekly Substack on a range of critical topics for the legal profession, and of the book Law Is a Buyer’s Market: Building a Client-First Law …

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Episode 27: Supreme court briefing 31:51

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Yves Faguy catches up again with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada. Effendi is a partner at BLG, based out of Toronto and Ottawa, a member of the CBA’s Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee. She is also the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy and Public Law Group. Before joining the firm, she serve…

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Episode 26: Defamation law in the age of (mis)information 47:07

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Yves Faguy speaks with Justin Safayeni, partner at Stockwoods LLP, about defamation law, anti-SLAPP legislation, and their effects on freedom of expression. In today's digital age, information has become a powerful tool, capable of spreading rapidly and influencing public opinion like never before. However, this very same power can also be weaponiz…

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Episode 25: Lisa Middlemiss on Canada’s ambitious immigration target 36:22

1+ y ago36:22

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In 2022, Canada experienced a major milestone as it welcomed over 437,000 immigrants, leading to annual population growth of over one million for the first time in history. The country has set an even more ambitious target of welcoming 500,000 new immigrants yearly by 2025. While there are compelling arguments in favor of accelerating immigration, …

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Épisode 24: La prise de décision automatisée en droit administratif 48:23

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L'intelligence artificielle représente une avancée technologique majeure et transformationnelle. Alors que les voix s’élèvent pour réclamer une pause sur l’utilisation de l’IA, le temps de reprendre le contrôle de « ces boîtes noires imprévisibles », les tribunaux administratifs sont en quelque sorte les cobayes de leur emploi dans notre système de…

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Episode 23: Guy Pratte and the Art of Persuasion 49:00

1+ y ago49:00

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To most legal professionals, Guy Pratte doesn't need an introduction. He is a senior counsel at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, a highly sought-after lawyer with vast experience in commercial litigation, class actions, administrative and constitutional law, and public inquiries. He's a veteran of the Supreme Court of Canada, and courts of appeal in Onta…

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Episode 22: The Charter’s strange history with gender equality rights 57:50

2y ago57:50

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Yves Faguy speaks with UNB associate law professor Kerri A. Froc about gender equality rights, the notwithstanding clause and why the Supreme Court’s composition matters. Kerri is an associate professor at UNB Law, as well as a Trudeau and Vanier Scholar. She has taught courses at Carleton University, Queen’s University and University of Ottawa on …

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EPISODE #30: Fashion Stories & Coco Chanel, a free spirit in the fashion industry 28:10

2y ago28:10

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Send us a text In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will talk about Gabrielle Chanel, the woman who didn’t want to dress as the others. We will talk about: Her personality Her time And, how all these influenced the fashion she created. Follow me in this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast to understand the behind the …

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Episode 21: Supreme court briefing 37:47

2y ago37:47

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In this episode, Yves Faguy catches up again with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada. Effendi is a partner at BLG, based out of Toronto and Ottawa, a member of the CBA’s Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee. She is also the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy and Public Law Group. Before joining th…

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EPISODE #29: Fashion Stories & the Middle Ages, fashion at the time of the fin'amor 31:47

2y ago31:47

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Send us a text In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will travel back in time to the Middle Ages and, more precisely, to the 12th century. Why this century more than another? Well, because, this is the century of the “fin’amor”, l’amour courtois or courtly love. What is the fin’amor, or courtly love? How did the 12th century soc…

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Episode 20: It’ll take more than hard drug decriminalization to beat the overdose crisis 1:02:26

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Yves Faguy speaks with Vancouver lawyer and advocate Rob Laurie about B.C.'s decriminalization pilot and what governments need to do for it to succeed. We're still in the early stages of a ground-breaking change in drug policy in British Columbia. For the next three years, adults will not be charged for possessing up to 2.5 grams of certain hard dr…

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EPISODE #28: Fashion Stories & Make love not war, A Story of Hippie Fashion 22:25

2y ago22:25

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Send us a text Today’s episode will be dedicated to the 70s fashion, the Flower Power, the Hippies and their influence on the fashion styles of this decade not like any other. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will try to answer the following questions about the Hippies: Who were the Hippies? What were their demands? How did…

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Épisode 19: Comment la loi peut contrer les risques de l’intelligence artificielle 47:32

2y ago47:32

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Notre invitée est Céline Castets-Renard, chercheure régulière au Centre de recherche en droit, technologie et société de l’Université d’Ottawa, et professeure titulaire à la Section de droit civil de la Faculté de droit. Elle est titulaire de la  Chaire de recherche de l’Université sur l’intelligence artificielle responsable à l'échelle mondiale. A…

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EPISODE #27: Fashion Stories & Les Incroyables et les Merveilleuses, the post French Revolution fashion influencers 23:21

2y ago23:21

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Send us a text Did you know the Incroyables and the Merveilleuses? No? They were the post French Revolution fashion influencers, men and women with a certain fashion style, but not only… In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast, we will discover more about them. Together, we will: Understand the historical and political context in whic…

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EPISODE #26: Fashion Stories & Marie Antoinette: a 18th century fashion icon 43:57

2y ago43:57

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Send us a text 2023 is off a flying start with this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box podcast dedicated to the very controversial but so interesting Marie-Antoinette. In this episode, we will: Learn a bit more about Marie-Antoinette, her family, her life before moving to Versailles and becoming the future last Queen of France. See how Marie-Ant…

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Episode 18: A personal story about alcohol and substance abuse in the legal profession 54:56

2y ago54:56

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In October, CBA National reported on findings from a recent national study, spearheaded by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada and the CBA, that rang the alarm on the wellness of legal professionals. The study shone a light on the heavy toll that daily work takes on legal professionals. The research revealed significantly higher levels of psy…

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Episode 17: Everything, everywhere all at once: Challenges for the legal profession ahead 1:06:41

2y ago1:06:41

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Yves Faguy speaks with legal sector analyst Jordan Furlong, author of Law21.ca, about the multiplying disruptions facing the legal profession all at once. With so many overlapping crises happening at once, feeding off one another and contributing to the unraveling of longstanding institutions, how must the legal profession prepare itself for the fu…

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Episode 16: Competition law and inclusive growth 1:00:11

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Yves Faguy speaks with economist Robin Shaban, founder of Vivic Research about competition law and why reforms should aim to make it more growth inclusive. Robin Shaban is the co-founder and associate at Vivic research, an economic consultancy for organizations working towards positive social change. They are the co-founder of the Canadian Anti-Mon…

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Episode 15: Supreme court briefing 23:52

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Episode 15: Supreme Court briefing In this episode, Yves Faguy speaks with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada. Effendi is a partner at BLG, based out of Toronto and Ottawa, a member of the CBA’s Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee. She is also the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy and Public Law…

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EPISODE #25: Fashion Stories & Catherine of Medici: a Renaissance fashion icon 35:31

2y ago35:31

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Send us a text The heroin of this episode is Catherine of Medici and her inputs to the fashion of her time. Together, we will: Learn a bit more about her, not so easy, life as Queen of France and the black legend around her. Discover a bit more about the Renaissance fashion for women. Go through the main inputs of Catherine of Medici into the Renai…

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Episode 14: Reviving Indigenous law as a source of Canadian law 54:44

2y ago54:44

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Yves Faguy speaks with law professor Tuma Young, KC, of Cape Breton University about the revitalization of Indigenous legal orders and what it means to braid them into Canada’s contemporary system of laws. Young, who grew up in the traditions of the Eskasoni First Nation, is a researcher and an assistant professor in Indigenous studies and politica…

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EPISODE #24: Fashion Stories & the Fashion Weeks: some historical inspirations? 26:07

2y ago26:07

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Send us a text In today’s episode, I will analyse the last Paris Fashion Week which took place from September 26 to October 4 2022, showcasing the Women’s Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2023 collections. In this new episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast: I will axe my analysis to the potential historical inspirations fashion brands and their creat…

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Episode 13: Transforming our courts using technology 51:46

2+ y ago51:46

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Yves Faguy speaks with Karen Eltis of the University of Ottawa about our courts’ modernization efforts and the challenges ahead. Professor Eltis is the contributing editor to the CBA No Turning Back Report, released in February 2021. She is a law professor at the University of Ottawa and specializes in artificial intelligence, innovation law and po…

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Episode 12: Supreme Court briefing 22:24

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Episode 12: Supreme Court briefing In this episode, Yves Faguy speaks with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada. Effendi is a partner at BLG, based out of Toronto and Ottawa, a member of the CBA’s Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee. She is also the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy and Public Law…

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EPISODE #23: Fashion Stories & Elsa Schiaparelli – A life in Shocking Pink 33:27

2+ y ago33:27

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Send us a text Today, we will be all Shocking Pink with an episode dedicated to the surrealist Elsa Schiaparelli. In this episode of My Fashion Stories Box Podcast: we will try to understand what made Elsa Schiaparelli, the fashion phenomenon of the 30s. We will try to know who was Schiap, as she liked to nickname herself, how she ended up in the f…

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EPISODE #22: Fashion Stories – Showcasing fashion, from the Pandora dolls to the first fashion shows, the Théâtre de la Mode and the Fashion Weeks 30:27

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Send us a text In today’s episode, we will talk about different ways that used to be used in the past to showcase new creations by tailors and designers. Showcasing fashion has always been seen as a priority by fashion creators since the development of a fashion consciousness. Indeed, it was paramount for them to make their outfits reached their cu…

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Episode 11: Designing a privacy regime for the age of AI 50:37

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Yves Faguy speaks with Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim about aligning our values as a society with laws governing privacy fit for the coming age of AI. Patricia Kosseim began her career as a lawyer in Montréal at Heenan Blaikie, practising in health law, privacy law, and civil litigation. She has worked at Genome Can…

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EPISODE #21: Fashion Stories – The Story of school uniforms 22:07

2+ y ago22:07

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Send us a text In today’s episode, we will talk about the school uniforms, in time for the Back to School period, right? September is usually associated with going back to school for students around the world, after a long summer break. And the clothes they are going to put on for this event is a source of intensive researches in style for students…

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EPISODE #20: Fashion Stories – A little story of the lace 36:29

2+ y ago36:29

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Send us a text Today’s episode will be dedicated to the lace, how it appeared and what made it a luxury. After an intensive course I took this Summer on lace, I got curious about it and decided to dig in a bit deeper. What is lace? What are the different types of laces you can find? From where does it come? What were the first usages of lace and ho…

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