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The Power of Style

CBC Books | | Posted: April 15, 2021 8:01 PM | Last Updated: October 22, 2021

Christian Allaire

Image | The Power of Style

(Annick Press)

As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he sought out for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that—because clothes are never just clothes.
Men's heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon shirts honor Indigenous ancestors and keep culture alive.
Allaire takes the reader through boldly designed chapters to discuss additional topics like cosplay, make up, hijabs, and hair, probing the connections between fashion and history, culture, politics, and social justice. (From Annick Press)
The Power of Style is a finalist for the 2022 Yellow Cedar Award, which celebrates nonfiction books for readers in Grades 4-8.
Christian Allaire is an Ojibwe author who grew up on the Nipissing First Nation reserve in Ontario. Allaire is the fashion and style writer at Vogue.

Interviews with Christian Allaire

Media | Vogue’s Christian Allaire explores how fashion can help us reinvent ourselves and reclaim our cultures

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Media Audio | Unreserved : Indigenous fashion: The politics of ribbon skirts, runways and resilience

Caption: This week on Unreserved, we look at how clothing is a way of making a statement and telling people what you believe. Fashion can empower, it can challenge, and it can be deeply political.

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