Labatt and Pink Tartan Donate Face Masks to Restaurants in Canada
The companies will also donate face masks to Food Banks Canada.
 are part of reopening kits being distributed to Labatt's restaurant partners (which also include hand sanitizer, sanitizer towers and social distancing signage) as well as Food Banks Canada.
Speaking with FASHION about the collaboration, Pink Tartan designer Kim Newport-Mimran, said, "When Labatt approached us, we loved their idea to partner on stylish face masks to support employees at bars, restaurants and Food Banks Canada. I wanted to do something that could be worn by anyone. I also wanted to define the partnership between Labatt and Pink Tartan – two iconic Canadian companies – and capture the strong, sense of Canadian pride that we all share."
As for her designs, Newport-Mimran said, "I came up with three Canadiana-inspired designs, a red and black buffalo check pattern, a Canadian poppy print and my signature graphic quatrefoil pattern both on a denim base, signifying the Canadian tuxedo. I'm thrilled with how they turned out. I can't wait to see them in use on local and national restaurant patios in the near future. Labatt has been doing great work to support bars and restaurants throughout the pandemic. It's gratifying to be able to do my part with them."){kind=link}
As many parts of Canada tentatively move into stage two of reopening, restaurants and bars are starting to be given the green light to reopen. And whilst we’re thrilled that patios will be coming back into our lives, there is undoubtedly some hesitation from consumers and workers alike in regards to safety – which is why Labatt Breweries has teamed up with Toronto-based fashion brand Pink Tartan to create 135,000 non-medical face masks to be donated to restaurants across Canada.
The face masks (which are washable and made with 100{6004a87074b6c622dc8235a91da9458ab866e6fdfc5fa1d17c0db9383cb3e964} cotton with a poly-cotton interior) are part of reopening kits being distributed to Labatt’s restaurant partners (which also include hand sanitizer, sanitizer towers and social distancing signage) as well as Food Banks Canada.
Speaking with FASHION about the collaboration, Pink
 and Phoenix (six) and since they’re with me today, my morning opens with Phoenix’s wet mouth pressed against my ear, whispering that he wants “a snack”. I don’t know why his mouth is wet and I do not wish to find out. I throw a croissant, apple slices and a gummy vitamin on a plate and turn on kid-friendly animal blooper videos. I then head back to bed, but can’t resist the urge to reach for my phone, where I inevitably fall down a news wormhole. Somehow the world has, yet again, changed within the seven hours that I was asleep.
7:30am
Jude is awake now and it has been 60 whole minutes since Phoenix last ate, so I prepare breakfast and a bucket of coffee which I will put down somewhere and forget to consume. The three of us watch CNN for a bit and Jude grills me on what the journalists and guests are discussing. At the beginning, when the headlines were dominated by COVID-19, my boys were much more interested in their cereal, but now that the majority of news coverage hovers around police brutality and systemic racism, they are much more open to what Chris Cuomo has to say. My ex-husband is a police officer and my children are bi-racial. They have been exposed to these types of discussions since birth, but ALWAYS in private. I didn’t realize how much, they too, would be riveted by public conversations about race.
10am
We now begin the excruciating task of homeschooling. My partner, filmmaker and actor Aidan Shipley, has been quarantining with us, so today, he works with Jude in the dining room and I cover Phoenix. We have discovered that the most effective way to get Phoenix to focus is to promise him full body ankle swings above the couch after every completed assignment. This morning we soared through “sh” words, so Aidan just sprinted over to our work zone, grabbed Phoenix by his ankles and swung him towards the ceiling ten times to celebrate. It’s bonkers, but it works.
11am
Snack number 5.
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12pm
I have a Zoom read-through with the cast of Kim’s Convenience for our Season 5 scripts. It’s a very strange exercise to act alone opposite my laptop with zero physical human connection. Also, comedy requires laughter, however, in this medium, we all have to try to stay relatively quiet so that the writers have a chance to hear their work spoken out loud for the first time. So I wind up sitting with my hand clamped over my mouth for forty minutes in an effort to not ruin the read-through. I fail three times. Hopefully, I don’t get fired.
1pm
I now have 45 minutes to respond to texts, emails, phone calls and article requests from allies. Wait. I should back up. About three weeks ago, I posted a few controversial messages on Instagram, inviting non-BIPOC to become more vocal about the Black Lives Matter movement and subsequently implored them to join the now viral, global conversation about systemic racism. I did not intend it to be contentious, however, maaaaany Black Americans did not approve of my willingness to answer questions or give suggestions. To be honest, this portion of my day has almost become a second job. And while, yes, it can be emotionally draining, it is also the moment in time that I have been waiting for my entire life. My theory; I have asked people for help. I can take 45 minutes out of my day to teach them how to do so.
2pm
For the love of God; SNACK TIME.
3pm
This is my favourite part of the day. Me and all of my boys head to a creek near my house for “Gym Class”. The boys take their scooters and race ahead, while Aidan and I saunter through a forrest decorated with painted rocks left behind by kind strangers. We read their messages that say “Smile” or “You Are Loved” and “Keep Going” and we proceed as instructed. We eventually end at a small beach beside the creek and skip stones, walk over fallen trees as if they were tightropes and the boys take a dip and search for sea glass. This part right here has been my greatest gift from COVID-19.
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5pm
NO YOU CAN’T HAVE A SNACK DINNER IS ALMOST READY. I’m mid dinner prep which is my second gift from COVID-19, because I did not cook before this mess. I would dabble. Reheat. Definitely dine out. Or, wait for my amazing mother to show up with foods. But, tonight I am making Butter Chicken with garlic naan and I haven’t set anything on fire and it smells almost good. We sit down to dinner and commence “Dinner Theatre” games, where we improvise scenes or pass silly questions around the table.
7pm
The boys are in their PJs and we take a “night walk” around my neighbourhood. Now that summer weather is here and everyone has stepped a little further out of their homes, we take this time to scream talk at our neighbours from a safe distance and compare notes about the their isolation experience. It’s 28 degrees and smells like fresh cut grass.
8pm
Phoenix is tucked in and now I am able to steal a private moment with Jude and allow him to watch the latest Daily Show or Shaun King post. Tonight we are discussing the disparities in African American healthcare in the US. I show him a Nat Geo video on the conditions in slave ships. We talk about how a bunch of K-Pop stans high-jacked Trump’s return to the campaign trail. I have a moment where I wonder if any other parents are having these quiet conferences with their nine year olds. Is this the new bedtime story? I hope so. I have learned more about systemic racism, slavery in Canada, accountability and even my own privilege as a fair-skinned person of colour in the last 18 days than I have in 43 years. I am heartbroken and emboldened, but mostly grateful to take my child along for the ride I didn’t have.
9pm
Wine. A bit of news. And an episode of Legendary as a night cap. Aidan and I snuggle on the couch and I recognize that although I miss my old life, I would not return to it for a second. I have grown tremendously from this discomfort. As a mother, a partner, chef and activist. I am watching my world, in real time, attempt to do the same. I am tired. But emboldened. Good night.
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![](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://fashionmagazine.com/culture/royals/meghan-harry-speaking-engagements/&title=The Sussexes Have Signed With the Same Speaking Agency as the Obamas&picture=https://cdn.fashionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1052622772-800x676.jpg&description=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are preparing for their post-COVID-19 lockdown life in a pretty major way – namely, by signing a speaking engagements contract with the Harry Walker Agency, a New York-based firm that also represents the Obamas, the Clintons and Oprah.
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the couple "will be engaging in moderated discussions and keynote speeches with trade associations, corporations and community forums." Focus topics will include racial justice, gender equality, environmental concerns and mental health. It is thought that these subjects will tie in with the work the pair will do through their non-profit organization, Archewell.
It is expected that the contract could prove to be quite lucrative for the couple. Though their rates are unknown, President Obama reportedly earned USD$400,000 for a 2017 speech, whilst the Clintons reportedly averaged USD$250,000 per appearance in 2014. It remains to be seen whether or not the pair will undertake any public speaking engagements before the year's end.
They did however pay a visit to Homeboy Industries, a 32-year old non-profit organization thats helps former gang members and incarcerated persons to improve their lives, on Tuesday. Harry and Meghan dropped by the organization's kitchen to help prepare food for its #FeedHOPE program which provides meals to food-insecure seniors and youths across LA amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Sharing a trio of pictures of the former royals with its staff on Instagram, Homeboy Industries wrote, "Thank you to Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for visiting and standing in kinship with our cafe and bakery teams yesterday." It added, "Each year, we provide support to nearly 9,000 individuals through job training and free services such as tattoo removal, mental health services, GED classes, legal services, and more. Above all, we provide space for our clients to heal from intergenerational cycles of violence in a community of radical compassion."
The organization is run by Father Greg Boyle, who has worked with Meghan's former high school, Immaculate Heart. He was also joined by Meghan and her mother Doria Ragland for a cooking workshop almost 20 years ago. In a statement to press, he said, "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were just 'Harry and Meghan' to the homies. They rolled up their sleeves and deeply engaged with our workers in the bakery and cafe. it was immediate kinship and heartening in its mutuality."){kind=link}
![](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://fashionmagazine.com/face-body/makeup/kendall-jenner-kylie-cosmetics-collaboration/&title=A Kendall Jenner x Kylie Cosmetics Collab is Officially Happening&picture=https://cdn.fashionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-22-at-3.23.13-PM.png&description=Up until this weekend, Kendall Jenner was the only Kardashian-Jenner sister to have not teamed up with Kylie Jenner on a line for Kylie Cosmetics – however, Kylie confirmed a Kendall collection is to be released imminently in a series of Instagram Stories over the weekend.
Taking to the social platform to reveal the collection, the youngest Jenner said that the collection has been in the works for a long time. "I am so excited to finally show you the Kendall x Kylie collection we've been working on for so long. We did this photoshoot for the packaging a year and a half ago. I've been so excited to finally collaborate with my sister. So yeah, with everything going on, it's been pushed back a lot. So I'm very happy to finally be showing you guys."
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The collection includes a 15-shade eyeshadow palette, which Jenner revealed the sisters fought over because Kendall wanted more matte shades versus shimmer. The vibrant palette is full of eye-catching shades, many of which mimic those worn by Kendall in some of her most show-stopping looks to date. The collection also includes a bunch of new products, including a trio of face sticks consisting of a bronzer, blush and highlighter. "I am so excited for these cream sticks to join the Kylie Cosmetics family," Kylie said of the products, revealing that they are to become a permanent part of her core collection moving forward. Noting that the three colours in this collection are "Kendall's signature shades," Jenner said she has a "full range coming out a week after the Kendall drop" for anyone who doesn't find their perfect shade in these three products.
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Kendall's collection also sees the introduction of a mattifying cream-powder hybrid blotting powder, a lip blush kit and the Everything, Everywhere Gloss – a shimmery gold gel that can be applied, as the name suggests, anywhere and everywhere you'd like a little extra shine this summer.
The collection officially launches this Friday, June 26, with a portion of the sales going "towards defending the rights and voices of black trans people in honour of pride month," Jenner revealed.){kind=link}