Earlier this week, we met with Joan Kelley Walker (Philanthropist/TV Personality) and Jason Cameron (CEO, Toronto Fashion Academy) to discuss their collaboration around Summer Youth Fashion Initiative. Starting with some coffee at the Holts Café, both of them passionately shared their vision on helping community and...
by Joan Kelley Walker We often have little or no idea about the manufacturing chain a given product passes through before it reaches our country. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="630"] WORLD VISION CANADA[/caption] Bithi and many teenagers like her work long hours for little pay in Bangladesh's clothing factories. I'm...
A rose is a rose is a rose — but is it a yurt? It depended, alas, on who you asked, at one of the most buzziest parties in Muskoka this summer, held this past Saturday. Certainly, it was the only party of any consequence that’s managed...
I was raised in a super super small town in Southern Saskatchewan, in a hamlet called Wilcox. My dad was a grain farmer and my mom was a nurse. I was raised up from a fairly simple, humble beginning and it instilled in me my...
I sat at a table in a quiet upscale restaurant waiting to meet Joan Kelley Walker, but when she sat down and spoke, I wasn't expecting to hear what she told me. ...
In a sense, all parties represent an alternate reality. One where people are more engaged, eager to sing or dance, and likely better dressed. Of course, when one is talking about Power Ball, the annual must-attend fundraiser for the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, one...
Growing up in a small Canadian prairie town of Wilcox, Saskatchewan didn’t stop Joan from dreaming of a big city life. Elegant and composed, she first made her mark as a model, eventually adding television host, producer, writer and humanitarian to her resume. Even with her...
Joan Kelley Walker has become a social media force to be reckoned with, following her “incredible” experience on the recent reality show, The Real Housewives of Toronto. She’s thrilled with the “entirely positive experience” that helped raise the bar for reality TV. She’s happy that she helped contribute...
by Sonia Davidson Fashion designers around the world are constantly looking for ways to get some attention to their collections and with hopes of translating the exposure into sales. It’s a tough industry and if you had a chance to check out the recent documentary ‘House of...
TV personality Joan Kelley Walker, known for her appearance on “The Real Housewives of Toronto,” has partnered with Benchmark Licensing to create a collection of lifestyle consumer products. Through the partnership, the Joan Kelley Walker brand will launch with an extensive fashion collection that incorporates Walker’s...