Flare is a
Canadian fashion magazine. It is owned by
Rogers Communications.
Flare was formerly
Miss Chatelaine magazine until 1979 when it had a reinvention. It has labeled itself "Canada's Fashion magazine". It celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2004. Along with Canadian or wearable fashion, the magazine covers health and beauty available for Canadian women. Its aim is to focus on Canadian content as it tries to focus on Canadian fashion, models and stars.
It has used Canadian models such as
Lisa Cant and
Heather Marks for their photo shoots along with many other up-and-comers.
Past editors-in-chief have included
Bonnie Fuller and
Suzanne Boyd. The position is currently held by
Lisa Tant.
The magazine has featured
Wayne Gretzky's future wife
Janet Jones on the cover and in the magazine in the 1980s. Their daughter was featured on the cover and inside the magazine in an issue in August 2005.