With the extra-hot weather over the past few days, many of us may be looking for something comfortable to wear that is temperature-appropriate. Dresses are great, of course, but so are loose-fitting, lightweight tops. Update your skinny pants by pairing them with these tops, as seen below, wear them with shorts or even loose-fitting pants. […]
Though Mercedes-Benz is the title sponsor of New York’s Fashion Week and not ours, the luxury brand still plays a role in Canadian fashion. This evening, Mercedes-Benz Canada announced a new mentoring program, called Mercedes-Benz StartUp, to help emerging Canadian designers whose labels have been established fewer than five years. Designers across the country will […]
According to a PDF of Toronto’s Yorkville area, it seems that Louis Vuitton is about to set up shop at 150 Bloor Street West, right next to Burberry. However, its current location on the south side of the street, next to Chanel remains on the form. Doesn’t this seem strange to you? Why would there […]
Fourteen year old Hailee Steinfeld is the new face of Miu Miu. Though the line is often referred to as the “younger” version of sister brand, Prada, the I checked, it still targeted grown women, not middle or high school girls. So unless the people over at Miu Miu are trying to expand their target […]
We finally know what’s going into the old Feet First location on Bloor Street – nothing, really. MAC Cosmetics, which is located next door, is poised to move next month, taking over the old shoe store. According to a sales associate at MAC, it’ll give them a bit more room. As to what will take […]
So even though Kate Middleton wore Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen at her wedding (let’s hope this means sleeves are coming back – you know how hard it was for me to find a dress that covered my shoulders?), the newly minted Duchess of Cambridge has been seen wearing not couture, but clothes from stores […]
I really don’t understand when some so-called fashionistas complain about magazines using celebrities instead of models on covers and inside of magazines. They often say that celebrities “aren’t models” and therefore don’t deserve to be in magazines. They believe that putting, say, Eva Longoria, on the cover of Vogue is done only in the name […]
I’m one of the official bloggers for Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week (|FAT|), which starts tonight. The four day event features not only fashion, but music, film, photography, performance and installation arts – what the website describes as “platform for inventive, pioneering and contemporary expression.” In the fashion category, designers include Breeyn McCarney, Gaudet […]
An event promoting a new product, ColdSore-FX, brought to you by the people of Cold-FX was held at the C5 Lounge at the ROM on Tuesday, April 19. The event, which featured amazing appetizers from the restaurant as well as a brief discussion of the product by representative Michael McDougall as well as make-up tips […]
Since Prince William and Kate Middleton’s engagement, there have been many articles and newstories across a wide variety of media about “princess boot camps” – places little girls attend to learn proper etiquette and how to act like a “real princess.” These camps have been criticized by many feminists as reinforcing traditional roles of women having […]
