Blogger Profile: Elaine from Toronto Beauty Reviews

Screen handle:  Toronto Beauty Reviews (TOBeautyReviews) Website: www.torontobeautyreviews.com Where are you based? Toronto Why did you start your site? I first started a petite style site to get advice from other petites.  I then started a beauty reviews site to help my (Avon) customers and to share my love of all things beauty.  I decided […]

Barbara Bui at The Bay Queen Street

French designer Barbara Bui was on hand at The Bay, Queen Street on Thursday discussing her line with Canadian fashion personality, Jeanne Beker.  Guests were treated to delicious appetizers prior to the discussion and were entertained by a DJ.  The event was held at The Room. Jeanne Beker (right) interviews Barbara Bui (left) Some of […]

Art of Fashion Winners Announced

Art of Fashion has announced the winners of the 13th annual Design Competition and Designer Boutique “Choreology”.  The judges David Dixon, Kendra Francis, Jacinta Mulhem, Natalie Lecomte, Pat McDonagh, Pheinixx Paul and Faith Orfus had a tough decision to make but in the end they chose Albert Yuen as 2011’s Most Promising Designer.  Being selected as […]

Vintage Shopping at Peacock Parade: Chanel Skirt

Over the past few weeks, I’ve received a lot of information from Peacock Parade, Canada’s newest flash sale site.  A few days ago, I decided to try it out for the first time and took advantage of their vintage Chanel suits and separates event (Peacock Parade also sells non-vintage items, including many Canadian designers).  There […]

Spring 2012 Style at HomeGrown Boutique

It may only be late October, but the fashion industry is already thinking spring.  Now that Fashion Week is over, many designers are offering clients the chance to try on pieces they recently showed on the runway or at an installation.  On October 26, Yorkville’s Homegrown Boutique, which features styles by up-and-coming designers, held such […]

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Needs a Makeover?

This isn’t only about what Rob Ford wears or doesn’t wear.  It’s about his attitude, too.  One can look like George Clooney, yet have the behaviour of Charlie Sheen or Russell Crowe – after all, it took Eliza Doolittle from My Fair Lady/Pygmalion a while to speak with a “proper” accent – she wasn’t a lady […]

Blogger Profile: FashionTOFood

Screen handle: FashionTOFood Website: www.fashiontofood.com or fashiontofood.tumblr.com Where are you based?: Toronto FashionTOFood’s Blogger site Why did you start your site? It all started with my need to express my creative side. Initially, it was writing and designing with the understanding that I wouldn’t have very many people following me. As I produced more and […]

LG Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012: Likes and Dislikes

Well, it’s that’s a wrap.  The Spring/Summer 2012 collections are now over and boy, it was an amazing week.  A new location which takes us back tents gave it more of a fashion week feel.  Of course, accessibility for those who take public transportation this time around was better as well – the location was […]

Mushroom Bags at Cydelic by Choryin

The one thing that caught my eye at Cydelic by Choryin were the bags.  Every single one of the models carried one, all mushroom shaped, but designed very differently.  With chains and rod handles, the bags’ styles ranged from animal print to loud colours such as magenta and bright blue as well as three dimensional […]

LG Fashion Week Highlights: Day 5

Wow, it’s  been an absolutely crazy week and I can’t believe that the Spring/Summer shows are now coming to an end.  Today, the last day of LG Fashion Week, shows include Adrian Wu,l as Anu Raina, Micalla, Baby Steinberg as well as Judith & Charles (marking their first time at LG Fashion Week). Adrian Wu: […]