Blogger Profile – JYLui, Contributor at Lucky Penny Daily

Screen handle: @jylui Website: www.luckypennydaily.com Where are you based? Toronto Why did you start your site? Lucky Penny Daily was started by two best friends in the fall of 2009. I become a regular contributor late 2010. How long have you been blogging? I have personally been blogging for about six years. I didn’t realize […]

Blogger Profile: Kate from Petite Adventures

Screen handle: Kate (aka: Petite Adventures) Twitter: @PetiteAdventure Website:  petite-adventures.blogspot.com Where are you based? Ottawa, ON Why did you start your site? After moving to Ottawa in the middle of winter, I was looking for a creative outlet. I love fashion and fashion blogs, and I love to write, so I thought “why not”. I […]

TIFF Style Hits According to The Coveteur

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) wraps up for another year this weekend, and there were definitely hits and misses when it came to what the celebs wore.  I had the chance to speak with fashion bloggers (phloggers?) Erin Kleinberg and Stephanie Mark from The Coveteur (we previously wrote about them in a post about […]

Beautiful Blues and Oranges Dominate Milly for Spring

Bold colours are back and Milly‘s Spring/Summer 2012 collection is not without them.  With gorgeous dresses, trenches and separates, the pieces evoke every bit of elegant-yet-young-looking vibe that Milly is known for dominated in blue and orange tones with hints of lime green and specks of gold and of course, the requisite summer white.  These […]

Diet Coke’s Stay Extraordinary Party

The Toronto International Film Festival is always about glitz and glamour and it was no different at Diet Coke‘s Stay Extraordinary Gala, held at The Hoxton on September 12.  “Stay Extraordinary” is Diet Coke’s new campaign, first launched in the United States last year and has a more sophisticated and younger focus.  This event marks […]

Lime, Lemon and Strawberry Cocktails at Carolina Herrera

Carolina Herrera has always been the epitome of elegance at New York Fashion Week and her Spring/Summer 2012 collection is no exception.  The line up consists of gorgeous cocktail tones, mostly of fruity reds, greens and yellows as well as some standard neutrals in blueish stone greys and some browns, all shown with models walking […]

Smashbox Event at Sephora Bloor Street – September 11, 2011

I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Smashbox blogger event at the Bloor Street store yesterday.  The event, which featured Smashbox founder Davis Factor (great-grandson of make-up guru, Max Factor) as well as Pro Lead Artist of Smashbox, Lori Taylor, discussed the history of the company (how Smashbox is not only a cosmetics company, […]

Luca Luca: Colours, Gems and Florals Too

Bright pink ruled Luca Luca‘s runway on Friday.  From dresses to belts and even the lipstick, the shade was everywhere, giving the collection a good punch in colour, just in time for warm weather.  There were also hints of gems and floral patterns as well, seen on dresses, tops as well as pants (though I’m […]

BCBG Spring-Summer 2012: Vibrant and Flowy, but Shapeless

Ever notice that BCBG’s runway collection looks very different from the “regular” pieces (suits, jersey dresses and evening gowns) sold at its own boutiques and department stores?  The Spring-Summer collection is probably no different, and was, once again, more unique.  Most of the dresses were at least tea length, asymetrical, with strappy, sleeveless or bare […]

Nicholas K: All About the Flow!

Though the unofficial start of fall has just begun (and not even started calendar-wise), the thought of spring and summer has already gone through the minds of the fashion world.  The opening show of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York was Nicholas K Studio. For Spring/Summer 2012, the women’s (and men’s) collection is full of […]