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I spent most of this weekend in the dark – power outage due to the elements. After seeing grey for two days, I needed some intensity, just not in the weather this time. I needed englightenment. No one else to turn to, but dear Satya Paul. This saree blends nature’s four elements in a fury [...]
Having a bit of nostalgia for London lately…dreaming of sitting in a cozy cafe in Covent Garden, looking out onto wet cobblestones, after a perfect day of strolling through the V&A. For those of you unfamiliar with the Victoria & Albert Museum, it is a virtual treasure trove of well, treasures from different cultures – [...]
The only good thing to come out of the Holt’s party was running into Derrick Chetty, super stylist to the Star. (I seem to be having a few fashion run-ins of late, come to think of it.) As we were chatting, we couldn’t help but notice these fabulous contraptions behind us. Were they sculpture? A [...]
Holt’s held a private shopping party for its Contemporary floor on Bloor Street last night. I attended as a Holt’s customer (not in a media capacity). First, a few basic facts to keep in mind: 1. The economy is on the DL right now, as in, not doing so hot. While it is steadily improving, retail [...]
We’ve seen black and white, we’ve seen big, bold colour and we’ve seen the long and lean and the inbetween. Spring has all the frills we could possibly hope for. While not usually one for prints, I am suddenly feeling the frou frou…or maybe it’s the Mediterranean memory taking hold? Portofino left a lasting impression. [...]
Fashion Night this season was like putting on an old favourite pair of skinny pants and adding a shiny new pair of shoes with the box and tissue still scattered on the floor. It was decadent. I knew it would be good as soon as I got out of the cab to arrive at E’s. [...]
Black: the absorption of all colours. White: the absence of colour. Black + white: complete bliss. To end our black and white series this season, we leave you with optical illusions and feathered conclusions. With all that drama, who needs colour? Catch up with the rest of our B/W series: Black and White Spring [...]
NET-A-PORTER, the online locale for all things frivolous and fabulous, gave us another reason to get dressed this morning. They launched the OutNet, the digital equivalent of an outlet store, without the greasy mall food court or slow-moving crowds. I was afraid to go online when I got their email this morning…but it wouldn’t hurt [...]
Black and white is bold this Spring, but who knew it was gold as well? Love these delish baubles from Dries Van Noten. The rockin’ cuff softened with the romance of trailing ribbon, is screaming for some skinny jeans, a black, fitted bracelet sleeve t-shirt and a killer pair of simple black stilettos. This clutch would be [...]
I have to admit, I was getting a little weary of seeing Freida Pinto *everywhere* during the whole Slumdog awards sweep. Was worried she would be overexposed and over before her time. Having had the (gold) dust settle for a few weeks, I had pretty much forgotten that she was supposed to be on the [...]
With all this talk of a down economy, people spending less and so many retailers going out of business, you’d think the ones that are still around would be doing anything to attract and keep customers. Not at Yorkdale, apparently. While I’m not a frequenter of malls in general (prefer the great outdoors of the [...]
Remember those complex problems in Math class? The ones where someone was going somewhere (usually a farm of some sort), had X number of sheep to pick up on the way and Y number of things to do when they got there. And you always wondered WHY and how it would be important in your [...]
So, it’s the morning after. Well, more precisely, it is a week plus the morning after. But that’s how long it takes to recover from/process what happened on Fashion Night. First, a cheat sheet. Fashion NightTM is something the girls and I have been doing for the last 5+ years. We get together each season [...]
We know that things seem to be looking up for Spring, whether it’s intense spice shades, the easy breezy beauty of maximum length dressing or simply, black and white.The thing is – there is nothing simple about this season’s black-and-whites – they are all about romance! Whether it’s the pretty flower-fall detail on a Chanel evening [...]
Jean Paul Gaultier’s love of art and architecture was obvious, this season. He paid homage to Buckminster Fuller in his Spring 2009 Couture collection. Now he’s gone ga-ga for Dada, with this beautiful nude gown… …reminding us of another famous nude by Marcel Duchamp. Surreal dressing, indeed. JPG image from Style.com. Duchamp image courtesy of [...]