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Edmonton: Scentsational
Posted on December 3, 2008
Clothes Minded by Dolly Magee
Powerful enough to arouse raw emotion, evoke memories and trigger intimacy, fragrances are the most important weapon in a woman’s arsenal of products and potions. Carmela’s Profumeria (12531-102 Ave, 780-455-3336), on the high street in Glenora, is the place to shop for rare scents and couture fragrances, including the infamous Joy by Jean Patou.
Categories: Beauty | FASHION Reporters | Edmonton
Saskatoon: A clutch of parties
Posted on December 2, 2008
Confessions of a Prairie Girl by Natasha Freysteinson
The holiday season is upon us and there is no time I love more than Christmas. I love it all: the busyness, shopping, baking, shopping, decorating, shopping and music. It’s also the time of year when the most glitz and glamour emerges from our closets (and we search for some new head turners).
Categories: FASHION Reporters | Saskatoon
Montreal: Three Monkeys has monumental style
Posted on December 1, 2008
I Rock Fashion by Magali Ould
If I tell you where I shop, will you promise not to tell anyone? I mean, nobody likes to tell her favourite spots, right? So let’s keep it between you and me—top-secret. I’m a mad, mad monkey for Three Monkeys (Les Cours Mont-Royal, 1455 Peel St., Suite 207, 514-284-1333, threemonkeys.ca)! This shop is so beyond perfect balance of Montreal based indie designer and international labels, it’s insane.
Categories: Fashion File | FASHION Reporters | Montreal
Winnipeg: The baby blazer
Posted on November 28, 2008
For Fashion’s Sake by Sarah Blondin
Winter’s here. And as much as it breaks my heart to say the words, I will persevere…by going shopping. I was in need of an autumn jacket and knew exactly what I was looking for, but could never find: the mini schoolboy blazer that’s been dotting the runways for the past few seasons.
Categories: FASHION Reporters | Winnipeg
Calgary: Plastic fantastic
Posted on November 27, 2008
Prada in the Prairies by Bonnee McLachlan
A few years ago Mattel announced that, after 43 years of dating, its plastic bombshell had ended her love affair with Ken. A woman with dozens of jobs under her belt, from NASCAR driver to paleontologist, even Barbie couldn’t keep it together. At the time I remember feeling baffled by all the media attention their break-up demanded—maybe because I was more of a My Little Pony kind of girl.
Categories: Girl About Town | FASHION Reporters | Calgary
Toronto: Grease is the word
Posted on November 26, 2008
Odd Gems by Connie Ng
With a stir of rebels and rivals, a pinch of angst, romance and graduation anxiety, cinematic high-school drama never fails deliver. My coming-of-age retrospective is consumed with the fashion in juicy teen classics like Dazed and Confused, The Breakfast Club, Clueless and the cream of the crop, Grease.
Categories: FASHION Reporters | Toronto
Halifax: Happy accidents
Posted on November 25, 2008
Prêt à Port by Nadine LaRoche
By Nadine LaRoche
Katie Tuttle never went to design school—and she's proud of it. For this 20-year-old designer—half of Halifax-based fashion label Tuttle & Leonardo (tuttleandleonardo.com)—all the technical training of a classroom would just slow her down.
Categories: FASHION Reporters | Halifax
Vancouver: Obakki's seashore style
Posted on November 24, 2008
Zeitgeist! by Craig David Long
One of the big draws for reading a fashion magazine is the editorial spreads. I’ve been asking myself what it is about fashion photography that I find so fascinating; what is it that is so satisfying. I’ve always been one to believe that fashion is a form of communication, and of course this is no less true of photography.
Categories: FASHION Reporters | Vancouver
Guelph: The cat's meow
Posted on November 21, 2008
Fashion Royalty by Heather Loney
In a city with a highly reputable selection of vintage and consignment shops, Meow! (10 Carden St., 519-821-7442) tops the list with its impressive collection of women’s clothing, shoes and accessories. The underground shop is filled with stylish and classic pieces, picked by owner Kara Munn’s expert eye. The selection of vintage hats alone is worth the trip (damn this cursed over-sized head of mine…women in the ’50s must have had teeny little noggins!)
Categories: Fashion File | FASHION Reporters | Guelph
Charlottetown: Rosebud Beads for Hitchcock blondes
Posted on November 20, 2008
Fashionable People by Amanda Bulman
It’s hard to describe the way I feel about certain local clothing companies. Phrases like ridiculously-enthusiastic-bordering-on-crazed-fandom, and completely-obsessed don’t even begin to cover the way I talk about and covet the pieces that a few of my most favourite Maritime designers produce. One of the most exciting of these small businesses is Rosebud Beads (rosebudbeads@gmail.com or join their Facebook group).
Categories: FASHION Reporters | Charlottetown
