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December 2008 Archive
Guelph: Verging on the holidays
Posted on December 19, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Fashion Royalty by Heather Loney
The town is still abuzz from this week’s unofficial kick off to the holidays and the event I look forward to every year: the Stay Out of the Mall concert. A shopping or fashion event it is not, but it captures some of the best qualities of Guelph: indie rock, independent businesses and of course, local beer.
Continue...Charlottetown: Recessionista for the holidays
Posted on December 18, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Fashionable People by Amanda Bulman
Recessionista (noun): Person who looks wicked awesome even during times of economic crisis.
I usually have trouble getting behind blend words. (I have one friend who always chirping about the latest bromance or tramedy she saw at the theatre, and I find it to be one hundred per cent cringe-worthy.) But recessionista is slang I can get behind, because it perfectly describes the money saving way I do Christmas. Read on for my favourite thrifts and crafty tips.
Continue...Edmonton: A shopping spree with Dolly Magee
Posted on December 17, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Clothes Minded by Dolly Magee
This holiday season, my top priorities are to support local businesses, complete my shopping at one destination and, because I will have my three very young children in tow, spend no more than a few hours. I am opting for Crestwood Centre, an elegant collection of stores that are upscale shopping at it’s finest.
Continue...Saskatoon: Spa break!
Posted on December 16, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Confessions of a Prairie Girl by Natasha Freysteinson
Don’t let this holiday season stress you out. Stop in at Spa Ahava (720 Broadway Avenue, 306-978-8111, spaahava.com), a little oasis snuggled between the unique shops in the heart of Broadway.
Continue...Montreal: Arielle De Pinto's chains of fashion
Posted on December 15, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
I Rock Fashion by Magali Ould
Like something from a wild teenage dream, Arielle De Pinto (arielledepinto.com) launched her international career as a jewellery designer on the road between Vancouver, Los Angeles and New York. Crocheting and knitting sterling silver and vermeil chains while driving through the United States, she ended up fresh and ready at New York Fashion Week presenting her collections at the Gen Art Fresh Faces of Fashion and afterwards in Paris.
Continue...Winnipeg: The birthday girl
Posted on December 12, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
For Fashion’s Sake by Sarah Blondin
I just turned 26. (Yes, I put my age on the internet for the whole world to see.) I’m now closer to 30 than 20 and in celebration of becoming one year older (and most importantly, wiser), I decided to buy a scandalous little dress and show some leg, just to prove that I can still run with the best of them.
Continue...Calgary: Lara Presber
Posted on December 11, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Prada in the Prairies by Bonnee McLachlan
As the Calgary fashion scene gains momentum, there’s one local designer who’s taking her success one sketch at a time. “I honestly have to pinch myself daily,” Lara Presber’s (larapresber.com) exclaims as we pore over the pages of her 2009 Spring collection, influenced by early 1900 aerial views of Kenyan landscapes.
Continue...Toronto: Sunday at the market
Posted on December 10, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Odd Gems by Connie Ng
There is nothing like a lazy day at the market. Be it for flowers or meat, as long as I have a fresh cappuccino in hand, I have the best time simply browsing for hours. Among my favorites is a name often overlooked by locals, the Sunday Antique Market (North Market, St. Lawrence Market Complex, 92 Front St. E., 416-392-7120).
Continue...Halifax: A tartan tryst
Posted on December 9, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Prêt à Port by Nadine LaRoche
“Are you seeing those?” I whisper to my boyfriend, sitting attentively to my right. “I need those.”
He responds back with a raised brow and quick exhalation that surprisingly equates—in masculine form—my own untamable excitement for the high-waisted tartan trousers parading on the runway at the AFW Emerging Designer Showcase. The stuff my fashion dreams are made of typically fall into the wildly interesting, but perhaps not always sexy, realm and so his reaction confirms it: these will be my Fashion Week indulgence.
Continue...Vancouver: Shop the line
Posted on December 8, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Zeitgeist! by Craig David Long
Okay, December is finally here, which means that now even I, the Scroogiest of all, can begin thinking about Christmas. Having survived seven Christmases working in retail, I think it will still take me a while to recover my holiday spirit. But if the crowded shopping wasn’t pandemonium enough in previous years, now construction of the Canada Line is adding insult to injury by causing traffic mayhem in some of Vancouver’s best shopping quarters.
Continue...Guelph: Deck the walls
Posted on December 5, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Fashion Royalty by Heather Loney
The season of power shopping and parties has begun. For those who panic at the thought of entering a mall anytime after November 1, there is a chic new way to complete your holiday shopping and socializing—enter the local art gallery.
Continue...Charlottetown: Wolf vs. bird, a fashion showdown
Posted on December 4, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
Fashionable People by Amanda Bulman
My friends always argue about which of these dresses, wolf vs. bird, is the most fantastic, and while a verdict is rarely reached, everyone seems to agree that these two dresses are the Lennon and McCartney of the local fashion scene.
Continue...Edmonton: Scentsational
Posted on December 3, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
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.
Continue...Saskatoon: A clutch of parties
Posted on December 2, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
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).
Continue...Montreal: Three Monkeys has monumental style
Posted on December 1, 2008 by FASHIONReporters
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.
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