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The Fashionable Life
Michelle Bilodeau
The Fashionable Life
Dying to know what goes on at all those chic soirees in Toronto? In
The Fashionable Life, her weekly society blog, Michelle Bilodeau takes
you there, giving you the scoop on who's wearing who, and the skinny
on where some of our fave celebs hang while visiting Hollywood North.
Posts with category "Girl About Town"
Disco nights
Posted on May 9, 2008
With the summer party season coming into full swing (if only the weather were just as ready!), this fashionable girl has been hitting the town as of late. First stop, the Buy Design for Windfall gala at the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District.
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Night of the fashionable stars
Posted on May 3, 2008
The Toronto chapter of Fashion Group International held its annual Night of Stars gala downtown at the Carlu recently, bringing out the brightest of Canadian fashion stars, natch. Though this fashionable girl was riding her couch due to a severe throat infection, details came pouring in fast and furious from my own fashionably lovely friends. Along with the night’s honorees—including twins Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared, designer Wayne Clark, Holt Renfrew’s Barbara Atkin, journo David Livingstone and interior-design guy Brian Gluckstein—the well-heeled crowd consisted of Zoomer mag editrix Suzanne Boyd (looking lovely in a lingerie-inspired ensemble), who arrived with Ian Hylton, Pink Tartan’s Kimberley Newport-Mimran was there with hubby Joe, who was presenting, Natalie Lecomte from Holts dazzled in a pistachio Greta Constantine mini, while eTalk’s Ben Mulroney arrived with fiancée Jessica Brownstein.
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Celeb Spy: Champagne wishes
Posted on April 18, 2008
Before heading to New York to reportedly marry Beyoncé, his girlfriend of six years, Jay-Z stopped by Lobby on Bloor Street in Toronto for what people were calling his bachelor party. Arriving after his Hogtown concert with Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, a.k.a. Shawn Carter, was escorted in through the back door and held court with his mostly male entourage including Roots public relations guru Raymond Perkins.
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Sum visit
Posted on April 1, 2008
Shown: Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne at Tattoo Rock Parlour. Photo Credit: Central Image Agency.
Comedian Chris Rock seemed to have a good time while in Toronto recently to perform a stand-up show at Massey Hall. The night before, he enjoyed bottle service at Brant House with some buddies. Following his hilarious gig, he headed back to his hotel, the Four Seasons, for dinner with said pals at Truffles, before moving the party to his suite.
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Toronto Fashion Week: Day four
Posted on March 24, 2008
Until next time!
Shown: Robin Kay, FDCC President, and Executive Director of L’Oréal Fashion Week
As Fashion Week Fall 2008 came to an end, there was still some celebrating to be done. Thursday night’s festivities were in full swing by the time we ventured out. A brief stop at Ultra Supper Club for Paul Hardy and Travel Alberta’s pre-show cocktail (and some yummy baby kobe burgers) and we were off to the tents.
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Can’t stop, won’t stop
Posted on March 20, 2008
Shown: Jeanne Beker at the Bratz Diesel afterparty at Atelier.
After a little siesta on day three of Fashion Week, it was time to get going yet again, this time stopping by superswank Atelier on King Street West for fashion maven Jeanne Beker’s birthday party/launch of her new passion-for-fashion Bratz doll, a collaboration with Diesel.
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Toronto Fashion Week: Day two
Posted on March 19, 2008
The beat goes on
Shown: ET Canada’s Kim D’Eon and Cheryl Hickey at the Heart Truth Cocktail.
Day two of Toronto Fashion Week was off and running last night, starting at the Heart Truth Fashion Show for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, where some Canadian femmes strutted their fabulousness down the runway in red dresses by our fave local designers, such as, Pink Tartan and Comrags.
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Celeb Spy: DJ'ing duo
Posted on March 13, 2008
In between nights out on the town with a certain Toronto public relations man, a very handsome Mark Wahlberg was spotted last week shooting scenes for his latest flick Max Payne at a Queen Street East parking lot (the crew was also spotted the week before, just down the street at Church and Adelaide). In mega-star-style, while the crew spent the better part of the day setting up the shoot, Wahlberg was later dropped off on set in a limo, hopping directly into the car in which he was shooting his scene. Nearby, resident neighbours said the star was very friendly, even waving to on-lookers in between takes.
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Party, Beauty and Fashion Maven
Posted on March 3, 2008
Even though most of us still have the winter blues, there was some fun to be had in Hogtown of late. Britain’s latest sensation, Crystal Castles, who actually hail from Toronto, popped by their hometown for a rockin’ set at Wrong Bar on West Queen West one lovely, chilly evening. Supporting her fellow label mates: Emily Haines of Metric.
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Celeb Spy: Gossip Girl
Posted on February 26, 2008
Expect to see funnyman Will Ferrell out and about in Toronto this week. The curly haired comedian is stopping by MuchMusic to promote his latest flick, Semi-Pro.
Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester and Chace Crawford were spotted at nightclub CiRCA with multi-billionaire Richard Branson, shilling one thing or another before the end of the writers’ strike.
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Posted on February 14, 2008
I hate winter. Sorry to be so blunt, but I really feel like I should’ve been born and raised on a tropical island. That being said, going out on a cold, windy winter’s night can be a rarity, even for this fashionable girl. Thankfully, those few nights out have been worth the shivers and dry skin (getting a golden bronze on vacay recently only added to the need for Palmer’s Cocoa Butter!), especially at the media opening for Shopgirls Gallery Boutique.
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Celeb Spy
Posted on February 8, 2008
Despite the wintery weather that’s taken over Hog Town during the beginning of February, celebs have still sauntered in and out of the city.
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Glamour Quest: Part 2
Posted on February 7, 2008
Purse Strings
As I mentioned last week, 2008 is going to be a bit of a turning point for me. I’m not sure if it’s because I’ll be 29 this June, or perhaps because of all the stunning and confident women I see on a regular basis, but one of my gemini voices has been screaming at me for months to up my glam-factor, STAT.
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Glamour Quest: Part 1
Posted on January 26, 2008
As 2007 came to a close, most people had their resolutions all planned out. Case in point: my gym was packed the first few weeks of the year. As for me, this year I have no resolutions. OK, well, maybe one. I’m not sure if it counts as a resolution, but here it is: My mission this year is to up my wardrobe factor. No more fast fashion all the time (sorry H&M). This is my year to add classic pieces to my closet. Hence the name of my blog-within-a-blog: Glamour Quest.
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New Year’s Evolution
Posted on January 25, 2008
As most party people know, January tends to slow down after the hectic holiday season. But as we kick-start 2008, there has been no downtime for this fashionable girl, what with new bar openings and a quick Jamaican retreat with the BF—but we wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Party all the time
Posted on December 20, 2007
On a chilly night, the Sexy in the City party steamed up the holiday scene on December 13. With other high-profile parties taking place the same night (such as the madly talked about CTV Holiday Christmas party), Sexy in the City, sponsored by Ford Models and L’Oréal, was the first stop of the night for many.
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Rockin' Friday night
Posted on December 11, 2007
With a slew of holiday parties either postponed or not attended because of other holiday parties, this fashionable girl could not pass up the chance to check out the soon-to-be-happening Tattoo Rock Parlour on Queen West. For the upscale rock crowd, the venue has VIP booths, a stage for live bands (Dragonette are set to play there on New Year’s Eve), a comfy downstairs bar where we ran into Tanya Kim from eTalk Daily and PR man about town Kevin Pennant, and a tattoo parlour with an artist at the ready until 2 a.m. Good or bad idea? It’s up to you.
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'Tis the Season
Posted on November 30, 2007
With the holidays fast approaching, this fashionable girl has been hitting the scene. It has been quite a busy week, kittens, beginning on Friday at the newly renovated Windsor Arms tea room for high tea, and ending with the North American premiere of the non-alcoholic drink soon to be on everyone’s lips.
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A night to remember
Posted on November 14, 2007
November 1st was definitely a night to put into the Fashionable Life history books. With three major events in one evening, the FASHION team was off and running.
First stop was the Sephora store opening on Bloor Street at Avenue Road. Packed to the rafters with the latest, luscious beauty booty, the store also became packed with media types and customers alike. After a short and sweet speech by FASHION beauty director Laura Keogh, guests were left to shop and drink champagne. This fashionable girl had to have the Canadian-made Cake Satin Sugar Hair & Body Refreshing Powder for lighter hues, natch. Also among the loot: cult faves Nars, Philosophy and mineral makeup wonder brand, Bare Escentuals. Note to beauty lovers: Add a Sephora gift certificate to your Christmas list - we already did! The big day is only five weeks away.
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Roberto vs. Karl, Nelly and a Spice Girl
Posted on November 5, 2007
CELEB SPY: Star spottings around town.
Trick or treat: Canadian songbird Nelly Furtado was very generous this Halloween. Before jetting off to Munich for the MTV Europe Music Awards, the "Promiscuous" singer, with her bags packed and waiting by her front door, was handing out two big chocolate bars to each goblin and princess who happened to stop by her mid-town Toronto home. The next night in Germany she took home Album of the Year! Congrats, Nelly.
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Insider scoop: Our 30th party!
Posted on October 22, 2007
What was a girl to do with the party of the year fast approaching? Why, borrow a fabulous floor-length gown, pull out the mile-long faux eyelashes, grab her best red lipstick and pop the champagne. And luckily for her, in true girlie style, she had her co-workers alongside her to chat, drink, and ooh and ahh over every hair, makeup, and dress moment leading up to the big night.
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