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Shirine Saad

FASHION’s Shirine Saad reports on Montreal’s chicest comings and goings. Montreal has long been a mecca for Canadian fashion and culture–now we have the inside scoop!  Our new Montreal editor, Shirine Saad, reports on all the hottest shops, events, culture, and much, much more!

August 2008 Archive

Magical moments

Magical moments

Posted on August 20, 2008 by ssaad

Last week, as I was driving to our downtown office early in the morning, I spotted a flock of hipsters sitting on the sidewalk with their oversized shades or standing with their friends, all of them waiting for the new Ste-Catherine H&M to open. The line was so long I couldn’t see the end of it.

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Training and terraces

Training and terraces

Posted on August 8, 2008 by ssaad

Fresh and tanned from a 10-day holiday on the Mediterranean, I’m back on the fashion circuit, energetic but frustrated with the weather (where will I flaunt my new gold Paule Ka micro-bikini and flirt with beach bums?) But thankfully I’ve got a bunch of cool things to do this month. I can’t complain. After eating like a pig in France (they now drink champagne on ice!) and Lebanon, it’s time to get a bit of a workout and get ready for those uber-tight leather leggings I’m dreaming of. (Haider Ackermann at Les Createurs is what I’m aiming for, if you must know.)

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