Toronto shop notes: V is for Victorinox
Girls Recap: Hannah heads home to Michigan to ditch her parents, date a pharmacist and blame everyone else for her boredom
Daily steal: Striped straw tote, $29
They said/We said: How will Facebook’s going public affect the fashion industry?
Kate does pastel-pink and Prada while having lunch with (no big deal) two dozen international kings and queens
Archive for Craig David Long
By Craig David Long | December 8th, 2008 | 10:06 am
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.
By Craig David Long | November 24th, 2008 | 12:11 pm
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.
By Craig David Long | November 10th, 2008 | 11:52 am
On the evening of October 29, Vancouver’s fashion cognoscenti rolled down Robson Street and through the doors of the newly-renovated BCBG MaxAzria boutique (1080 Robson St., 604-681-3733, bcbg.com). FASHION magazine was there to help celebrate the grand reveal.
By Craig David Long | October 27th, 2008 | 11:07 am
Two weeks ago, I left you in Richmond, amongst its best-kept secret, the Golden Village shopping district. If you ventured down to explore Yaohan and Aberdeen Centres yourself, then I am sure you’ve found in them enough shopping to fill your day. But you had better book yet another trip, because Parker Place mall (4380 No.3 Road, Richmond, 604-273-0276, parkerplace.com) certainly warrants a visit.
By Craig David Long | October 10th, 2008 | 4:24 pm
If there is as much to be learned as is said from cultural diversity, then Vancouver is certainly the place to be. You’ll often find in Vancouver that when you approach people to ask where they have acquired their outfit, the response is almost always Hong Kong, Korea or Japan. And having been fortunate enough to shop parts of Asia myself (in a quest to bring back its riches), I must attest that our neighbours to the east have a much better understanding of the ancient proverb “shop ’til you drop.”
By Craig David Long | September 29th, 2008 | 9:26 am
I call my FASHION Magazine blog Zeitgeist! with the intention of speaking to the spirit of the times. What I love about living in this day and age is that it is almost impossible to get dressed without juxtaposing different styles. Inspiration from eras long ago and cultures far and wide creep into our subconscious as readily as into our closets. The splendor of style spontaneity has made pastiche our prerogative. But nothing stirs the imagination quite like a hat, perhaps because it sits on the top of our head.
By Craig David Long | September 15th, 2008 | 9:33 am
I don’t think I could blog about fashion in Vancouver without mentioning the rain at least once, so let me just get it out of the way right now. Yes, it rains a lot here in Vancouver, and yes, it sometimes affects the way we dress. Unfortunately, practicality and fashion sense are often at odds with one another. But when you do find that perfect piece where form meets function, you know it’s a must have.
By Craig David Long | September 8th, 2008 | 4:37 pm
The inane rhetoric of Vancouver being a style straggler seems especially false in light of all the new shops popping up around town, notably along Vancouver’s new high street, Alberni. Home to Betsey Johnson (1033 Alberni St., 604-488-0314), Agent Provocateur (1020 Alberni St., 604-258-7943) and, my personal favourite, M0851 (1035 Alberni St., 604-688-9575), Alberni now offers us Blubird (1055 Alberni St., 604-257-0700, blubird.ca), a fresh new lifestyle boutique whose general manager, Sophia Koumbis, was part of the Boboli team for 15 years.
A POOL WE LOVE: A gorgeous natural granite swimming pool in a backyard setting
Film noir: Osez le noir et blanc avec les robes et accessoires du moment
