Jian Ghomeshi and Drake founder Jeff Stober. Photography by David Walman/kidwithcamera.com
The Drake was the place to be last week (seriously though, when isn’t it?), as the hotel celebrated its 5th anniversary. Read more »
NYFW backstage beauty: The Chinese military meets ’40s Hollywood at Jason Wu
NYFW style snaps: We’re at Peter Som and Jason Wu, and so are Grace Coddington, Kate Lanphear, and Olivia Palermo
NYFW diary: The dispatch from day one including Jason Wu’s updated Mao jacket, Rag & Bone’s granny mishmash, and Suno’s sweet, sweet garden print
They said/We said: Kate Moss battles good and evil (like, really evil!) in a new W photoshoot
NYFW style snaps: We spy many fur coats, lots of studded leather, and is that Waris Ahluwalia?
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Video: Toronto auditions for Canada’s Next Top Model
It’s wasn’t hard to imagine at least one of the tall, leggy girls standing in line at Toronto’s Fairview Mall to audition for Canada’s Next Top Model as the latest Daria, Stam or Coco. And thankfully Elmer Olsen was there to guide the producers, potential models and us, through who might be the lucky winner of Cycle 3. Here’s a peek at the procedings.
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One night stand
Toronto, decked out in all its holiday glory (this fashionable girl loves the blue-lit trees along King West), has been abuzz for days now with the impending arrival of screen idol Tom Cruise.
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Cause celeb
With so many well-known charities raising money on behalf of those with HIV/AIDS, a recent article stating that a cure may be less than 10 years away might make someone blink, but the positivity is there. And nothing was more evident at this year’s Bloor Street Entertains, where chefs, venues and volunteers donated their time on behalf of CANFAR to host a slew of fundraising dinners at some of the hautest locations in the city in an effort to raise $500,000 in a single night.
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Sparkle & shine
The holidays will be upon us faster than you can say Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (less than five weeks to go, loves!), and what better way to kick off the party season with some champers and scrumptious nibbles at a cocktail party for the launch John de Jong’s (jdj-jewellery.com) latest jewellery collection. To marvel at some of the most exquisite diamonds and pearls we’ve ever laid eyes on, this fashionable girl just had to bring some stylish friends to the über-discreet JdJ showroom, which de Jong opened at Bay and Bloor in 1996. Read more »
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Andy the great
One of the many perks of my job is chatting with super-talented designers and last week, I got the chance to talk to Montreal-based Andy Thê-Anh at the grand opening of his new boutique (83 Yorkville Ave., 416-921-2639, andytheanh.com) in Toronto’s tony Yorkville.
[See the Spring 2009 collection and view our video interview with Andy Thê-Anh]
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Trs Gehry
After a facelift that rang in at over $270 million dollars, the new Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St., 416-979-6660, ago.net) is finally open to the public. The Frank Gehry–fronted project, which began three years ago, drew a major media crowd yesterday, the day before the AGO would be open to the public for the first time in over a year. And it was well worth the wait.
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Spooky beginnings
When the re-configured team behind the once-a-year Fashion Cares soiree decided to move the event from May to November, we were a little surprised. It all made sense however when the theme of the evening was revealed and Fashion sCares was born.
