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Kate does pastel-pink and Prada while having lunch with (no big deal) two dozen international kings and queens
Archive for Randi Bergman
By Randi Bergman | May 14th, 2012 | 1:00 pm
Photography by Lewis Mirrett
Spring, as it should be, is naturally a time for the spectrum’s brightest hues. But this time around, one hue in particular reigned supreme: orange. The zesty shade burst out on every runway from Victoria Beckham to Joe Fresh (natch), and now it’s popping up everywhere on the Toronto streets in the form of It bags, skinny jeans and the most unexpected of all: outerwear! Check out our eye-popping gallery for 28 ways the bright is being worn on the streets.
By Randi Bergman | May 11th, 2012 | 5:00 pm
From the ladies that brought us this genius encapsulation of everything great about Clueless, we present The Beach Ball! This quirky new splicing video not only features some of our favourite pop culture moments (namely the Saved by the Bell Malibu Sands Beach Club episode), but gives a bit of a teaser of what the team at Worn Fashion Journal is planning for their latest issue launch party, which is taking place tomorrow night. Word on the street is that they’ve got pina coladas, a postcard-themed photo booth and will be playing limbo all night long!
Worn Fashion Journal’s Beach Ball will take place Saturday, May 12 at 9 p.m. at Toronto’s Dovercourt House (that’s 805 Dovercourt Rd.). Tickets will cost $12 at the door and include a free copy of Worn’s latest issue. It’s time to break out the sandals, kids!
By Randi Bergman | May 11th, 2012 | 3:00 pm
Photography by Chris Jackson/Getty Images
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This week’s extra-special TGIF treat comes via Kate Middleton and her latest red carpet appearance in London. Tonight (as in now, in EST time warp terms), Kate is attending “Our Greatest Team Rises,” a concert to celebrate British athletes competing in the upcoming London Olympic games at the Royal Albert Hall. The details of who’s all playing and/or attending are really inconsequential (okay, aside from Mel C.) when put in the same paragraph as this teal masterpiece by Jenny Packham. The masterpiece is from Packham’s spring bridal collection, though the colour wasn’t shown with the assortment. (Get it? Because they were all white?) Also interesting to note is that Kate’s wearing the same Jimmy Choo heels that she wore earlier this week at Claridge’s Hotel. TGIF, indeed!
By Randi Bergman | May 11th, 2012 | 12:30 pm
Jump to: RACHEL ROY, DESIGNER | AMY VERNER, WRITER | ESSIE WEINGARTEN, ESSIE FOUNDER | ELAINE LUI, LAINEY GOSSIP | LEANDRA MEDINE, MAN REPELLER
For our final vintage Mother’s Day tribute, we reached out to Man Repeller‘s Leandra Medine, who passed on this delightful photo of her mother back in the day. We may never know what mama Medine was pondering in said photo, but what we do know is that whatever patent top action she’s got going on right there is seriously amazing. Happy Mother’s Day!
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By Randi Bergman | May 10th, 2012 | 12:30 pm
Yesterday, we hit H&M’s Toronto headquarters for a sneak peek at what the brand is cooking up for fall. As it turns out, they’re not quite cooking: they’re bedazzling. Everything. Gold and crystal baubles adorn sweaters, skirts, heck, even a harness. Meanwhile, Erdem-esque floral digi prints show up on sweaters and leggings, layers are long and lean and the heels are of the need-it-now variety. This collection will begin to hit stores in July, but in the meantime, have a look at some of the items you’ll be fighting to get your hands on.
By Randi Bergman | May 9th, 2012 | 5:00 pm
Jump to: RACHEL ROY, DESIGNER | AMY VERNER, WRITER | ESSIE WEINGARTEN, ESSIE FOUNDER | ELAINE LUI, LAINEY GOSSIP | LEANDRA MEDINE, MAN REPELLER
Wear the same polish as your mom? Today’s vintage Mother’s Day photo tribute comes from a lady who’s done just that: nail polish titan, Essie Weingarten! Read on to discover how sharing beauty rituals inspired her brand…
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By Randi Bergman | May 9th, 2012 | 2:00 pm
We’ve been spotting Miu Miu’s adorably technicolour Spring 2012 ad campaign images starring actress Mia Wasikowska for a while now, but today, the brand upped the cute ante with the release of its printastic video spot featuring the Jane Eyre actress gussied up as a Marie Antoinette-meets-post-mod waving oh so covetable bags at her whim (while double layering the largest cameo accessories we’ve ever seen, to boot). While she may choose to have her cake (and eat it too), we’ll take one of everything onscreen. And eat it too.
By Randi Bergman | May 9th, 2012 | 12:30 pm
Photography by Tom Sandler
Last night, Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum opened its latest exhibit, a retrospective of Parisian shoe designer Roger Vivier, with a glittering fête complete with champagne flutes and many a pilgrim buckle. The exhibit follows the designer’s career from his couture-style creations for Christian Dior in the 1950s to his legendary pilgrim-buckle flats made famous by the likes of Catherine Deneuve in the swinging ‘60s and beyond. Italian-born designer Bruno Frisoni, who helms the label in the present day, was there to toast to the exhibit, alongside our editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra (donning—what else?—pilgrim-buckled silver flats), Alexandra Weston, Jeanne Beker, Marilyn Denis and the museum’s grand dame, Sonja Bata, whose star shone brighter than ever with her lively opening remarks.
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
