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Fashion news: Jourdan Dunn walks in London, ask Donatella, figure skating fashionistas and more

By Lara Tobin | February 22nd, 2010 | 1:00 pm

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Is there anything you’ve always wanted to ask Donatella Versace? Well, you officially have the floor. Fans of Versace’s Facebook page can ask the designer questions today, and she will answer via video this Friday. [WWD]

Maternity leave has never seemed so short for models; Heidi Klum walked five weeks after giving birth to her daughter; Gisele was back on the runway six weeks later, and now Jourdan Dunn made her return yesterday at LFW 10 weeks after having a baby boy. The scariest thing about this trend is that 10 weeks now sounds like long leave of absence. [Vogue UK] Read more »

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Vancouver: Need an Olympics break? How about a bit of da Vinci?

By Rebecca Tay | February 19th, 2010 | 5:45 pm

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With Robson Street completely pedestrianized between Bute and Beatty streets and Georgia Street now home to one of the city’s largest public squares, it’s inevitable that visitors will come across the Vancouver Art Gallery (vanartgallery.bc.ca). I love artist Michael Lin’s enormous mural of colourful Taiwanese fabric covering the entire Georgia Street façade, but with all the world’s attention on athletes and their bodies, two exhibitions inside are also worth a visit. Visceral Bodies is a collection of multi-media art inspired by advances in science and medicine, while Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man features 16th century drawings of the genius’ discoveries about the human body, hundreds of years before they were confirmed by, well, scientists. I took my two interns to their first press conference ever, where we got a preview and tour of the latter by its British curator, Martin Clayton of the Royal Collection. Our conclusion? If you’re in need of a mid-Olympics break (or perhaps just some well-deserved quiet time), we suggest checking out these exhibitions.

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Vancouver: Jennifer Heil shows off her new silver jewellery (and medal!)

By Bernadette Morra | February 19th, 2010 | 2:00 pm

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Jennifer Heil might be all Olympic muscle, but even she finds the silver medal she won in moguls heavy.

“It’s an actual pain in the neck,” she admitted, cradling the gleaming silver chunk in her hands. Still Heil was beaming during brunch at Birks Vancouver store on day 7 of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games. She let reporters hold the medal (it IS heavy!) and unveiled two new designs for Birks (birks.com). Read more »

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Olympic style: Hockey fans, curling moms and Wayne Gretzky

By Bernadette Morra | February 18th, 2010 | 5:00 pm

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Designer Tu Ly strikes a pose with The Great One

Sports fans might frown on fashionistas for the time and money we spend on our appearance. But guess who has joined the party?  The stadiums here in Vancouver are packed with fans – from infants to grannies – who are wearing their hearts on their sleeves, sometimes literally. Read more »

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Jamie Salé, natural beauty

By Rebecca Tay | February 18th, 2010 | 2:45 pm

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Eight years ago, Jamie Salé and David Pelletier took Olympic gold for their long program in pairs figure skating—and here’s betting no one’s forgotten the scandal surrounding their medal. Now, though, they’re in Vancouver for the 2010 Games, and in between commentating on her sport for CTV, Salé sat down with me to discuss her new role as spokesperson for famed au naturel line, Burt’s Bees (burtsbees.ca). Read more »

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Olympic-style celebrations at the Opus hotel

By Rebecca Tay | February 17th, 2010 | 4:20 pm

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After meeting all their fans on Saturday at Holt Renfrew (holtrenfrew.com), Dean and Dan Caten headed to Opus hotel (opushotel.com), where the Dsquared designers hosted a cocktail party with M.A.C Cosmetics, whose makeup artists were responsible for all the brilliant looks on stage at the opening ceremony. Here, some of the lovely faces at the evening’s event.

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Fashion news: Ralph Lauren angers patriotic fans, Wintour vs. Milan and a Gossip Girl clothing line

By Lara Tobin | February 17th, 2010 | 12:09 pm

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Ralph Lauren is getting an earful for putting his iconic polo logo on the U.S. Olympic athletes’ uniforms—instead of the American Flag. [NYP]

It turns out that it wasn’t designers who were up in arms over Anna Wintour missing their shows at Milan fashion week, but Wintour herself. The fashion legend reportedly asked that the fashion week be shortened to three days so that she could attend all the shows, causing a stir in the Italian fashion world. The city’s mayor made a statement, saying: “Nobody, not even if her name is Anna Wintour, can take the liberty to do and undo our fashion calendar.” [WWD] Read more »

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Holts throws an Olympic bash for Dean and Dan

By Rebecca Tay | February 15th, 2010 | 5:30 pm

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feb10dsquaredtorch6_lgMy first week covering the 2010 Winter Games for FASHION was filled with several fashionable appearances courtesy of Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared. First, there was their torch relay in North Van, and on Saturday, I met up with the twins again as they signed autographs at Holt Renfrew (holtrenfrew.com). A huge line awaited the boys (I’ve never seen so many people in the men’s department!), but they were gracious enough to give me a few minutes before meeting their fans. Read more »

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