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Nail Corner: Try Fall’s burgundy lipstick trend today… by painting tiny lips on your nails!

By Paige Dzenis | May 16th, 2012 | 1:00 pm

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From lips to nails, shades of burgundy were all over the Fall 2012 runways—and, because stars are always the first to embrace a trend, the deep red lip has now dominated red carpets. Camilla Belle and Lana Del Rey both wore the colour at the Met Gala, Katy Perry can’t stop matching her just-dyed indigo hair with her lipstick, and even Jennifer Lopez is a fan of the vampy look. Of course, Nail Corner wanted to take the trend a step further: why just paint your lips and nails a shade of burgundy when you can actually paint tiny lips on your nails?

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Check out 40 shots from H&M’s upcoming fall collection (Bedazzled sweaters and floral prints inside!)

By Randi Bergman | May 10th, 2012 | 12:30 pm

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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.

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Fashion » At the shows

Vancouver’s Eco Fashion Week kicks off with stellar collections and re-styled Value Village wears

By Joy Pecknold | April 12th, 2012 | 3:30 pm

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Photography by Jason Hargrove

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Mother Nature clearly approved of the kick-off to the Fall 2012 edition of Eco Fashion Week. She gave a long, wet, chillier-than-usual Vancouver winter its first dry spring high of 16 degrees. The runway, set atop an iceless 2010 Olympiad legacy rink in Robson Square, warmed up with a show featuring no new clothing.

It was stylists, not designers who took centre stage using some $500 worth of pre-loved Value Village finds. Sarah La Greca and Deanna Palkowski styled 21 waste-not, wide-ranging looks from pastel-on-pastel and print-on-print to ‘70s rock and ‘80s glam sent out to a Grimes soundtrack. My favourite: a Chinoiserie smoking jacket that wouldn’t have been out of place in Jason Wu’s fall collection, followed by a Cher Horowitz-esque pastel blue pleather jacket worn over a ladylike ivory ensemble—albeit more spring than fall—and a double scoop of polka dots on a blouse and pencil skirt.
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100 photos of the top 10 trends from the runway and the street at Fall 2012 Fashion Week

By FASHION Staff | March 22nd, 2012 | 4:00 pm

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Its been over a month since the Fall 2012 shows began in New York, and after 40 days of constant stylish barrage, we’ve sussed out 100 of the looks that seem to repeat and repeat and…repeat from the re-occurrance of florals for all seasons to the downright peplum mania and beyond. Get clicking and planning for next fall. Your shopping list should be at least 100 pages long.

View by trend: 1. ANIMAL KINGDOM | 2. BLUE LAGOON | 3. COAT COLOUR | 4. HAIR SCARE | 5. FLOWER POWER | 6. LISBETH SALANDER | 7. FUR ‘N’ FEATHERS | 8. METAL | 9. PEPLUMANIA | 10. PRINTED PANTS
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It’s all about the burgundy manicure for fall. Plus: How to do Ruffian’s red and gold foil nails!

By Paige Dzenis | March 22nd, 2012 | 1:30 pm

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Ruffian at The ShOws Fall 2012. Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani

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In the final days of Toronto Fashion Week, one thing was starting to become very apparent: deep red nails are going to be huge for fall. Chloé Comme Parris and Pink Tartan both used the same maroon Essie shade—“Wicked”—and similar colours had been popping up at international shows all season, including Ferragamo, Jenny Packham and Bill Blass. Rachel Roy leaned towards an aubergine-tinted red, while Yigal Azrouel dubbed his shade of choice “pinot noir.” At L.A.M.B., burgundy polish covered just the moon, leaving the rest of the nail bare. And where red appears, gold seems to follow: the Toronto shows for Jeremy Laing and Ruffian paired both colours on the same nail, whereas Marchesa alternated all-burgundy (Deborah Lippmann’s “Single Ladies”) and all-gold manicures down the runway.
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Beauty » Backstage Beauty

TFW backstage beauty: Slick hair, soft shadows and tarnished nails at Jeremy Laing

By Paige Dzenis | March 21st, 2012 | 4:30 pm

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Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani

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Clean, simple and slightly androgynous was the idea for hair and makeup at Jeremy Laing. “It’s masculine, but with feminine tones to contrast the gender-bender look,” explained CoverGirl makeup pro Greg Wencel. Eyebrows were defined with a brow pencil, but the desired effect was for a full, soft brow—not a harsh or bold statement. Eyes were equally soft, with a light wash of CoverGirl Intense ShadowBlast in “Beige Blaze” and a dusting of warm eyeshadow on top. In a very Downton Abbey sort of move, no mascara was applied—this further impressed the idea of a masculine, androgynous look. Read more »

Fashion » At the shows

TFW Video: Behind-the-scenes at the Fall 2012 David Szeto show

By Randi Bergman | March 21st, 2012 | 2:00 pm

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TFW backstage beauty: Pompadours and ombré lips at Jean-Pierre Braganza

By Paige Dzenis | March 21st, 2012 | 1:00 pm

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Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani

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One of the biggest challenges with The ShOws is the beauty: because the designers have already presented their Fall 2012 collections elsewhere, hair and makeup has to take inspiration from what was previously done. However, there’s always room for adaptations and change—which was certainly the case at Jean-Pierre Braganza’s show. “He wanted a smaller version of the hair,” explained Justin German, Pantene’s consulting stylist of the loose pompadour style. “There was trouble getting the clothes on over the hair in London!” Read more »

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