Even by our own standards, nail frenzy at the FASHION offices has reached a new high with the sudden mania for the half-moon manicure. This polish option, where the curve at the bottom of the nail is painted a different colour, was popular in the 1940s and has seen a resurgence in recent years as [...]

We hopped aboard VIA Rail’s cross-country train, The Canadian, for our Hitchcock-inspired fashion story, “A Classic Affair.” Click the images below to go behind the shoot.

Last week, we posted Q&As with the 19 Canadian models we featured in our August “Casting Call” shoot. (Check out the issue, on newsstands now.) We also grabbed a video camera to capture the action on set and to chat with the stars of the show about their off-duty style, favourite models (hint: They all [...]

FASHION jetted to Long Island, south Bahamas for “The Wearable Lightness of Being” shoot in the May issue that featured spring’s sorbet shades. Click the images below to see behind-the-scenes shots and hear from fashion director Susie Sheffman on the stunning blue water, parachutes and neon accessories.

We may get a lot of useless stuff in this office, but we can always count on Chanel to deliver on gasp-inducing promotional items. This cloth messenger bag adorned with buttons (as well as a packet of yet more buttons) arrived this morning as part of the press kit for Chanel’s new lipstick, Rouge Coco, [...]

The first time I interviewed makeup artist Dick Page was in 2004. I had sent emails to him asking for a phone interview and assumed they had just gone into a black hole where requests from Canadian editors went to die. But while working late one night, my phone rang. When I answered, the voice [...]

FASHION headed to Ontario’s Algonquin Park to photograph fall’s rich fabrics and no-nonsense feminine clothes for “The Girls’ Guide to Hunting & Fishing.” Check out our behind-the-scenes look at the shoot. VIEW THE SLIDESHOW Plus, find out how to get the look in our Shop the Shoot feature.

The Pretty Woman-inspired story in our August 2009 issue is one of our favourite shoots ever. Not just the nostalgia factor–we used to recite lines from this movie ad infinitum–but we love seeing all those gorgeous fall clothes in equally gorgeous locations around Toronto. Check out our behind-the-scenes video! WATCH: Behind the scenes of “PW” [...]