ALWAYS in FASHION
14 FASHIONMAGAZINE.COM What’s going on online.
26 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
28 CONTRIBUTORS
30 LETTERS FROM OUR READERS
FASHIONFILE
40 NEWS New York Fashion Week gets new digs, Michael Kors and Valentino go to court and LVMH makes a strange new friend.
44 Q&A Sofia Coppola on her collaboration with Louis Vuitton and a few of her favourite things.
46 INSPIRATION The ultimate height of fashion: platform shoes.
48 ONES TO WATCH Our picks of the new designers to shop for now.
60 TEST DRIVE Taking cowgirl chic to the streets.
64 INDUSTRY Simon Kneen takes over the reins at Banana Republic.
BEAUTY
72 MOST WANTED Fragrance threesomes, foundations with built-in brushes, an adorably-named multi-purpose balm and more.
74 HEADSHOT Beauty director Adriana Ermter’s backstage pass to spring’s best runway look.
76 FRAGRANCE Perfumes are an integral part of every outfit, and this season there’s one for every sartorial taste.
82 MEN Diesel makes a fist and the crop of spring scents for gents.
84 FRAGRANCE Exploring the 60-year relationship between French companies Nina Ricci and Lalique.
88 HAIR Colouring your hair has come a long way, baby.
92 HAIR This season’s status shades, plus the cuts and products to complement them.
94 DEFINED Tania Sanchez takes a moment to smell the flowers.
96 SKIN When it comes to skin care, which products are a sound investment and which are expendable?
100 ELITE Laura Keogh forces herself to embrace green beauty for a month.
HEALTH
103 LUXURY A peek into the lifestyles of the rich and fabulously healthy.
110 VITALS Fast fitness, sleep help, healthy hot spots and more.
112 FITNESS The rise of the virtual trainer.
CULTURE
117 INTERVIEW Indie princess Neko Case is back.
118 INDEX The Gansevoort South brings Meatpacking cool to Miami, Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange star in a new Grey Gardens and more.
120 ICON The original supermodel, Barbie, turns 50 and she hasn’t aged a day.
127 MONEY What’s in your wallet? Canadian women dish about the last taboo.
136 TREND The secret face of recessionary shopping.
FASHION&FEATURES
141 ROSE IN BLOOM Photographed by Kevin O’Brien.
144 JUMP START Photographed by Gabor Jurina.
152 TOY STORY Photographed by Gabor Jurina.
158 JACKET REQUIRED Photographed by Miguel Jacob.
FASHIONSHOPS
168 NOTES Our fashion faves in each city, plus must-have spring steals.
176 ACCESSORIES SHOPPING SPECIAL The season’s most-wanted shoes and bags.
183 FOCUS The best specialty stores across Canada.
196 BUY IT Where to find everything in this issue.
198 MY STYLE Actress Juliette Binoche talks Lancôme, Lanvin and love.