After such a restful, relaxing long weekend, I’m inspired to pen my Street Chic article. I spent the day speeding through Toronto’s streets on my Vespa and soaked up the street culture. I’m sensing a Glam Femme Ultra Lux theme with a pinch of Jeanne d’Arc. Of course it will be all about the shoulders. [...]

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The heat from the sun and the television show combined was positively unbearable, so I spent the weekend pool hopping.
The first was the Four Seasons. How I do love lounging amongst Toronto’s visiting celebrities. I fit right in and they do a wonderful job of keeping out the paparazzi.
My second poolside adventure was at C [...]

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This was the most colourful weekend I’ve ever experienced! Saturday’s Caribana parade was full of the BEST COSTUMES EVER! And the makeup…WOW! Amazing! Toronto felt so lively and cheerful. I loved it! Roti all weekend long! Mmmmm… Perhaps I can fit Caribana into my next collection.

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If you, are like me, Dear Reader, you are already suffering Olympic burnout before the games even begin.
Fashion, sports, and sophistication don’t often go together, but during pre-Olympic hoopla, I have no choice but to wonder how they co-exist.
They don’t meet in the Canadian Olympic Team’s uniforms and Beijing-inspired Hudson’s Bay collection. Though they are [...]

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Last night, PlastikWrap had the coolest gallery launch for Zoetica Ebb’s work. I can’t believe I met the girl who started Coilhouse and writes the Suicide Girls fashion column! Her art was a supercool mix of hot chicks and cool contraptions.
 
To make things even cooler, PlastikWrap and Zoetica collaborated on the neatest shirt ever! It’s black with an iridescent heat [...]

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Since I decided to give up television, the universe is sending signs that I am doing the right thing and writing is the career path I was meant to pursue. A publisher I met at dinner the other night called to enquire about my interest in writing a “Sophisticated City” book on etiquette and style. [...]

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