I totally don’t get Sandee sometimes. She’s been huffy ever since the weekend when I left her with our Clothing Show booth. But I left for a good cause: to be on TV. It’s good publicity. She thinks I’m being irresponsible. She just doesn’t get it.

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Today I received a whole box of Stella McCartney’s new skincare line. It is très elegant, but what is my secret admirer trying to tell me by sending skincare products?

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Just as I was looking forward to seeing more from Tevrow + Chase, I am told they may no longer be around. Quelle disappointment!

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Première Vision, the world’s best fabric show, starts tomorrow and I’d give my left arm to be there! Wait a sec, if I gave my arm, it would be difficult to sew. Maybe I’d give my left pinky finger. Anyway, being around all that new, innovative fabric is my idea of heaven. One day Velocity [...]

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One night, one contemporary art extravaganza. How does one maintain sophistication while walking through Toronto’s streets all night long?
Yes, Dear Reader, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche is upon us and it is an amazing, inspirational night by which to partake in the most experimental and exuberant art displays this country has ever seen. From sunrise to sundown, [...]

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I left Sandee at our Clothing Show booth so I could be on TV today! Bravo had this televised Town Hall about arts issues in this year’s election and somehow I got on the guest list. Of course I went to see what it’s about and I got up and asked a question about supporting [...]

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Up all night making those stupid armbands…I’m starting to hate them because it’s so boring to keep making the same thing over and over again, but they’re making my rent, so I guess I shouldn’t complain.
I should complain about that stupid Sweatshop rumour. A local blogger came up to interview me and asked if I [...]

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This week was filled with exciting Toronto fashion news and here’s the latest: Jacflash will launch a men’s capsule collection. They celebrate their first year anniversary tomorrow, so I cannot wait to inspect the latest in menswear, as interpreted by jacflash owner Jaclyn Genovese and New York designer, Ryan Turner.
Perhaps I’ll pick up an Alice [...]

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Oh man! I don’t know how to feel about my bedazzled sock armbands. Everyone who came up to my booth asked about them. I’m practically sold out, but nobody seems to want my clothes. They just want armbands. I don’t want to be known as Armband-Girl!
But then again, I made a lot of money from [...]

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Tonight, the lovely Louisa McCormack and Nathalie Atkinson chatted about Louisa’s latest book, The Catch. I adored Louisa’s last novel – I do know a thing or two about toxic friendships – and cannot wait to read this one.
The evening at Type Books was delightful, though it was disrupted at the beginning when one young [...]

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