WTF? WTF? Are contractors all seriously retarded? I thought I found a good one, but I went to check in today and all the arms in my jackets were sewn backwards! BACKWARDS! Who does that? He told me that it was my fault; that my pattern was wrong. He showed me the pattern, and it [...]

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This year I’m going to so many more parties than I ever have before, and unbelievably, I’m running out of clothes! Luckily, my friend Daniela Jaramillo made a deal to share some dresses. She’s going to let me wear her supercute grey cocktail dress to the giant Smirnoff Red Night Hotel party at the Windsor [...]

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While I was fretting over what to wear to Bernie’s Annual Yuletide Pride party on December 12, Tatiana Read over at Faulhaber PR called to arrange an appointment with Ashley Rowe to view the miss rowe holiday dresses. Tatiana suggested I try a black velvet dress with extended exposed back zipper, and I am happy [...]

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Mais oui. It is most definitely the season for holiday parties and as my present to you, Dear Readers, I am providing you with the necessary tips with which to survive the season.
Last week, we looked at how to maintain sophistication at the office party, while this week we examine the most important item on [...]

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What’s the deal with all this recession stuff? This weekend, I saw three stores open: yaya & friends and Five on Queen West and tna in the Eaton’s Centre. Yaya & friends is kind of “Sex and the City”, Five is kind of a cool version of winners, and tna is kind of an Aritzia [...]

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While holiday shopping in Rosedale today with Lady Miss Angora, Fiona “just happened” to bump into us. She wanted to take us to Lakes for lunch, but Lady Miss Angora was too agitated for me to contemplate accepting her offer. We left her on the sidewalk.
Upon our return to our condominium, I received a text [...]

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I can’t even begin to describe the coolness of the Thrush Holmes Empire. The gigantic, bold canvases dripping with colour always draw me in when I walk by the gallery space. I stopped in tonight for the first time for a record launch, but got lost in the paintings. I was so inspired that I [...]

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The Godmothers told me to watch this Canadian up-and-comer. Regina-based Rachel Mielke is taking her Hillberg and Berk jewellery line to Bloomingdale’s this weekend for a trunk show. It has been featured in FASHION, Lou Lou, and Canada AM as well as being seen on Lauren Conrad, Celine Dion, and Carrie Underwood. Rachel’s designs are [...]

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West Queen West was jumping on this chilly night with the opening of a store and gallery beside each other.
I stopped in to investigate the Drake Hotel General Store to confirm that yes indeed, it is “a curiously edited shop catering to the sensible and the hedonistic, the traveller and the neighbour”, as promised on [...]

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I had my sample sale tonight and tons of people came out! I ended up selling almost everything! Woo! Made rent for another month. Phew.
It was so nice to see all my friends out and it made me really happy that they were buying stuff. Everyone loved the quick-velcro sleeping bag skirts I made for [...]

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