Rags and Mags

Everything is working out so well for the shoot, but I hadn’t decided on a location until I drove my Vespa past the edgiest place in Canada: Queen and Bathurst. Nothing says “street” more than that intersection. I’ll bring the chic. The street will bring the background. Those punk kids sure have their own edgy […]

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I couldn’t be happier with the Street Chic shoot’s progress. The city’s top agencies sent their best girls to my model call. I even found one elegant, but edgy girl with jet black hair and an eyebrow ring. She was perfect. Maybe I should put all of the girls in black bobs. Or do I […]

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I didn’t have to call anyone today; everyone came to me.
Word spread of my stunning Street Chic shoot and every designer in the city sent samples. I think I’ll have to call the Plutino Group to recruit my favourite stylist, Peter Papapetrou to help me choose the best of the best. While I’m at it, […]

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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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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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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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The wonderful Ms. Morra’s latest career venture made me realize that I must pursue my first love: writing.
Perhaps I should combine it with my secret passion: perfume. Would Bernadette be interested in co-launching a luxury perfume site? First Batch News would be brilliant!

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My lips finally deflated, so I celebrated at a luxurious Bridlepath dinner party last night (wearing the most beautiful Pink Tartan frock), where a director’s wife lamented the death of luxury.
From her Corbusier chaise lounge (no copies at her estate!), she bemoaned fast fashion, small-time designers, and cheap jewels, while wearing a Pucci caftan and […]

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