I processed my latest Fashion Mafia mission all weekend.
The glamorous model who delivered it Friday evening whispered in my ear, “Be at the AMC Tuesday afternoon for the 3:35 screening of ‘Bride Wars’ to pick up a package. Be discreet and bring your designer handgun. You never know when the Fashion Police might show up.”
“Fashion [...]

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Yes, Dear Readers, this is what you have been waiting for: my top trends for 2009. Follow these and you are sure to be the sophisticate of your social circle.
Be sure to watch for next week’s list of least sophisticated trends of 2009.
Lucinda’s List: Sophisticated Trends to Welcome in 2009

Luxurious Lounging – Recessionistas may be [...]

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As I walked to Amber tonight to obtain information on my next top-secret fashion mafia assignment, I ran into Fiona. Actually, it was more like she ran into me. She wanted to accompany me to wherever I was going and buy me a drink. She said she wanted to make amends. She seemed sincere.
She was [...]

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Oh dear. Lady Miss Angora was upset with my decision to bring Basher home last night. He always thought it was funny to threaten to turn my sweet little bunny rabbit into earmuffs, but she never found him particularly funny. She usually tolerates him, but today she was hostile and absolutely refused to get dressed [...]

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I do believe I discovered Toronto’s best-kept fashion design secret today.
Rosemarie Umetsu invited me to her elegant Avenue Road studio, where I was treated like the queen I was born to be. We wined, dined, discussed design, and determined my next wardrobe necessities.
Ms. Umetsu outfits the Canadian arts and culture A-list, so it was only [...]

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Of course Basher would choose a restaurant called “bite me“. I do believe he expected a Hooters-type place with his favourite Buffalo Wing meal, but exceptional chef Marc Thuet gave him a happy surprise. With a focus on local ingredients, chef Thuet excelled at heightening our tastebuds to an haute Canadian level.
During our fabulous dessert [...]

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Despite the first class travel, my mission was grueling and tiresome, but rewarding. I expect the Fashion Mafia to be pleased with my work at the North Pole.
Upon my return, I discovered many an e-mail in my Inbox. It seems my readers missed my year-in-review lists. Oh, how nice it is to be adored.
Not only [...]

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Thank you for your forgiveness, Dear Readers. I was pulled away before I could offer you my traditional lists decreeing the least sophisticated trends of the year past and the most sophisticated trends to anticipate in the year new.
Without further delay, here are the disappointments from 2008. Please return to this space next week to [...]

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Tracee Smithers informed me the Fashion Mafia bosses are not happy with my work. They do not want me wearing Canadian designers any longer, nor do they want me reporting on them. I must wear Fashion Mafia-approved labels. To top it off, I have been assigned with a top-secret task. It will take me to [...]

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Toronto’s leading Pet Psychiatrist, Dr. Frumenta, agreed to see Lady Miss Angora since she has nearly nibbled one entire side of her custom-designed Gucci bunny bag. I let the two talk for some time, then the good doctor allowed me in for a joint session, where I discussed my feelings of disappointment with my sweet [...]

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