Today, Lady Miss Angora and I went to visit Trove’s new High Park location. We heard they were selling the shoes Angelina Jolie wore in The Changeling, so we simply had to investigate. I adored Ms. Jolie’s style in that film, and thought that I should have the shoes.
We met with charming Trove co-owner, Carolyn [...]

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Last night, Toronto’s top nightlife sartorial spotter, Jeff Rustia, host of Club Fashion, hosted his own fashion extravaganza. Every year, the city’s most stylish clamour for an invitation to his exclusive holiday party.  Bernie and I showed up promptly at 7:55pm - just before the doors closed not to be re-opened until midnight.
The Solid Gold [...]

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Canadian fashionistas were all a-twitter today after receiving an e-mail announcement from LG. It seems Canadian fashion will have a new supporter: LG.
Now our Toronto Fashion Week is a branded bit of mouthful: LG Fashion Week presented by L’Oréal Paris, but if the LG closing night party last season was any indication, the Fashion Design [...]

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My lovely friend Laura, who happens to be an especially talented hairstylist, celebrated her birthday party tonight at The Drake. I never knew Mondays were so popular. Everyone was dressed so stylishly that I do declare Mondays as the new non-905 Fridays.
When passing the concierge, I noticed a magazine I had not seen before called [...]

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If I know you, Dear Reader, I know you are planning an elegant holiday soirée. Like me, you will plan it to perfection and create the most magnificently memorable event. From invitations to thank you notes, everything will be perfect.
How do I know this? I know this because you will follow my tips on how [...]

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It is the holiday party event every fashionista anticipates with tingles: Bernie’s Yultide Pride.
Naturally, everyone adored my miss rowe party dress and Louboutin heels. Though there were many flashy statements indeed, something must be stated for elegant sophistication and miss rowe embodies it, as do I. I prefer to let others drape themselves in tinfoil [...]

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I simply had to ring my dear friend and colleague, Nathalie Atkinson to congratulate her on her recent reviews of the most stylish books. Thanks to her, I solved all my holiday shopping for my stylishly impaired relatives.
It was far too long since we had seen each other, so we agreed to do some holiday [...]

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Today, I was ordered to visit Toronto contractors to ensure operations prohibiting Canadian designers were on schedule. The Fashion Mafia pays the contractors to make it as difficult as possible for Canadian designers to produce and ship their collections on time. Techniques include placing buttonholes on incorrect openings, miscalculating inseams, and puckering hems. I even [...]

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After meeting the delightful Melanie Cruickshank at the opening of Philip Sparks’s new studio, I agreed to meet with her to find out about her DaLish line of cosmetics.
She has a wonderful idea: an entire makeup kit suitable for all faces in one adorable little tube. The makeup is so fresh and easy, I bought [...]

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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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